VeraMobile™ vs Hubitat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VeraMobile™
Manage your smart home devices remotely from any smartphone, tablet, or computer. View security cameras, control lighting, and monitor your property for enhanced convenience and peace of mind.
- Remote home management
- View security cameras
- Receive notifications
- Automate lighting
- Monitor property security
- Control climate
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THE SIMPLEST WAY TO CONTROL YOUR HOME. ANYTIME. ANYWHERE. We put the convenience, freedom, and peace of mind that a smart home provides, right in the palm of your hand. From any smartphone, tablet, or computer, you can view and manage your home. From the comfort of your couch, or from halfway around the world. ▾ Control your front door, monitor your home and property. ▾ View security cameras & receive notifications on your smartphone. ▾ Automatically turn on your lights when a sensor is tripped. ▾ Enjoy peace of mind knowing your door is locked, and your home is safe and secure. ▾ Choose from a wide variety of devices from brands that you already trust. PLEASE NOTE: The app REQUIRES a Vera Smart Home Controller which acts as the "Brain" of the system, enabling your iOS device to become the command center for your home, easily controlling climate, lighting, security and more. Please visit https://getvera.com/pages/shop to learn more. APPLICATION REQUIRES VERA SMART HOME CONTROLLER RUNNING UI7, OR HIGHER!
Hubitat
Control and monitor your smart home devices remotely. Set up location-based automation and receive important alerts directly to your phone. This app enhances your existing home automation system.
- Access Dashboards
- Monitor and control devices
- Arm/disarm Safety Monitor
- Change Modes
- Define Geofence for Presence
- Receive Push Notifications
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Hubitat Elevation Mobile App is an accessory to the Hubitat Elevation home automation system. Users of Hubitat Elevation can use the Mobile App to: - Access Dashboards to monitor and control devices, arm or disarm Hubitat Safety Monitor, change Modes and more. - Define a Geofence for Mobile Presence detection based on phone location. The Geofence center defaults to your hub location but can be dragged to any location and the radius set. - Receive Push Notifications from Hubitat Elevation apps.
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Verdict
VeraMobile™ and Hubitat both sit at 2.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 38% of VeraMobile™'s written reviews are positive against 28% of Hubitat's. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.8 for VeraMobile™ against 2.8 for Hubitat. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 194 and 163 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 38% of VeraMobile™'s written reviews are positive against 28% of Hubitat's.
VeraMobile™ ships an update every 5 weeks, Hubitat every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 27, 2026 and August 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VeraMobile™ | Hubitat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (194 ratings) | 2.8 (163 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 38.3% of reviews — better | 28.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 194 — better | 163 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 207 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mios Limited | Hubitat, Inc. |
Customer experience
VeraMobile™
Hubitat
User reviews
VeraMobile™
From 194 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Excellent customer support
- 👍 Great app functionality
- 🚀 Reliable and stable
- 💡 Versatile home automation features
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🔧 Unreliable connectivity
- 🔧 Outdated and lacking updates
- 👎 Unintuitive and confusing UI
Hubitat
From 163 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast local control and response times
- 🔒 Local-first architecture with optional cloud access
- 💡 Highly customizable and flexible platform
- 📱 Geofencing and presence detection capabilities
- 🎯 Excellent device compatibility and integrations
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and stability issues
- 🎨 Outdated, clunky UI design (Windows 98 style)
- 📍 Geofencing unreliable and inconsistent
- 🔋 Excessive battery drain from location tracking
- ☁️ Cloud/remote access requires paid subscription
Bugs and requests
VeraMobile™
Reported bugs
4 issues- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
- Thermostat controls not working as expected
- Scenes and automations not functioning properly
- Notifications and alerts not reliable
Requested features
4 requests- Improve geofencing functionality
- Add support for more devices and integrations
- Enhance mobile app with more customization options
- Restore Apple Watch app support
Hubitat
Reported bugs
18 issues- App crashes on startup consistently
- Geofence detection fails to send events to hub
- Geofence shows incorrect location (off by km)
- Login screen keyboard covers continue button
- App hangs at 'Loading User Data' screen
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- Dashboard doesn't load after backgrounding
- Local LAN mode not working, stuck on cloud
- Hub discovery doesn't work on iOS
- Duplicate rooms and devices displayed
- Incorrect device status reporting
- Notifications show 'invalid token' error
- App doesn't support screen rotation
- Email verification code not received
- Presence detection broken after updates
- App unable to connect to hub after updates
- Geofence size resets to default
- What's New screen cannot be dismissed
- Layout issues with overlapping buttons on iPhone 7
Requested features
15 requests- Native iOS app with proper UI/UX design
- Dark mode option
- Widget support for quick device access
- Ability to add/discover devices from mobile app
- Automation and scene creation from app
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- iPad landscape view support
- Drag-and-drop dashboard tile customization
- Multiple geofence locations
- Motion sensor activity logging in dashboard
- Improved dashboard responsiveness and layout
- Manual IP address entry for hub connection
- SMS-based account verification
- Battery usage optimization for geofencing
- Real-time notifications with better visibility
- Detailed user manual and in-app help
In-app purchases
VeraMobile™
No in-app purchases
Hubitat
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is VeraMobile™ free?
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