Comparison

HA Studio Pro vs Home Dashboard Setup

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

Head to head
About

HA Studio Pro

Features
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Turn your iPad into a personalized Home Assistant control center. Build a dashboard around the things you use every day—from lights and climate to cameras, energy, and media. Choose your layout, customize your cards, and give your smart home a look that fits your space. BUILD YOUR DASHBOARD Use the drag-and-drop editor and more than 20 card types to organize your controls and information your way. • Lights, switches, and scenes • Thermostats and climate controls • Security cameras and live feeds • Energy visualizations • Weather forecasts • Sensor readings and history graphs • Media player controls • Calendars, clocks, maps, and device tracking ASK YOUR HOME Use the built-in AI Assistant to interact with your connected Home Assistant setup through natural-language commands. Voice controls and optional wake word support put everyday actions within easy reach. BUILT FOR MAKERS Monitor Bambu Lab 3D printers with dedicated dashboard cards and AMS support. Keep your workshop information alongside your smart home controls. MAKE IT YOURS Choose from Modern, Midnight, Ocean, HUD, Liquid Glass, Comic, and other themes. Create a dashboard for your desk, countertop, or wall-mounted iPad. A DEDICATED HOME CONTROL PANEL Enable Kiosk Mode for a dedicated dashboard experience. Your layouts are saved to your Home Assistant server and sync across devices running HA Studio Pro. CONNECT TO YOUR SETUP Connect to your Home Assistant instance over your local network. Remote access works through secure connections configured in your Home Assistant installation. REQUIREMENTS An existing Home Assistant installation is required for connected smart home functionality. Built-in Demo Mode lets you explore the interface and dashboard editor before connecting to your server.

About

Home Dashboard Setup

Features
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“Dashboard Setup” is the setup app for Home Dashboard on your Apple TV. Here, you can connect your calendar, select your location for the weather, and customize the design of your Apple TV Dashboard—all of which syncs automatically through your personal iCloud account. CALENDAR Choose which of your iPhone calendars should appear on the Apple TV Dashboard and categorize them as “Personal” or “Work.” WEATHER Set the location for which your Apple TV should display the weather forecast. DESIGN Choose an accent color, a background, and decide which tiles (calendar, time) are visible on the dashboard—with a live preview right in the app. This app is used in conjunction with “Home Dashboard” (available separately on the App Store for Apple TV). Without an Apple TV with the “Home Dashboard” app installed, this companion app has no function. PRIVACY FIRST All data remains in your own iCloud account. There is no tracking, no advertising, and no analytics tools.

Screenshots

HA Studio Pro4 screens
Home Dashboard Setup3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Home Dashboard Setup at Free against HA Studio Pro's $9.99. Home Dashboard Setup also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 months). HA Studio Pro's advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On 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

Home Dashboard Setup is free to download; HA Studio Pro costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HA Studio Pro ships an update every 2 months, Home Dashboard Setup every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
HA Studio Pro versus Home Dashboard Setup: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHA Studio ProHome Dashboard Setup
Price$9.99Free — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTroy JohnsonRico Weigand

In-app purchases

None

HA Studio Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Home Dashboard Setup

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HA Studio Pro free?
HA Studio Pro costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Home Dashboard Setup free?
Home Dashboard Setup is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HA Studio Pro or Home Dashboard Setup have ads?
Neither HA Studio Pro nor Home Dashboard Setup shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HA Studio Pro or Home Dashboard Setup?
HA Studio Pro ships an update every 2 months, and Home Dashboard Setup every 6 days. Most recently, HA Studio Pro was updated on October 5, 2026 and Home Dashboard Setup on October 9, 2026.

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