Comparison

Home Remote vs EV Charger

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

EV Charger

Features
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EV Charger is an application designed for new energy vehicles charging. It is characterized by simple operation, fast charging speed and safe charging. EV Charger is easy to operate and has comprehensive functions. User can operate starting charging,stop charging, Set charging parameters on phone. Step 1: Download the EV Charger Go to the app store, search for "EV Charger" or download it and install it on your phone. Step 2: Bluetooth connection Users need to make Bluetooth pairing first, after opening the application, enter the Bluetooth matching page, if the search fails, scroll down to refresh Step 3: Select charging gun After successful search, select your charging gun, enter the "Settings" page and log in, the user can choose to set the charging delay time and charging duration, set the charging current, set the charging repeat time, and start charging. Step 4: End charging we can stop charging at any time on the app. When charging is complete, it will automatically stop charging

Screenshots

Home Remote4 screens
EV Charger4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: EV Charger at Free against Home Remote's $1.99. EV Charger also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). Home Remote's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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

EV Charger is free to download; Home Remote costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Home Remote ships an update monthly, EV Charger every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Home Remote versus EV Charger: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHome RemoteEV Charger
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (25 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews82.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings25 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBouncing Ball Games珍珍 许

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

EV Charger

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Home Remote

No in-app purchases

None

EV Charger

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Home Remote free?
Home Remote costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is EV Charger free?
EV Charger is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Home Remote or EV Charger have ads?
Neither Home Remote nor EV Charger shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Home Remote or EV Charger?
Home Remote ships an update monthly, and EV Charger every 2 weeks. Most recently, Home Remote was updated on October 29, 2026 and EV Charger on October 13, 2026.

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