Comparison

Home + Security vs Miele Scout

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

Head to head
About

Home + Security

Monitor your home remotely with smart security devices. Receive instant alerts for visitors, break-ins, smoke, and carbon monoxide. Control cameras, doorbells, and alarms from your smartphone for peace of mind.

Highlights
  • Remote doorbell answering
  • Intruder alerts with siren
  • Person/animal/vehicle detection
  • Smoke and CO detection alerts
  • Door and window break-in alerts
  • Smart indoor camera integration
Features
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Leave your home with peace of mind thanks to the Legrand-Netatmo-Bticino smart security solutions! Receive an alert on your smartphone when a visitor rings your doorbell, if there is a break-in attempt, and if smoke or carbon monoxide are detected. The notifications are smart so that you can act as quickly as possible when necessary, avoiding false alarms. Create an environment adapted to your needs, install the products yourself or ask a professional installer and access all their features from the Home + Security app, with no subscription fees or extra costs. SMART VIDEO DOORBELL Allows you to see who's at your door and answer it from wherever you are. SMART INTERNAL UNIT WITH ALEXA BUILT-IN Receive notification when someone is calling, answer the call and open the gate from wherever you are. SMART OUTDOOR CAMERA WITH SIREN Alerts you and deters intruders with its siren. SMART OUTDOOR CAMERA Lights up and alerts you as soon as a person, animal or vehicle enters your property. SMART INDOOR CAMERA Alerts you as soon as a stranger enters your home. SMART INDOOR SIREN Works with the Smart Indoor Camera - Triggers automatically and scares away intruders. SMART DOOR AND WINDOW SENSORS Works with the Smart Indoor Camera - Fitted on the doors and windows of your choice, they alert you in the event of a break-in attempt. SMART SMOKE ALARM Alerts you if there is a fire, no matter where you are. You can take action even when you're not at home. SMART CARBON MONOXIDE ALARM Alerts you if there is carbon monoxide in your home, no matter where you are. You can take action even when you are away.

About

Miele Scout

Control your robot vacuum remotely to schedule cleaning sessions and select specific areas. Monitor its progress with real-time mapping and even view your home remotely via live video feed.

Highlights
  • Remote control
  • Scheduled cleaning
  • Area selection
  • Real-time mapping
  • Live home monitoring
  • Timer programming
Features
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Whether you're at home or on the go – with the Miele Scout smartphone app just tell your robot vacuum cleaner where you want it to clean and when. The app offers convenient operating functions. The Status Screen gives you all key information at a glance, e.g. which mode the Scout is currently in and when it will begin the next cleaning session. With just two clicks you can select a cleaning mode and start the robot vacuum cleaner straight away. The timer function can be used to program the start time for cleaning. Up to 7 individual timers can be set, allowing cleaning to start at different times on weekdays than at weekends. Furthermore the Scout navigates systematically through the rooms and generates a map of the area being cleaned. This enables you to track where the Scout is at any given time and find out which areas have already been cleaned. With the Home Vision HD function*, you can check that everything is in order at home at any time while you are on the go. Using the front cameras, you can also monitor the activities of the robot vacuum cleaner in real time. The camera image is sent via live tracking to your mobile device securely and in encrypted form. Important information for use The pre-requisite for the use of this app is a Miele Scout robot vacuum cleaner. * Depends on model

Screenshots

Home + Security4 screens
Miele Scout4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Home + Security at 4.3 against Miele Scout's 2.3. Home + Security also leads on review sentiment (69% vs 26%) and ratings volume (380 vs 39). Miele Scout's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Home + Security holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Home + Security has 380 ratings behind it against 39, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Home + Security's written reviews are positive against 26% of Miele Scout's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Home + Security ships an update every 4 weeks, Miele Scout every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Home + Security versus Miele Scout: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHome + SecurityMiele Scout
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (380 ratings) — better2.3 (39 ratings)
Positive reviews68.7% of reviews — better26.3% of reviews
Number of ratings380 — better39
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size179 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLegrand - Netatmo – BticinoMiele & Cie. KG

Customer experience

Home + Security

All ratings379 ratings
Positive83.4%
Neutral2.9%
Negative13.7%
Written reviews935 reviews
Positive68.7%
Neutral6.4%
Negative24.9%

Miele Scout

All ratings36 ratings
Positive27.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative72.2%
Written reviews323 reviews
Positive26.3%
Neutral4.3%
Negative69.3%

User reviews

Home + Security

From 380 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Reliable performance
  • 🔒 Secure storage and privacy
  • 💡 Intelligent detection and alerts
  • 👍 Excellent integration with HomeKit

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Connectivity issues and disconnections
  • 🐛 Buggy app with crashes and glitches
  • 🐛 Inaccurate motion and person detection
  • 🔋 Overheating and high power consumption
  • 💡 Lacking customization options

Miele Scout

From 39 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🧹 Excellent cleaning performance and suction power
  • 🏗️ High-quality hardware construction
  • 🗺️ Mapping functionality when working properly
  • 📱 Remote control capability via app
  • 🔋 Long battery life and runtime

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Persistent connection and pairing failures
  • 📡 Unreliable WiFi connectivity
  • ❌ Server connection errors and timeouts
  • 🔄 Frequent app crashes and freezes
  • 🗺️ Maps not saving or loading consistently

Bugs and requests

Home + Security

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashes when selecting camera type
  • Geolocation-based automation not working
  • Dropbox integration not functioning properly
  • Shortcuts integration broken after recent update
  • Delayed or missing motion notifications

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add option to disable video call notifications
  • Improve notification scheduling and customization
  • Implement multi-camera management and filtering
  • Allow control of floodlight brightness and automation
  • Expose object detection to HomeKit for automations

Miele Scout

Reported bugs

20 issues
  • App fails to pair with robot during initial setup
  • Connection to server fails repeatedly
  • Robot shows as offline despite active WiFi connection
  • Maps disappear or reset after each cleaning cycle
  • F7 system error appears during operation
Show 15 more
  • Firmware updates cannot be installed
  • App crashes when accessing map or camera features
  • Continue button becomes unresponsive during pairing
  • Robot loses base station location
  • App requires constant re-login
  • Map editing zones not saving properly
  • App hangs on pairing screen indefinitely
  • Cloud synchronization fails
  • Home Vision camera not accessible remotely
  • Robot clock displays incorrect time
  • App incompatible with newer iOS versions
  • WiFi password input limitations
  • Robot gets stuck in error loops
  • Duplicate map creation issues
  • App performance degrades after updates

Requested features

18 requests
  • Support for more than 2 saved maps
  • Ability to edit and lock saved maps
  • Multi-user/multi-device simultaneous pairing
  • Real-time camera streaming
  • Battery percentage display
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  • Push notifications for errors and completion
  • Scheduling and automation via voice assistants (Alexa, Google Home)
  • Persistent map learning and improvement over time
  • Virtual wall and no-go zone flexibility
  • Pause and resume cleaning functionality
  • Zone-based cleaning scheduling
  • Detailed cleaning statistics and history
  • Support for 5GHz WiFi networks
  • Better pairing instructions and tutorials
  • Offline manual control without app
  • Automatic map backup to cloud
  • Room detection and naming
  • Customizable cleaning modes and power levels

In-app purchases

None

Home + Security

No in-app purchases

None

Miele Scout

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Home + Security free?
Home + Security is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Miele Scout free?
Miele Scout is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Home + Security or Miele Scout?
Home + Security is rated higher. Home + Security averages 4.3 out of 5 from 380 ratings, while Miele Scout averages 2.3 from 39 ratings.
Do Home + Security or Miele Scout have ads?
Neither Home + Security nor Miele Scout shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Home + Security or Miele Scout?
Home + Security ships an update every 4 weeks, and Miele Scout every 6 weeks. Most recently, Home + Security was updated on October 26, 2026 and Miele Scout on October 24, 2026.

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