Smartphone Connect vs HomeHawk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smartphone Connect
Transform your smartphone into an extension of your Panasonic DECT cordless phone system. Make and receive landline calls, manage answering machine messages, and access your call logs from anywhere in your home via Wi-Fi.
- Make/receive landline calls
- Intercom calls
- Play answering machine messages
- Check call log
- Copy smartphone contacts
- Transfer landline calls
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Your Smartphone can be an additional home telephone! [Smartphone Connect] is free and easy-to-use application for Panasonic DECT Cordless Telephone(KX-PRW110/PRW120/PRW130). Wherever you are in your home, you can control Panasonic DECT Cordless Telephone with your smartphone/tablet by installing [Smartphone Connect] application over your wireless network (Wi-Fi). [Main Features] - Making and receiving calls using your landline - Making and receiving intercom calls - Playing answering system messages - Checking your call log - Copying contacts from your smartphone to your phone system - Transferring landline calls between your smartphone and your handsets This App supports KX-PRW110/PRW120/PRW130 only.
HomeHawk
Easily set up a wireless home monitoring camera system inside and outside your house. View live streams, receive motion alerts, and communicate via two-way audio from your smartphone or tablet. No monthly fees are required for monitoring and notifications.
- Easy setup wizard
- Real-time camera streaming
- Micro SD card recording
- Motion detection areas
- Two-way audio communication
- Motion detection alerts
- Alert event log
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Panasonic HomeHawk makes it quick and easy to create a powerful, wireless network of Home monitoring camera system in and outside the home. And monitor all from your smartphone and tablet with one simple app. https://panasonic.net/cns/pcc/support/homehawk Main Features General Functions - Easy setup wizard - No monthly service fees – monitoring, notification Camera Functions - Cameras display real-time streaming - Automatically record video to Micro SD cards in Access Point - Select motion detection areas for specific recording and notification - Camera enables 2-way communication - Receive alerts when camera detect motion - View alert event log
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HomeHawk at 4.4 against Smartphone Connect's 2.7. HomeHawk also leads on ratings volume (2.5K vs 21). Smartphone Connect's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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.
HomeHawk holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HomeHawk has 2.5K ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 19% of Smartphone Connect's written reviews are positive against 23% of HomeHawk's.
Smartphone Connect ships an update every 4 months, HomeHawk every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smartphone Connect | HomeHawk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (21 ratings) | 4.4 (2.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 19.1% of reviews | 22.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 21 | 2.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 159 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PANASONIC ENTERTAINMENT & COMMUNICATION CO., LTD. | Panasonic Holdings Corporation |
Customer experience
Smartphone Connect
HomeHawk
User reviews
Smartphone Connect
From 21 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Convenient landline call answering on smartphone
- 💡 Innovative concept of using iPhone/iPad as additional handsets
- 🔧 Easy initial setup and connection process
- 📞 Ability to make and receive landline calls remotely
- 📋 Contact transfer functionality
Room to improve
- 🐛 Call log feature crashes app consistently
- 🔋 Severe battery drain (15-75% usage reported)
- ❌ Frequent disconnection issues requiring re-registration
- ⚠️ iOS compatibility problems across multiple versions
- 🎤 Microphone permission issues on iOS 12+
HomeHawk
From 2.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great video quality
- 👍 Easy setup
- 🔒 No monthly fees
- 🚀 Convenient window mount
- 👍 Continuous recording mode
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent connectivity issues
- 🐛 Choppy video playback
- 🐛 Unreliable notifications
- 🔋 Drains battery quickly
- 🔒 Privacy concerns with location tracking
Bugs and requests
Smartphone Connect
Reported bugs
20 issues- Call log crashes app when opened
- App fails to request microphone permissions on iOS 12+
- App fails to request contact access permissions on iOS 12+
- Frequent disconnection from base unit
- Keyboard overlay blocks dialing interface
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- CarPlay audio interference and forced switching
- Call history screen flashes then fails
- App crashes when accessing answering machine
- Connection drops when switching WiFi networks
- Incoming call notifications not working reliably
- Sound quality issues and audio lag during calls
- App crashes when uploading contacts
- Caller cannot hear user despite user hearing caller
- App stops working after iOS updates
- Unreliable reconnection upon returning home
- Ring tone settings not applying to incoming calls
- App loses connection and requires restart
- Call answer button intermittently unresponsive
- Contacts stored in international format not recognized
- App interference with Apple TV music playback
Requested features
15 requests- Remote access to calls and answering machine outside WiFi network
- Push notification support for incoming calls
- Landscape orientation support for iPad
- Custom ringtone and wallpaper selection
- Speakerphone mode toggle
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- Answer calls from lock screen
- Call blocking functionality
- Caller number search/lookup integration
- Better answering machine settings and playback controls
- Ability to control which WiFi networks app searches on
- Internal calling between multiple smartphones
- MacOS app version
- Bluetooth earphone support
- Modern UI/UX redesign
- Number format handling for international dialing
HomeHawk
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes frequently
- Cameras randomly go offline
- Firmware updates break recording functionality
- Incompatible with latest iOS versions
Requested features
5 requests- Option to block specific areas for privacy
- Faster video playback speeds
- Support for 4K or higher resolution
- Desktop/web app for viewing cameras
- Ability to schedule notification silencing
In-app purchases
Smartphone Connect
No in-app purchases
HomeHawk
No in-app purchases
Questions
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