Comparison

HUUM vs DoorBird

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

Head to head
About

HUUM

Control your sauna remotely with this app. Schedule heating times and receive notifications when your sauna reaches the desired temperature, ensuring a perfectly heated experience upon arrival.

Highlights
  • Remote sauna heating
  • Scheduled heating times
  • Calendar bookings
  • Temperature notifications
  • Mobile control
Features
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Your sauna, ready when you are. The HUUM app puts full control of your sauna in your pocket. Heat it up on your way home, fine-tune the temperature from the bench, and keep an eye on every session wherever you are. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Start, stop, and adjust your sauna remotely • Set the exact target temperature and session duration • Schedule sessions by day, time, and temperature, including recurring bookings • Watch live status, current and target temperature, and heating progress • Manage multiple saunas from a single view • Track your sauna hours and browse your full session history • Get clear, real-time alerts for doors, connection, and safety BUILT FOR SAFETY Remote start is enabled only when your sauna's safety is confirmed through the UKU control panel, so you stay in control at all times. Works with HUUM saunas equipped with the UKU controller and a Wi-Fi connection. Less fiddling. More leil.

About

DoorBird

See, hear, and speak to visitors at your door from anywhere in the world. Receive instant notifications for doorbell presses and motion detection, ensuring you never miss a visitor or delivery. Securely unlock doors, garages, or gates remotely.

Highlights
  • Live HDTV video with night vision
  • 2-way audio communication
  • Worldwide mobile access
  • Push notifications for visitors and motion
  • Remote door, garage, or gate unlocking
  • Visitor history
  • Geofencing
Features
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The DoorBird App provides mobile access to DoorBird IP Video Door Stations. Using the app, you can see and hear your visitors in real time, speak with them or unlock the door. When visitors press your doorbell, you receive a push notification on your iPhone or iPad and can immediately answer your door – from anywhere in the world. The DoorBird can also send instant alerts when a visitor triggers the built-in motion sensor. No matter if you are at home or not, you will never miss a visitor or a delivery. DoorBird's innovative IP technology was developed in Germany and is continuously improved through regular app and hardware updates. The system works in your local network (LAN) as well as outside of your home network environment without range limitation and securely encrypted over the Internet. DoorBird App Features for IP Video Door Stations: • Live HDTV video (ultra wide-angle camera lens, night vision) • 2-way audio communication • Worldwide mobile access to DoorBird IP Video Door Stations • Push notifications on your iPhone or iPad when the doorbell is pushed or the motion sensor is triggered • Configurable motion sensor • Free visitor history • Secure door, garage or gate opener via the app • Different ringtones for push notifications • Geofencing • App is optimized for portrait and landscape format • WiFi and Ethernet (PoE) • Smart Home and NVR compatible

Screenshots

HUUM4 screens
DoorBird4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: DoorBird at 4.5 against HUUM's 2.3. DoorBird also leads on review sentiment (37% vs 11%) and ratings volume (29K vs 30). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DoorBird holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DoorBird has 29K ratings behind it against 30, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 11% of HUUM's written reviews are positive against 37% of DoorBird's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HUUM ships an update monthly, DoorBird every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
HUUM versus DoorBird: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHUUMDoorBird
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (30 ratings)4.5 (29K ratings) — better
Positive reviews10.6% of reviews37.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3029K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.412.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB88 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperHUUMBird Home Automation GmbH

Customer experience

HUUM

All ratings29 ratings
Positive31.0%
Neutral6.9%
Negative62.1%
Written reviews207 reviews
Positive10.6%
Neutral4.3%
Negative85.0%

DoorBird

All ratings29,063 ratings
Positive85.8%
Neutral4.0%
Negative10.2%
Written reviews489 reviews
Positive37.0%
Neutral14.3%
Negative48.7%

User reviews

HUUM

From 30 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ✅ Basic functionality works when stable
  • 🎯 Simple on/off controls
  • 📱 Remote control capability (when functioning)
  • ⏱️ Scheduling feature available
  • 🌡️ Temperature adjustment possible

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Extremely unreliable and buggy
  • ❌ Frequent app crashes and freezes
  • 🔌 Constant WiFi connectivity issues
  • ⏱️ Long response delays (2-3 minutes)
  • 🌍 Random language switching problems

DoorBird

From 29K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great product and service
  • 🔒 Reliable security features
  • 🚀 Easy installation and setup

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Slow app response and connectivity issues
  • 🔇 Poor audio quality and speaker volume
  • 📽️ Low camera quality and limited field of view
  • 🕰️ Significant delays in notifications and video feed

Bugs and requests

HUUM

Reported bugs

21 issues
  • App randomly switches to Estonian/Finnish/Swedish
  • Temperature control stops working after updates
  • Scheduler/timer functionality broken
  • Remote start feature randomly disables
  • App won't open or becomes unresponsive
Show 16 more
  • Login loops and credential rejection
  • Door sensor falsely reports 'door open'
  • Sauna turns off mid-heating without reason
  • Light controls unresponsive or delayed
  • Calendar/scheduling closes app
  • Password reset emails don't work
  • App incompatible with latest iOS versions
  • Notifications not working on newer phones
  • Sauna ID retrieval issues
  • Temperature scroll functionality broken
  • Auto-start toggle disabled but still visible
  • Unexpected €420-500 charges during setup
  • App logs out on every action
  • Duplicate commands cause unexpected behavior
  • Modal pages get stuck and freeze app
  • Repeat scheduling function inaccurate

Requested features

12 requests
  • Apple Watch app support
  • Dynamic Island integration
  • Temperature reached notifications
  • Ability to cancel/edit bookings
  • Google Home/Alexa integration
Show 7 more
  • Better visual feedback for on/off status
  • In-app help documentation and instructions
  • Language selection button always visible
  • Advanced statistics and analytics
  • User community map feature
  • Persistent language preference storage
  • Confirmation dialogs for critical actions

DoorBird

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Frequent app crashes and freezes
  • Inconsistent connectivity and sync issues
  • Unreliable device pairing and setup process

Requested features

4 requests
  • Siri/Google Assistant integration for voice control
  • Improved push notification system with audible alerts
  • Local storage option for video recordings
  • Simplified app interface and settings

In-app purchases

None

HUUM

No in-app purchases

None

DoorBird

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HUUM free?
HUUM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DoorBird free?
DoorBird is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HUUM or DoorBird?
DoorBird is rated higher. HUUM averages 2.3 out of 5 from 30 ratings, while DoorBird averages 4.5 from 29K ratings.
Do HUUM or DoorBird have ads?
Neither HUUM nor DoorBird shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HUUM or DoorBird?
HUUM ships an update monthly, and DoorBird every 3 weeks. Most recently, HUUM was updated on November 1, 2026 and DoorBird on November 6, 2026.

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