Comparison

Wrist Assistant vs LodeStone Radar

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

Head to head
About

Wrist Assistant

Control your smart home devices directly from your Apple Watch. Build custom dashboards, trigger automations, and view live camera feeds with a tap. Optimized for speed and intuitive interaction, it puts your home's status and controls within easy reach.

Highlights
  • Customizable watch dashboards
  • Control lights, locks, climate
  • View and interact with cameras
  • Trigger scenes and automations
  • Real-time sensor status
  • Voice and TTS commands
  • Actionable notifications
Features
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CONTROL YOUR HOME ASSISTANT FROM YOUR APPLE WATCH. Build custom dashboards, trigger actions, view live cameras, and manage your home instantly. Wrist Assistant brings full Home Assistant control to your wrist: • Control lights, locks, climate, covers, media, and more • View cameras and interact with live feeds • Run scenes, scripts, and automations instantly • Check sensors, history, and real-time status YOUR WATCH, YOUR DASHBOARD Design fully custom Apple Watch pages from your iPhone. Organize by room, routine, or priority, then customize tiles with icons, labels, colors, sizes, and behaviors to match your home. BUILT FOR SPEED Everything is optimized for fast control: • Tap for quick actions • Long-press for advanced controls • Use the Digital Crown for precise adjustments • Navigate quickly with gestures, shortcuts, and page jumps MORE THAN SIMPLE TOGGLES Wrist Assistant uses purpose-built controls for each device type, including: • Lights, locks, climate, and fans • Media players and remotes • Covers and vacuums • Sensors with history and charts SEE, SPEAK, AND ACT • View camera previews and full-screen streams • Talk to Home Assistant Assist • Send voice or TTS commands • Respond to notifications with actionable buttons ALWAYS WITHIN REACH Add Wrist Assistant to your watch face, Smart Stack, Control Center, and shortcuts so your home is always one tap away. REQUIREMENTS Requires a working Home Assistant server and the Wrist Assistant integration installed via HACS. TRIAL & PREMIUM • 30-day free trial with all features unlocked • One-time purchase unlocks: • Unlimited pages • Advanced styling • Camera streaming • Power-user quick actions Wrist Assistant is an independent app and is not affiliated with Home Assistant or Nabu Casa

About

LodeStone Radar

Easily find your group members in real-time with distance and direction indicators. Create temporary private channels for events, trips, or nights out without revealing everyone on a public map. Offers optional features for enhanced group coordination and safety.

Highlights
  • Private temporary radar channels
  • Quick join via code, QR, or link
  • Distance and direction to group members
  • Pause location sharing
  • Safety check-ins and messages
  • Customizable radar themes
Features
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LodeStone is a private radar for finding your people fast. Create a temporary channel, invite your group with a code, QR scan, or link, and see distance and direction without exposing everyone on a full public map. It is built for festivals, campuses, parks, trips, nights out, hikes, events, and anywhere groups split up but still need to reconnect quickly. LodeStone is free to start, has no ads, and does not require sign-up or accounts. Just open the app, create or join a channel, and get moving. Features: Create private temporary radar channels Join in seconds with a code, QR invite, or link See nearby group members with distance and direction Pause sharing whenever you want Use safety check-ins, beacons, and messages Customize your radar with themes and signal styles Keep sessions lightweight, temporary, and easy to leave LodeStone is designed for real-world coordination without the friction: no usernames to remember, no social feed, no ads, and no account setup before your group can connect. Optional Plus features unlock expanded group tools, premium styles, advanced safety features, and more ways to customize your signal. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://lodestoneradar.com/privacy

Screenshots

Wrist Assistant4 screens
LodeStone Radar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: LodeStone Radar at daily against Wrist Assistant's every 3 days. LodeStone Radar also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). Wrist Assistant's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Wrist Assistant sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and LodeStone Radar sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Wrist Assistant against 5.0 for LodeStone Radar. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wrist Assistant has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wrist Assistant ships an update every 3 days, LodeStone Radar daily. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Wrist Assistant versus LodeStone Radar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWrist AssistantLodeStone Radar
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (14 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJESSE SKELTONJosh Dobbins

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Wrist Assistant

One-time3
  • WristAssistant PRO Family Upgrade$7.99
  • WristAssistant PRO$9.99
  • WristAssistant PRO Family$17.99
10 purchases

LodeStone Radar

One-time10
  • Heatmap$0.99
  • Prism Circuit$1.99
  • Storm Caller$1.99
Show 7 more
  • Wayfinder Pirate$1.99
  • Arcade Signals Pack$2.99
  • Wild Signals Pack$2.99
  • Dream Signals Pack$2.99
  • Cosmic Premium Pack$4.99
  • Mythic Premium Pack$4.99
  • Wild Motion Premium Pack$4.99

Questions

Is Wrist Assistant free?
Wrist Assistant is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LodeStone Radar free?
LodeStone Radar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Wrist Assistant or LodeStone Radar?
Wrist Assistant and LodeStone Radar are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 14 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Wrist Assistant or LodeStone Radar have ads?
Neither Wrist Assistant nor LodeStone Radar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wrist Assistant or LodeStone Radar?
Wrist Assistant ships an update every 3 days, and LodeStone Radar daily. Most recently, Wrist Assistant was updated on October 31, 2026 and LodeStone Radar on October 31, 2026.

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