Comparison

HomeComms vs CasaRay for Home Assistant

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

Head to head
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HomeComms

Features
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HomeComms turns your phone into a home intercom. Hold to talk, and your voice plays on the speakers you already own โ€” all at once, or just the rooms you choose. Made for busy households. Call everyone to dinner, tell the kids it's time to leave, or send a quick "I'm home" without walking room to room or starting another group text. ONE TOOL, EVERY SPEAKER โ€ข Sonos, Amazon Echo, and Google Cast (Chromecast / Nest) โ€” broadcast to all of them together. โ€ข Pick a single room, a saved group, or the whole house. โ€ข Save favorite targets for one-tap switching. FAST โ€ข Press, speak, release. Your voice is on the speakers in about a second. โ€ข A Home Screen widget sends a saved message with the app closed. VOICE OR TEXT โ€ข Hold to talk for live voice. โ€ข Or type a message โ€” or tap a saved Quick Message โ€” and it's spoken aloud. PRIVATE BY DESIGN โ€ข Your voice is sent to play on your speakers and then deleted within minutes. It is never stored long-term and never used for advertising. โ€ข Delete your account and all your data anytime, right from Settings. HomeComms is a one-way broadcast tool. It's calm, it's quick, and it stays out of your way.

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CasaRay for Home Assistant

Features
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See what is on, what is open, and what needs attention. CasaRay brings Home Assistant into native controls for your Apple devices. Start with a summary of your home, then open a group, room, or device. Control lights, locks, gates, garage doors, blinds, climate, scenes, and cameras. Check energy use, waste collection, and household presence without scrolling through every device. CasaRay Free connects one complete Home Assistant home with no device-count limit. It includes live status and controls, camera snapshots and single-camera live viewing, camera activity, basic notifications, widgets, personalization, Apple Watch status and manual controls, and selected manual CarPlay controls. On iPhone and iPad, you can also opt in to Apple Home, select accessories, pair matching devices, and use supported cameras through Apple's protected native sessions. CasaRay Plus adds Live Wall for viewing multiple cameras on iPad and Mac, searchable notification history and rules, Home Assistant dashboards inside CasaRay, advanced navigation and dashboard placement. In supported regions, Plus also includes an optional Assistant for questions and authorized home actions. It requires an eligible account. When enabled, requests and the relevant home context are sent to the connected AI provider as described in the privacy policy; Home Assistant credentials are never sent. Home Assistant credentials are stored in Keychain. Everyday home data stays on your devices unless you enable an optional service. Optional notification delivery uses the relay described in our privacy policy. Assistant is unavailable in the mainland China storefront; all other Free and Plus features remain available there. Live Home Assistant control requires an accessible Home Assistant server. Preview Mode lets you explore CasaRay without one. CasaRay is an independent app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Open Home Foundation or Nabu Casa. Home Assistant is a trademark of the Open Home Foundation. Terms of Use (EULA): https://casaray.dev/terms Privacy Policy: https://casaray.dev/privacy

Screenshots

HomeComms4 screens
CasaRay for Home Assistant4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: CasaRay for Home Assistant at Free against HomeComms's $0.99. HomeComms's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

CasaRay for Home Assistant is free to download; HomeComms costs $0.99 up front. CasaRay for Home Assistant sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. HomeComms asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
HomeComms versus CasaRay for Home Assistant: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHomeCommsCasaRay for Home Assistant
Price$0.99Free โ€” better
Update frequencyโ€”Every 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch โ€” better
Requires iOS14.0 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size11 MB220 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVarun BhardwajEvotec Services sp z o.o.

In-app purchases

None

HomeComms

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

CasaRay for Home Assistant

Subscriptions2
  • CasaRay Plus Monthly14 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • CasaRay Plus Yearly14 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is HomeComms free?
HomeComms costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is CasaRay for Home Assistant free?
CasaRay for Home Assistant is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do HomeComms or CasaRay for Home Assistant have ads?
Neither HomeComms nor CasaRay for Home Assistant shows ads.

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