Comparison

Composer Express vs HomesRunner

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

Head to head
About

Composer Express

This configuration tool streamlines system setup for authorized partners, simplifying installation and increasing productivity. It allows for account management, device connection, and system updates, both locally and remotely.

Highlights
  • Manage customer accounts and register controllers
  • Service and update customer systems remotely
  • Add and identify new controllers
  • Search and add device drivers
  • Configure project properties and network settings
  • Manage Zigbee and Z-Wave devices
  • Backup and load customer projects
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Composer Express is a configuration tool exclusively for authorized Control4 partners that dramatically simplifies the install process, allowing partners to minimize their time at job sites and increase their productivity during system setup. For smaller projects, use Composer Express standalone to create accounts, define a system, and connect devices. For more advanced projects, use it as a companion to the full Composer Pro programming experience. Key Features: • Search for, view, and add new customer accounts under your dealership • Register a controller to a customer account • Service and update a customer system locally or remotely • Add and identify a new controller into the project • Search and add device drivers from an online database or personal cloud storage • Set all project properties (date, time, timezone, location, locale & language, etc.) • Discover and add SDDP and IP devices on a local network • Setup and manage Zigbee networks and discover Zigbee devices • Add and manage supported Z-Wave devices • Update drivers on customer systems • Create connections between devices (AV Inputs, AV Outputs, Control, and Room) • Configure and set properties on device drivers • Manage room settings for device visibility, display order, or hide the room entirely • View Network status of all ZigBee (signal, battery, associated mesh controller) • Backup customer projects • Load customer projects (or project templates) from an online backup, USB drive, or Dropbox • Refresh Navigators • Assign a 4Sight license to a customer account • Reports controller serial number to support OvrC integration PLEASE NOTE: 1) Composer Express is available exclusively to authorized Control4 partners. 2) Partners can only access customers associated with their dealership. 3) Local and Remote Access to controllers requires Control4 OS version 2.7.0 and greater.

About

HomesRunner

Connects customers needing on-demand real estate services with providers who can fulfill those needs. Facilitates easy booking and payment for services.

Highlights
  • On-demand service booking
  • Provider payment system
  • Real estate service marketplace
  • Customer-provider connection
Features
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An app where customers can book on demand real estates services and getting providers can get paid on demand

Screenshots

Composer Express4 screens
HomesRunner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: HomesRunner at weekly against Composer Express's every 4 months. HomesRunner also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Composer Express's advantage is ratings volume (32 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

HomesRunner holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Composer Express has 32 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Composer Express ships an update every 4 months, HomesRunner weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Composer Express versus HomesRunner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterComposer ExpressHomesRunner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (32 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings32 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSnap One, LLCTamadtech L. L. C.

Customer experience

Composer Express

All ratings31 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral3.2%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive53.8%
Neutral15.4%
Negative30.8%

HomesRunner

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Composer Express

No in-app purchases

None

HomesRunner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Composer Express free?
Composer Express is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HomesRunner free?
HomesRunner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Composer Express or HomesRunner?
HomesRunner is rated higher. Composer Express averages 4.8 out of 5 from 32 ratings, while HomesRunner averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Composer Express or HomesRunner have ads?
Neither Composer Express nor HomesRunner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Composer Express or HomesRunner?
Composer Express ships an update every 4 months, and HomesRunner weekly. Most recently, Composer Express was updated on October 24, 2026 and HomesRunner on October 20, 2026.

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