Comparison

OpenHome vs AirCube Home

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

Head to head
About

OpenHome

Features
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OpenHome is a voice AI speaker you actually own. This companion app handles setup and gives you full control over your DevKit. Setup your DevKit in minutes Scan for nearby OpenHome devices over Bluetooth. Connect your DevKit to WiFi with real-time signal strength indicators. Audio confirmations let you know each step succeeded. Sign in with Google to link your OpenHome account and sync your API key to the device automatically. Control your device Switch between Personalities you've built on app.openhome.com. Adjust speaker volume. Update WiFi credentials when you move locations. Restart your agent without touching the hardware. Built for tinkerers and developers OpenHome is open-source voice AI infrastructure. Bring your own speech providers. Build custom Abilities that call APIs, control IoT devices, or run multi-step workflows. This app is your remote control for hardware you own and software you configure. What you need An OpenHome DevKit (Raspberry Pi Zero 2W or better running OpenHome OS), a Bluetooth speaker, a USB microphone, and an OpenHome account at app.openhome.com. Questions? Contact support@openhome.com

About

AirCube Home

Monitor indoor air quality in real-time with live readings and historical data. Receive customizable alerts for ventilation needs and understand air quality metrics with clear explanations. Your data remains private and local, never leaving your home network.

Highlights
  • Live temperature, humidity, and VOC readings
  • Historical data logging up to 7 days locally
  • Customizable ventilation alerts
  • Plain-language explanations of air quality metrics
  • Private, local data storage with no cloud or account
  • Control LED ring and theme settings
Features
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AirCube Home is the companion app for StuckAtPrototype AirCube air quality monitors. Connect and see what is in the air of every room, live, with a week of history in your pocket. There is no cloud, no account, and no subscription. Your data never leaves your home. All connectivity is local. LIVE AIR QUALITY Every AirCube streams temperature, humidity, and VOC readings to your phone every few seconds. AirCube Pro adds true CO2 and ambient light. A calm home screen shows every room at a glance: Good, Elevated, or Ventilate. A WEEK OF HISTORY, NO SERVER AirCube logs conditions around the clock and keeps about 7 days on board. The app syncs that history in seconds and stores it on your phone, where it keeps accumulating past the 7-day window. Scrub through charts, spot the evening CO2 climb, and compare rooms side by side. ALERTS THAT DO NOT NAG Get a nudge when a room needs ventilating. Alerts fire only when a reading stays above your threshold, repeat at most once an hour, and respect your quiet hours. Thresholds come pre-configured with sensible defaults, and everything is adjustable: levels, timing, frequency, and per-device muting. UNDERSTAND THE NUMBERS Tap any reading for a plain-language explanation: what CO2 levels mean, where VOCs come from, what to do about them. The 0-100 air score is always consistent with the verdict on the card. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No analytics. No trackers. No internet connection at all. Sensor data lives on the cube and on your phone, nowhere else. Export your data as CSV whenever you want it elsewhere. MORE Control the cube's LED ring from the app Fahrenheit or Celsius, dark or light theme Unlimited cubes, all connected at once Try the built-in demo mode without any hardware AirCube Home requires an AirCube or AirCube Pro monitor (or use demo mode to explore). AirCube is designed and built by StuckAtPrototype

Screenshots

OpenHome4 screens
AirCube Home4 screens

Verdict

The call

OpenHome and AirCube Home are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
OpenHome versus AirCube Home: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOpenHomeAirCube Home
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size168 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOpenHome Technologies Inc.Damian Glinojecki

In-app purchases

None

OpenHome

No in-app purchases

None

AirCube Home

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OpenHome free?
OpenHome is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AirCube Home free?
AirCube Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do OpenHome or AirCube Home have ads?
Neither OpenHome nor AirCube Home shows ads.

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