AI DOCH vs Hemera for Home Assistant
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
AI DOCH
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AI DOCH Automation Control is a line of easy to use, plug and play devices. Each is easy to install with scan and Simple Doch App or any Alexa or google home powered device or with IFTT. It works with your existing Wi-Fi Router to keep you connected with ease and does not require additional services. Link all your Doch devices within the App and control them using app, Alexa, Google Home or IFTT from anywhere in the world! Setting schedules to power on/off or automate them to turn on when sensors are triggered.Whichever way you use them will allow for a convenient and more efficient way to control your home anytime, anywhere!
Hemera for Home Assistant
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Your Home Assistant, at a glance. Hemera is a fast, native dashboard for the smart home you have already built. Pin the devices you actually use, control them in a tap, and see every change the moment it happens. It talks straight to your own Home Assistant server โ no account to create, no cloud service in between. CURATED HOME DASHBOARD Pin your most-used devices to a home screen you arrange yourself. Drag to reorder, resize tiles, and build the layout that works for you. Your layout is saved on your device as you go. ROOM-BY-ROOM CONTROL Browse all your Home Assistant areas in one view. Tap into any room to see every device โ lights, covers, climate, switches, sensors โ organized by category. Hide the entities you would rather not see. PRECISION CONTROLS Adjust brightness and color temperature with smooth sliders. Open or close blinds to any position. Set thermostat target temperature, fan mode and preset. Toggle switches, and trigger scenes, scripts or automations with a single tap. ALWAYS UP TO DATE Entity states change in Hemera the moment they change on your server. No polling, no pull-to-refresh, no waiting โ what you see is what is actually happening. DESIGNED FOR iPHONE AND iPAD Adaptive layouts that feel at home on any screen size. Compact tile grids on iPhone, spacious multi-column layouts on iPad. Full Dark Mode support. OPEN SOURCE, NO STRINGS Hemera is free and open source under the MIT license. No accounts, no analytics, no tracking. Your data stays between your device and your Home Assistant server.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Hemera for Home Assistant at weekly against AI DOCH's every 5 weeks. AI DOCH's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
AI DOCH ships an update every 5 weeks, Hemera for Home Assistant weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AI DOCH | Hemera for Home Assistant |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Weekly โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 โ better | 18.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 197 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DOCH | Adam Borbas |
In-app purchases
AI DOCH
No in-app purchases
Hemera for Home Assistant
No in-app purchases
Questions
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