HUUM vs DoorBird
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Remote sauna heating
- Scheduled heating times
- Calendar bookings
- Temperature notifications
- Mobile control
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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.
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.
- 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
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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
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
HUUM ships an update monthly, DoorBird every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HUUM | DoorBird |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (30 ratings) | 4.5 (29K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 10.6% of reviews | 37.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 30 | 29K — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HUUM | Bird Home Automation GmbH |
Customer experience
HUUM
DoorBird
User reviews
HUUM
From 30 App Store ratingsWhat 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 ratingsWhat 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
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- 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
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- 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
HUUM
No in-app purchases
DoorBird
No in-app purchases







