Comparison

HomeMapper vs Haven

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

Head to head
About

HomeMapper

Unified inventory of all smart home devices across HomeKit, Home Assistant, Thread, Matter, and IP networks. Provides detailed device information, network topology maps, and health status.

Highlights
  • Unified device inventory
  • Cross-platform scanning (HomeKit, Home Assistant, Matter, Thread, IP)
  • Detailed device specifications
  • Network topology visualization
  • Device health monitoring
  • Setup code vault
  • Multi-location support
Features
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Your entire smart home network. One view. HomeMapper builds a unified inventory of every device on your network, scanning HomeKit, Home Assistant, Thread, Matter, and IP at once and correlating them by hardware identifiers. DISCOVER Every method runs at once: • Apple's ecosystem. HomeKit via Apple's framework, plus Thread accessories, Border Routers, and Matter. • The network itself. Bonjour, subnet scans, and protocols like SSDP/UPnP. Printers, NAS boxes, and other local-only devices show up too. • Home Assistant. Direct read of your device registry: Matter, Thread, Zigbee, Z-Wave, ESPHome, and MQTT. When a device appears through several methods, HomeMapper merges it by seven hardware identifiers, not names. If HomeMapper isn't sure two entries are the same device, it lists both. YOUR DEVICES, EVERY DETAIL See devices Apple's Home app can't, and details it doesn't show: manufacturer, model, firmware, serial number, battery, IP and MAC address, and how each device connects, in columns like Connected via, Signal, Channel, and Stability. A room-based view groups them by room. TOPOLOGY MAP The Topology map shows how your devices connect: your Thread mesh, from the border routers down to the end devices they carry, your Zigbee network from Home Assistant, and each HomeKit bridge with the accessories behind it. It draws only connections it can measure. Tap a device for its full detail, or tap a connection to see its signal strength and how stable it has been. A red triangle marks a connection that is not working: weak, dropping traffic, or gone quiet. When a device will not report how it connects, HomeMapper shows that rather than guessing. A Health view lists what needs attention on your mesh, worst first: what is wrong, which devices, and one thing to try. Most homes show "Everything looks healthy." Export the map as a PNG, PDF, or SVG, titled with the home and dated. HOME ASSISTANT HomeMapper scans your Home Assistant servers as deeply as HomeKit, including the Thread mesh behind their border routers. Zigbee, Z-Wave, ESPHome, MQTT: devices HomeKit can't see appear alongside the ones it can. Pick a Primary Platform, and its room names win when a device is known to both. PLACES Scan more than one location, like your home and a relative's. Each Place holds its own Apple Homes and Home Assistant servers, and the app shows one Place at a time. HomeMapper picks the Place from devices on its local network, not your location. SETUP CODE VAULT Every HomeKit, Matter, and Z-Wave device has a setup code on a sticker that fades or gets lost. You need it to pair the device, and again if you reset or move it. No scan can recover one: setup codes never travel over the network. Save each code while you still have it: scan the QR with the camera, pull it from a photo, or type it in. It reads printed 8-digit codes too, for older accessories without a QR. A room-by-room list shows which devices are still missing one. Have a lot? Export a CSV worksheet, fill it in on a computer, and import it back. Your codes are stored on your device, in your backups, and synced through your own iCloud. EXPORT AND BACK UP Export your inventory to CSV, filtered how you want, for Numbers, Excel, or Sheets. Back up your inventory, settings, and setup codes to iCloud Drive or a local folder, and restore on another device. PRIVACY No ads and no tracking. Nothing leaves your device unless you send it. No account, and the only login is your own Home Assistant. FREE AND PRO HomeKit scanning, the device list, the room-based view, and switching between Apple Homes are free forever, with no scan or time limits. Pro adds multi-protocol scanning, all 20+ columns, Places, Home Assistant, the Topology map, the setup code vault, backup and restore, and CSV export. Subscribe yearly with a 7-day free trial, or buy Lifetime once and it never expires. Runs on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Terms of Use: https://homemapper.app/terms/

About

Haven

Securely store and manage your smart home device setup codes, QR codes, and manuals. Easily re-pair devices and avoid the hassle of lost stickers or manual re-entry.

Highlights
  • Store setup codes and QR codes
  • Attach custom notes and photos
  • Re-pair Matter devices to Apple Home
  • Digital vault for device manuals
  • Organize smart home device information
Features
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Haven is your secure, digital vault for all your smart home pairing codes, QR codes, and device manuals, designed to save you the frustration of hunting for tiny stickers on the back of smart plugs or replacing expensive devices when you move or upgrade your network. With Haven, you can instantly scan, organize, and store your setup codes, complete with custom notes and attached photos, and even directly re-pair Matter devices to Apple Home without needing a second screen. Privacy Policy: https://havensetup.codes/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

HomeMapper4 screens
Haven4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Haven at 4 against HomeMapper's 2. Haven also leads on ratings volume (17 vs 5). HomeMapper's advantage is iOS requirement (18.4 vs 26.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. HomeMapper sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year and Haven sells 5 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 HomeMapper against 5.0 for Haven. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 17 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HomeMapper ships an update every 10 days, Haven weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
HomeMapper versus Haven: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHomeMapperHaven
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (17 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings517 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVault Hunters NM LLCJoão Franco

Customer experience

HomeMapper

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Haven

All ratings17 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

HomeMapper

Subscriptions1
  • HomeMapper Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$39.99
5 purchases

Haven

One-time5
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$1.99
  • Large Tip$4.99
Show 2 more
  • Unlimited Codes$6.99
  • Huge Tip$9.99

Questions

Is HomeMapper free?
HomeMapper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Haven free?
Haven is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, HomeMapper or Haven?
HomeMapper and Haven are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 17 ratings respectively.
Do HomeMapper or Haven have ads?
Neither HomeMapper nor Haven shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HomeMapper or Haven?
HomeMapper ships an update every 10 days, and Haven weekly. Most recently, HomeMapper was updated on October 31, 2026 and Haven on November 7, 2026.

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