Busch vs Hager flow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Busch
This app allows you to manage your home's door communication system directly from your smartphone or tablet. See and hear visitors, open doors, and control lights remotely. Connects to your existing Welcome system for seamless integration.
- Receive door calls on mobile device
- See and hear visitors
- Remote door opening
- Control lights
- View door call history
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Experience the door communication of your Welcome system on your smartphone or tablet! Never miss a door call. With the Welcome app all calls are transferred directly to your mobile device. You can see and hear who is at your door. Simply connect the app to your Welcome system via the myBUSCH-JAEGER/myABB-LivingSpace account. Information about the configuration and registration of your IP-Gateway can be found at: http://www.busch-jaeger-catalogue.com/8300-0-0336,artikel.html Preconditions: Welcome door communication system with configured IP-Gateway 83341, 83341-500, 83341, 83341-500, with the latest SW version. Portal registration at https://my.busch-jaeger.de or https://my.abb-livingspace.com. For usage via internet: IP-Gateway is connected via DSL 6000 or better. For usage via internet: Mobile device is connected via 3G/UMTS or WLAN, data plan (e.g. flatrate) allows voice over IP (VoIP). Functions: - Audio and video communication (app has to run in the background) - Door-opening - Switching lights - Access to the latest entries of the door call history list (number of entries is limited, editing the list is only possible in the portal)
Hager flow
This app intelligently manages your home's energy by balancing generation and consumption. It optimizes storage and charging of self-generated energy, offering features like Boost mode for electric vehicles and customizable charging settings.
- Intelligent energy management
- PV power balancing
- Energy storage optimization
- EV charging control
- Visualization of power data
- Customizable charging modes
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Your Energy Management – with flow by Hager Store, manage, charge: flow by Hager stands for intelligent energy management. The system helps balance generation and consumption amid fluctuating PV power production by proactively storing energy and making it available to various consumers as needed—for example, at night when the system isn’t generating power. Generation, consumption, storage, and grid feed-in are managed economically according to the priorities of self-consumption, storage, and grid feed-in. - Management of all energy flows in the home - Visualization of all relevant power and consumption data - Want to quickly charge your electric vehicle to full capacity? Activate Boost mode directly via the flow app. Depending on availability, the EV will then be charged with PV power or grid power. - Set the various charging modes for your witty Wallbox directly via the app Smart and simple. No stress. Just flow. Optimizes the storage, management, and charging of self-generated energy for private households.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Busch at none against Hager flow's shown. Busch also leads on review sentiment (25% vs 0%) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Busch ships an update every 5 months, Hager flow every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Busch | Hager flow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (27 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 25.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 27 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 116 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Busch-Jaeger Elektro GmbH | HagerEnergy GmbH |
Customer experience
Busch
Hager flow
In-app purchases
Busch
No in-app purchases
Hager flow
No in-app purchases
