Google Home vs ARB Fridge Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Google Home
Manage and monitor your smart home devices with this app. See your home's status at a glance, group devices into dashboards, and control them using voice commands. Quickly review camera events and stay updated on important home activities.
- Home status overview
- Device grouping and dashboards
- Voice control with Gemini
- Camera live view and history
- Streamlined settings navigation
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The Google Home app helps you get the most out of Gemini for Home. See your home at a glance The Google Home app is designed to show you the status of your home and keep you up to date with what you may have missed. Keep up with what’s important Updated design and streamlined organization help you group your devices into dashboards and easily navigate your settings. Plus you can check in on your home anytime. Scan camera events quickly The camera live view and history interface makes it easier than ever to see what happened. Search or ask your home Control your home in a brand new way. Just say what you want your devices to do with Gemini for Home. * Some products and features may not be available in all regions. Compatible devices required.
ARB Fridge Connect
Remotely monitor and control compatible ARB fridge/freezers. Adjust temperature, check voltage, and receive alerts for lid status and low battery. Customize settings like temperature units and display brightness.
- Monitor and adjust fridge temperature
- Connect to multiple fridges
- Monitor supply voltage
- Low battery voltage warning
- Lid open indicator
- Set temperature units (°C / °F)
- Program preset temperatures
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ARB Fridge Connect can be used to monitor and control series 2 ARB Fridge/Freezers and also ARB Zero Fridge/Freezers. -Connect to one or more ARB Fridges at a time. -Monitor and adjust the fridge temperature -Select from user defined temperature presets -Turn the fridge on standby -Monitor the fridge supply voltage -Visual low battery voltage warning -Monitor the fridge operating status -Visual indicator if the fridges lid has been left open -CarPlay support: Safely monitor and set the temperature of your ARB Fridge right from your vehicles display Through the Apps settings screen you can -Set the fridges temperature units (°C / °F) -Set the fridges battery protection level -Set the fridges display brightness -Program up to three nameable preset temperatures per fridge Series 1 ARB Fridge/Freezers manufactured post-2014 allow monitor feature only. -Connect to one or more ARB Fridges at a time. -Monitor the fridge temperature -Check the fridge set temperature -Monitor the fridge supply voltage -Visual low battery voltage warning -Monitor the fridge operating status
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Google Home at 4.6 against ARB Fridge Connect's 2.1. Google Home also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 11 months) and ratings volume (1.4M vs 26). ARB Fridge Connect's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (32% vs 16%). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Google Home holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Google Home has 1.4M ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 16% of Google Home's written reviews are positive against 32% of ARB Fridge Connect's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Google Home ships an update weekly, ARB Fridge Connect every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Google Home | ARB Fridge Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.4M ratings) — better | 2.1 (26 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 15.8% of reviews | 32.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.4M — better | 26 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #16 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 645 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ARB Corporation Limited | |
Customer experience
Google Home
ARB Fridge Connect
Bugs and requests
Google Home
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inability to remove 'ghost' devices
- Inconsistent connectivity between app and devices
- Unreliable motion detection
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to customize notification settings
- Integration with more smart home devices
- Improved video history browsing
ARB Fridge Connect
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Google Home
No in-app purchases
ARB Fridge Connect
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Google Home free?
Is ARB Fridge Connect free?
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