NowHere vs Home.io
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
NowHere
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NOWHERE, read differently, becomes NOW HERE. NowHere is two maps for people without religion. NowHere is a project to build the infrastructure for living without religion. ā The map of belonging: where you are Open the app and you see the Earth at night. Every small light on it is a real person. You can light your own. The number you see is how many people have actually lit a light here. You can also see the count for each country. ā Anyone there? Tap "Anyone there?" and, for five minutes, everyone in the world sees an "I'm here" button. Each answer sends a light straight up from the map. No chat. Just the light. ā Pass the light on Share a picture of your light together with your invite link. When someone lights theirs through your invite, they count as a light that followed from yours. ā The map of life: how to go on A guide for people who want a funeral with little or no religion in it. It covers the decisions you face when someone close to you dies, the legal limits, and what things cost, with sources for everything. Japan, the United States, France, and the United Kingdom (England & Wales). It ships inside the app, so you can read it without a connection. There is also a list of things you can decide while you are still alive. ā Privacy - No account. No email, no phone number - No GPS. Only the country or region you choose is stored - Your light sits at a random spot inside that country - Don't want to name a country? Choose "Somewhere on Earth" - You can put your light out at any time. It leaves the count too At night, when you can't sleep. When you feel alone. Somewhere on Earth, someone opened this app just like you did. You can see their light. You are now here.
Home.io
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Home.io puts your smart home on a 3D model of your own house. See at a glance which lights are on, which doors are open and how warm every room is, then tap anything to control it. YOUR HOUSE, IN 3D ⢠Draw your floor plan room by room, scan it with LiDAR, use a photo of your plans, or import a 3D model (USDZ, OBJ). ⢠Walls cut away so you can see into every room; choose how high the walls and furniture stand. ⢠Switch floors, turn the house, pan and zoom, and save your favourite views. ⢠A real-time sky with the actual sun position and live weather, from day to night. EVERY ACCESSORY WHERE IT REALLY IS ⢠Works with Apple Home (HomeKit) and Home Assistant, side by side, without duplicates. ⢠Lights glow in their rooms with their brightness; locks, doors, sensors, thermostats, speakers and cameras show their state on the model. ⢠Rooms named differently in Apple Home or Home Assistant are easy to match to your plan. ⢠A clean 2D plan view, the Accessories list, scenes, music and Siri-style voice control. AWAY FROM HOME ⢠Leave an iPad at home as your hub and control Home Assistant from your iPhone anywhere, through your own iCloud, with no network setup. WORKFLOWS AND TILES ⢠Workflows run step by step on your home hub, even with your phone asleep: wait, do one thing or another, send a notification. ⢠Tiles that show up only when you need them, charts, and dashboards you arrange yourself. ⢠Describe It: type what you want in a sentence and check the draft, on devices that can run it. ON ALL YOUR DEVICES ⢠iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Apple TV, with widgets. Your plans and settings sync through iCloud. HOME.IO PRO (ONE-TIME PURCHASE) Unlock the model editor (paint any surface, add trees, shrubs and furniture, make doors move), your own house models and more floor plans, replay of the last day on the model, automations and workflows, and live camera windows on the model. One purchase, no subscription, shared with your family. Home.io collects no personal data.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Home.io at every 2 days against NowHere's weekly. Home.io also leads on device support (5 vs 2). NowHere's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. NowHere sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Home.io sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
NowHere ships an update weekly, Home.io every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NowHere | Home.io |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 2 days ā better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch ā better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 ā better | 17.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Koji Hara | Steven Koch |
In-app purchases
NowHere
- Small Support$1.99
- Support$4.99
- Generous Support$400.00
Home.io
- Home.io Pro$7.99









