Comparison

Emergency Hero vs OpenST

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

Head to head
About

Emergency Hero

Features
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Emergency Hero is home maintenance app that connects you with local, qualified engineers to fix your issues FAST. Think Uber for plumbers, electricians and gas engineers… we get trusted trades to your door with the click of a button! The Emergency Hero app has a minimalist and user-friendly interface, allowing you to select the engineer you require, enter a brief description and upload photos of the issue and decide how urgently you need a repair – all in a matter of minutes. Emergency Hero find you a local, vetted engineer to arrive and complete the job within your selected timeframe – always same day! Emergency Hero App Features: Β· Countdown Clock – From arrival time to time taken to complete the works, you are shown a timer in-app so you can accurately keep track of the time, especially if extra time is requested! Β· Pricing Range – You can choose between same day, 8-hour or 4-hour attendance to ensure your issue is fixed in a timely manner – and cut costs! Β· Personal Account – You can save addresses, contact details, upload a profile photo and review your order history. Β· Payment Options – We accept most digital payment methods, including Apple Pay – to make your life easy! Β· Reviews – Reviews for our qualified engineers will be readily available, so you can trust we have your best interests in mind. You can even leave one yourself after work is completed! We have over 500 5* Reviews on Trustpilot from happy, relieved customers. Here’s one to prove it: I had a BIG problem, tap blown at 5am, meant I could not get water to livestock. Gallons of water running, wasted. OAP on my own CRISIS! Emergency Hero found Rob, who came and was SO efficient, connected new tap, problem solved. Five Star Plumber! Thankyou. - Gillian Believe us now? Welcome to stress-free property maintenance! Please note: if the contractor requires additional funds for time or parts, these will be requested, and payment taken in-app.

About

OpenST

Features
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Your speakers, brought back to life. This works with the latest firmware that locks down SoundTouch speakers. When the SoundTouch cloud was shut down on May 6, 2026, it took your presets, music browsing, and most of what made your speakers smart with it. OpenST brings it all back β€” directly on your local network, with no servers to host and no setup beyond installing the app. WHAT YOU GET BACK Hardware presets 1–6 working again, fully editable Real-time now playing across every room Multi-room grouping and party mode Volume, playback, and source switching from your phone Internet radio β€” thousands of stations via Radio Browser Stream from your NAS, Plex, or any UPnP music server Spotify, Pandora, AirPlay, and AUX, all controllable Apple Watch app with hardware preset control DESIGNED FOR YOUR HOME OpenST opens to your rooms, not a music service. See what's playing everywhere at a glance. Tap a room to take control. Long-press the volume slider for an AirPlay-style room picker. PRO FEATURES Unlimited speakers (free version supports two) Spotify playback Scenes. One-tap presets for multi-room playback at custom volumes Siri Shortcuts and home automation Sleep timers with fade-out Per-room, per-source EQ profiles Watch complications and Home Screen widgets iCloud sync across your Apple devices Custom stream URLs LOCAL-FIRST, PRIVATE BY DESIGN OpenST talks directly to your speakers. No account, no sign-up, no servers, no data collection. Your speakers, your network, your music. Nothing leaves your home. WORKS WITH SoundTouch 10, 20, 30, 300, Wave SoundTouch IV, SoundTouch Portable, and all other Wi-Fi-connected SoundTouch speakers running supported firmware. OpenST is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Bose Corporation. SoundTouch is a trademark of Bose Corporation, used here for compatibility identification only. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Emergency Hero4 screens
OpenST4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Emergency Hero at none against OpenST's 2. OpenST's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. OpenST sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Emergency Hero asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Emergency Hero ships an update every 4 weeks, OpenST every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Emergency Hero versus OpenST: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmergency HeroOpenST
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 3 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch β€” better
Requires iOS16.4 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size116 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEmergency Hero LtdFBeasleySoftware

In-app purchases

None

Emergency Hero

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

OpenST

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Emergency Hero free?
Emergency Hero is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OpenST free?
OpenST is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Emergency Hero or OpenST have ads?
Neither Emergency Hero nor OpenST shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Emergency Hero or OpenST?
Emergency Hero ships an update every 4 weeks, and OpenST every 3 days. Most recently, Emergency Hero was updated on October 10, 2026 and OpenST on September 24, 2026.

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