Comparison

Smartwatch Pro for Pebble vs Home Assistant

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Smartwatch Pro for Pebble

Enhance your Pebble smartwatch with a suite of powerful features. Access calendar events, Twitter, step counts, location data, and control music or set reminders via voice. It also offers HTTP request capabilities for home automation and phone/watch battery status.

Highlights
  • Voice control for Twitter, music, and reminders
  • Calendar event display and alarms
  • Twitter timeline access with reply and retweet
  • Step counter and location data
  • HTTP requests for home automation
  • Phone and watch battery status
  • Find My Phone functionality
Features
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Provides useful additional functionality with your Pebble watch including displaying upcoming calendar events, your Twitter timeline, step count and more. "Best Technical Achievement" - Pebble Developer Retreat 2015 Features: - Voice Control* (Twitter, Music, Reminders) - Calendar events + alarms - Twitter timeline + Voice Reply*, retweet and favorite - Step counter (requires iPhone 5s or later) - Reminders - Location (address/coordinate, altitude, straight-line distance, speed) - HTTP Requests + Status codes (GET/POST/…, for home automation etc.) - Phone battery status - Watch battery status - Find My Phone * Requires In-App Purchase and Pebble 2 or Pebble Time. - Share sleep analysis data from Morpheuz (http://morpheuz.net) with the Health app Note: Smartwatch Pro requires a Pebble smartwatch and the Pebble iOS app (http://appstore.com/pebblesmartwatch). Disclaimer: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

About

Home Assistant

Control your entire smart home from one app, locally and privately. Automate devices, receive notifications, and manage your home's data securely. Integrates with thousands of smart devices and open standards.

Highlights
  • Control entire home from one app
  • Discover and configure new devices
  • Automate device actions
  • Local data privacy
  • Connect to open standards (Z-Wave, Zigbee, Matter)
  • Remote access via Home Assistant Cloud
  • Location-based automation
Features
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The Home Assistant Companion app allows you to access your Home Assistant instance on the go. Home Assistant is the smart home solution focused on privacy, choice, and sustainability. It runs locally in your home via a device like the Home Assistant Green or Raspberry Pi. This app connects to all the most powerful features of Home Assistant, - One app to control the whole home - Home Assistant is compatible with the biggest brands in the smart home, connecting to thousands of smart devices and services. - Discover automatically and quickly configure new devices - such as Philips Hue, Sonos, and IKEA Tradfri. - Automate everything - Make all the devices in your home work in harmony - have your lights dim when you start watching a movie, or turn off your heat when you’re away from home. - Keep your home’s data in the home - use it privately to see past trends and averages. - Connect to open standards with hardware add-ons - including Z-Wave, Zigbee, Matter, Thread, and Bluetooth. - Connect anywhere - If you would like to access this app while away from home, the most secure and simple way to get started is Home Assistant Cloud. The app unlocks your smartphone or tablet as a home automation tool. - Securely share your location, using it to automate heating, security, and so much more. - Get notifications on what's happening in your home, from detecting leaks to doors left open, you have full control over what it tells you. - Carplay functionality lets you open a garage or disable the security system from the dash of your car. - Build your own widgets to control any device in your home with a tap. - Integrate Home Assistant's functionality into Shortcuts, for example have your phone’s morning alarm turn on the coffee machine. - Apple Watch compatibility can show your home's temperature on a watch face or quickly activate devices. - Text or talk to your local voice assistant on your device. - Mac compatibility allows you to control your home from your desktop, but also to share data to build automation, like having your streaming lights turn on when your camera is active. Join the over 1 million users and empower your home with better privacy, choice and sustainability. Compatible with: Airthings, Amazon Alexa, Amcrest, Apple HomeKit, Apple TV, ASUSWRT, August, Belink WeMo, Bluetooth, Bose SoundTouch, Broadlink, BTHome, deCONZ, Denon, Devolo, DLNA, Ecobee, Ecovacs, Ecowitt, Elgato, EZVIZ, Fritz, Fully Kiosk, GoodWe, Govee, Growatt, Hikvision, Hive, Home Connect, Homematic, HomeWizard, Honeywell, iCloud, IFTTT, IKEA Tradfri, Insteon, Jellyfin, LG Smart TVs, LIFX, Logitech Harmony, Lutron Caseta, Magic Home, Matter, MotionEye, MQTT, MusicCast, Nanoleaf, Netatmo, Nuki, OctoPrint, ONVIF, Opower, Overkiz, OwnTracks, Panasonic Viera, Philips Hue, Pi-hole, Plex, Reolink, Ring, Roborock, Roku, Samsung TVs, Sense, Sensiba, Shelly, SmartThings, SolarEdge, Sonarr, Sonos, Sony Bravia, Spotify, Steam, SwitchBot, Synology, Tado, Tasmota, Tesla Wall, Thread, Tile, TP-Link Smart Home, Tuya, UniFi, UPnP, Verisure, Vizio, Wallbox, WebRTC, WiZ, WLED, Xbox, Xiaomi BLE, Yale, Yeelight, YoLink, Z-Wave, Zigbe

Screenshots

Smartwatch Pro for Pebble4 screens
Home Assistant4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Home Assistant at Free against Smartwatch Pro for Pebble's $3.99. Home Assistant also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Smartwatch Pro for Pebble's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.4). On review sentiment and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Home Assistant is free to download; Smartwatch Pro for Pebble costs $3.99 up front. Smartwatch Pro for Pebble sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Home Assistant asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Home Assistant holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Home Assistant has 4K ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of Smartwatch Pro for Pebble's written reviews are positive against 54% of Home Assistant's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smartwatch Pro for Pebble ships an update every 3 months, Home Assistant every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Smartwatch Pro for Pebble versus Home Assistant: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmartwatch Pro for PebbleHome Assistant
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating1.4 (21 ratings)4.7 (4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.3% of reviews54.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings214K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB229 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMax BäumleNabu Casa, Inc

Customer experience

Smartwatch Pro for Pebble

All ratings21 ratings
Positive9.5%
Neutral4.8%
Negative85.7%
Written reviews260 reviews
Positive47.3%
Neutral10.8%
Negative41.9%

Home Assistant

All ratings4,010 ratings
Positive93.4%
Neutral1.6%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews514 reviews
Positive54.3%
Neutral8.6%
Negative37.2%

Bugs and requests

Smartwatch Pro for Pebble

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes frequently
  • Fails to sync data with Pebble
  • Inaccurate battery level reporting
  • Calendar events not displaying properly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Weather integration
  • Music controls
  • Improved calendar and reminder functionality
  • More customization options
  • Compatibility with other Pebble apps

Home Assistant

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Smartwatch Pro for Pebble

One-time1
  • Voice Control$1.99
None

Home Assistant

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Smartwatch Pro for Pebble free?
Smartwatch Pro for Pebble costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Home Assistant free?
Home Assistant is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Smartwatch Pro for Pebble or Home Assistant?
Home Assistant is rated higher. Smartwatch Pro for Pebble averages 1.4 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while Home Assistant averages 4.7 from 4K ratings.
Do Smartwatch Pro for Pebble or Home Assistant have ads?
Neither Smartwatch Pro for Pebble nor Home Assistant shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Smartwatch Pro for Pebble or Home Assistant?
Smartwatch Pro for Pebble ships an update every 3 months, and Home Assistant every 10 days. Most recently, Smartwatch Pro for Pebble was updated on October 26, 2026 and Home Assistant on October 26, 2026.

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