Comparison

Home Remote vs Find Device

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

Head to head
About

Home Remote

Consolidate control of your smart home devices with a single, feature-rich application. Automate actions with schedules, location triggers, and voice commands. Supports a wide range of popular smart home brands and protocols.

Highlights
  • Unified smart home control
  • Schedules and geofencing
  • Voice recognition support
  • Native support for popular brands
  • URL calls and TCP/UDP packets
  • Location triggering with beacons
Features
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Tired of all the different apps you need to control your smart home? Are they missing features you’d like to see such as schedules, geofencing or Today Screen access? Then Home Remote is for you. With native support for Milight, LimitlessLED, EasyBulb, LIFX, Belkin WeMo, Indigo, along with URL calls and TCP/UDP packets, there isn’t much that Home Remote can’t control. You can add attributes to any action, such as location triggering with beacons or geofences, schedules, even voice recognition. Home Remote - Great for any smart home with Home Automation. Sunrise and sunset times are provided by http://sunrise-sunset.org

About

Find Device

Locate lost Bluetooth-enabled devices like earbuds, smartwatches, and more. The app scans for nearby devices and shows their approximate distance, helping you pinpoint their location.

Highlights
  • Scan for Bluetooth devices
  • Display approximate distance
  • Sort search results
  • Search by device name
  • View unnamed devices
  • Distance sensor
Features
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Can’t find your AirPods, Apple Pencil, Apple Watch, iPhone, iPad, iPod, Smartphone, Tablet, Smart Watch, Fitness Tracker, Headphones, Smart Bands, Speakers, or any other Bluetooth device? We can help you! If the lost device is on and its battery isn’t dead, we can provide you with the help to scan and find it via its Bluetooth. How to detect and find the lost device? 1. Open our application, make sure that Bluetooth is on, and the permission to use it is granted. 2. Slowly move around the alleged place of loss and find your device in the list of found. 3. Select the device and watch the distance to it. 4. When the distance is minimal, look around, and you should see it. Additionally, study the video tutorials above. We hope it’ll come in handy and provide an overview of the capabilities of our application for finding lost devices. About the app: In the application you’ll see a list of Bluetooth devices around you and the approximate distance to them. Also, a device name, manufactured name, device type, if such information can be retrieved from a Bluetooth device. You’ll be able to go to a screen with a distance sensor, which will be useful for you when searching. What else is useful in our app: - sorting search results by distance and name; - searching by a specific device name; - possibility to see unnamed Bluetooth devices, perhaps yours is among them; - helpful tips for finding and discovering devices; - convenient scale showing the distance to the device. Tips and Questions: - Why can't I see my device on the list? Sometimes not all devices are visible in the app, because they are turned off, too far away, or just not sending Bluetooth signal. - Why are the distance numbers unstable? The displayed distance is not stable because of the connection type and possible obstacles between you and your founded device. - Why do I see Unknown devices? Some devices don’t transmit data, such as name or manufactured name, however, you’ll be able to see the distance to it. - How to find a single AirPod? If you are looking for a single AirPod – put the other one in the AirPod case and close it. Then wait 5-7 seconds and continue. If you are looking for both AirPods – ignore this advice. - How to find the AirPod case? The AirPods case itself doesn’t send a signal. - Can I find AirPods if they are in a closed AirPod case? No, since AirPods in a closed case do not transmit a signal. - How to find an Apple Pencil? First try our app on iPad, to which Apple pencil was connected. But we could find Apple Pencil on both iPhone and MacBook. - Are you sure your app works? Definitely yes. Our team tested it and hid the devices all over our big office. All the devices were found. The search time was approximately 3-10 minutes. A list of the main BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) devices that you can search for: - Apple devices such as AirPods (on iPhone/iPad), Apple Pencils (only on iPad), Apple Watches, iPods, iPads, MacBooks. - Bluetooth Headphones, Speakers, Earbuds such as JBL, Beats, etc. - Fitness Trackers as Mi Band, Xiaomi, etc. - Smartphones, Tablets, Smart Watches, and Smart Bands such as Microsoft Band, Samsung Gear, etc. - All other Bluetooth BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) devices. The app supports Dark and Light modes, so your eyes will be happy. We’re planning to develop our application together with you. For any questions, contact support - hello@lanars.com

Screenshots

Home Remote4 screens
Find Device4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Home Remote at 82% against Find Device's 42%. Home Remote also leads on price ($1.99 vs $9.99) and rating (4.8 vs 4.6). Find Device's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). On ratings volume, 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

Home Remote costs $1.99 and Find Device $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Home Remote holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 50 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Home Remote's written reviews are positive against 42% of Find Device's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Home Remote ships an update monthly, Find Device fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Home Remote versus Find Device: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHome RemoteFind Device
Price$1.99 — better$9.99
Rating4.8 (25 ratings) — better4.6 (50 ratings)
Positive reviews82.4% of reviews — better42.1% of reviews
Number of ratings2550 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBouncing Ball GamesLANARS LLC

Customer experience

Home Remote

All ratings25 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews176 reviews
Positive82.4%
Neutral4.5%
Negative13.1%

Find Device

All ratings50 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral2.0%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive42.1%
Neutral10.5%
Negative47.4%

Bugs and requests

Home Remote

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • App crashes after iOS updates
  • Geofencing stopped working after iOS 12
  • MiLight compatibility broken in recent versions
  • Brightness settings not working with older bridges
  • Preset corruption when editing multiple actions
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  • Apple Watch app crashes frequently
  • Widget disappears from notification center
  • Unable to send data via POST/PUT methods
  • External URLs not working on iPhone (works on iPad)
  • Light automatically turns off after Apple Watch commands
  • Device status not displayed/updated
  • Inconsistent command execution
  • App unresponsive with too many voice controls

Requested features

20 requests
  • HomeKit and Siri integration
  • Google Home integration
  • Toggle buttons with visual status indicators
  • Brightness slider in color picker
  • Support for newer MiLight bridge versions (v6, iBox 2)
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  • Ability to control multiple zones simultaneously
  • Buttons accessible from Apple Watch glances
  • Feedback confirmation for executed actions
  • Cellular data support (3G/4G)
  • Logitech Harmony integration
  • FHEM support
  • Image-based buttons instead of text
  • Batch IP address updates
  • POST/PUT method support
  • French language voice recognition
  • Italian language support
  • Customizable widget appearance (size, color, shape)
  • Action grouping/categorization
  • Brightness percentage input for white light
  • Smooth color transitions

Find Device

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Home Remote

No in-app purchases

None

Find Device

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Home Remote free?
Home Remote costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Find Device free?
Find Device costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Home Remote or Find Device?
Home Remote is rated higher. Home Remote averages 4.8 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while Find Device averages 4.6 from 50 ratings.
Do Home Remote or Find Device have ads?
Neither Home Remote nor Find Device shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Home Remote or Find Device?
Home Remote ships an update monthly, and Find Device fortnightly. Most recently, Home Remote was updated on November 1, 2026 and Find Device on November 3, 2026.

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