HomeSense vs KrownLink
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HomeSense
Transform your iPhone or iPad into a central hub for your smart home. Seamlessly integrate and manage devices from various brands, including lights, thermostats, and audio systems. Enjoy a convenient overview of your entire home and control individual devices or create custom scenes.
- Centralized smart home control
- Integrates with multiple brands
- Device and room overview
- Customizable scenes and favorites
- Today widget for quick access
- iCloud sync across devices
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HomeSense turns your iPhone or iPad into a command center for your automated home. HomeSense supports Caséta Wireless, Lutron RadioRA 2, Lutron RadioRA 3, Lutron HomeWorks QS, Philips Hue Personal Wireless Lighting, Sonos speakers, Honeywell Lyric Thermostat and HomeKit, providing seamless integration between these systems. See the state of your connected devices, rooms, and convenient summary of your whole home with the base version, and upgrade to control lights, fans, shades, thermostats, edit schedule and more. With Notification Center widget, favorites, home and room scenes, HomeSense is flexible, convenient and easy to use. Please note that device control and editing for scenes and schedules requires a purchase. Common Features - See and control lights, ceiling fans, shades, blinds and thermostats from the application. - Home overview shows the state of every room and makes it easy to see what rooms have lights or fans on. - Add often used controls or scenes to the Favorites. Any light, fan, shade, or even individual keypad button can be added to Favorites to appear on a separate screen. Tap to toggle, or tap and hold to open the detail view. - Create your own home and room scenes that can combine devices from different systems. - Turn off all lights and fans in a room with a single gesture - just choose “All Off” action on the room. - Set up additional actions for a room to be recalled quickly from actions menu. - Organize your home: manage rooms, rename controls and keypad buttons, hide unwanted devices. - Today widget lets you access selected controls or scenes without launching the app. - Change switch type - choose if switch controls an outlet, light or fan. - Adjust device defaults - set default brightness, fade-in and fade-out time for dimmers, set default speed for fans. - iCloud sync keeps your home configuration up-to-date on all of your devices. Caséta Wireless Features - View and edit Pico button programming and scheduled events. Lutron RadioRA 2 and HomeWorks QS Features - View and edit keypad button programming, scheduled events and thermostat schedules. - Change schedule and energy saving (“Green”) mode. Philips Hue Features - View and edit scheduled events, including events relative to sunrise or sunset. HomeKit Features - Supported devices include outlets, switches, lights, fans, shades, blinds, thermostats, door locks, garage door openers, faucets, and sensors. - Scheduled events support both weekly events, as well as time triggers with repeat intervals, from 5 minutes up to one month. Sonos Features - Play, pause, and control volume. - Select a playlist or a station to play from your Sonos favorites. - Group speakers to play music to more than one rooms. Requirements - For Caséta Wireless, Smart Bridge or Smart Bridge Pro connected to home WiFi network. - For Lutron, professionally installed system connected to home WiFi network. - For Philips Hue, Philips Hue lights with bridge connected to home WiFi network. - For Lyric, Lyric Round Wi-Fi Thermostat, Lyric T5 or Lyric T6 Pro Wi-Fi Thermostat with working Internet connection. Trademarks Lutron, HomeWorks, RadioRA are trademarks of Lutron Electronics Co., Inc registered in the US and other countries. Caséta, RadioRA 2, RadioRA 3, GRAFIK RA are trademarks of Lutron Electronics Co., Inc. Lyric, Lyric Round are trademarks of Honeywell International Inc. PHILIPS is a registered trademark of Koninklijke Philips N.V. Sonos and Sonos product names are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Sonos, Inc.
KrownLink
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KrownLink is the first booking platform built exclusively for Afro-textured hair care — braids, locs, silk press, twists, cornrows, coils, and natural styles. Whether you're looking for a loctician in Berlin, a braider in London, or a colorist in Atlanta, KrownLink connects you with vetted specialists who truly understand your hair. Terms of Use (EULA): https://krownlink.app/terms AI-POWERED DISCOVERY Ask our AI concierge Nia anything: "silk press near me under €80" or "loc retwist in Frankfurt this weekend." She understands Black hair terminology and finds the perfect stylist for you — in English, German, or French. AR HAIRSTYLE TRY-ON Not sure which style to choose? Try on 35 curated hairstyles on your own face before you book. From box braids to fades, see exactly how you'll look. No other booking app offers this. EFFORTLESS BOOKING Book in 4 simple steps: pick a date, choose a time, add your hair details, and confirm with a secure deposit. Get AI-generated parking and transport tips after booking. DIRECT MESSAGING Chat directly with your stylist before and after your appointment. Every conversation is tied to your booking for full context. AI-suggested replies help stylists respond faster. FAVOURITES & SMART REMINDERS Save your go-to stylists and get intelligent rebook reminders based on your service type and visit frequency. Never miss your next appointment. PERSONAL LOOKBOOK All your AR try-on results are saved in a beautiful gallery with before/after sliders. Found a look you love? Tap "Book with This Style" to find a stylist instantly. ZERO FEES FOR CLIENTS No booking fees. No membership fees. No hidden charges. When you pay a deposit, it goes directly to your stylist's own payment account. KrownLink never touches your money. MULTI-LANGUAGE & MULTI-REGION Available in English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, and Dutch. Works across the EU, UK, and US with location-aware stylist discovery and local currency support (EUR/GBP/USD). FOR STYLISTS (€19.99/month, 30-day free trial): KrownLink gives textured-hair professionals everything they need in one app: • Smart booking engine with real-time availability • Google Calendar two-way sync • Service catalog with add-ons and bundles • Client hair history log with photos and formulas • Direct payments via Stripe — you keep 100% • Zero commission. Zero platform fees. • AI business insights and revenue analytics • Smart waitlist that auto-fills cancelled slots • Featured Stylist badge for top-rated professionals • Before & after photo gallery • Portfolio showcase (up to 20 photos) • Push, email, and SMS notifications • GDPR compliant with full data export One flat price. No per-client commission. No hidden tiers. No surprises. WHAT MAKES KROWNLINK DIFFERENT: The only booking platform purpose-built for textured hair AI concierge trained on Black hair terminology AR try-on — preview 35 styles on your own face Zero commission, zero platform fees for stylists Clients pay stylists directly — we never touch the funds 6 languages across EU, UK, and US markets
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: KrownLink at every 2 days against HomeSense's every 5 weeks. On price, ads, 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. HomeSense sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and KrownLink sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
HomeSense ships an update every 5 weeks, KrownLink every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HomeSense | KrownLink |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (77 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 77 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 101 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Revery Codes | Arnold Solomon |
In-app purchases
HomeSense
- HomeSense One Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- HomeSense One Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Control Access for Honeywell Lyric$4.99
- Control Access for Sonos$7.99
- Control Access for Philips Hue$9.99
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- Control Access for Lutron$19.99
- Control Access for Caséta Wireless$19.99
KrownLink
- StylePass$4.991 Month
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