Home + Security vs Laurastar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Laurastar
Enhance your ironing experience and home care with expert advice and video tutorials. This app provides custom guides for garment care, home hygiene, and maintenance schedules. Get exclusive assistance and troubleshooting for your Laurastar device.
- Custom ironing guides
- Video tutorials on home hygiene
- Garment care and fashion tips
- House chores cleaning schedule
- Maintenance schedule generation
- Exclusive notifications
- Troubleshooting solutions
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The new Laurastar app is your ideal companion for fully enjoying your Laurastar and becoming a pro at ironing. But that's not all! Expert advice and video tutorials for garment care and a healthy home are also waiting for you. The ideal companion to fully enjoy your Laurastar Exclusive Features Tips for Maintaining Your Laurastar Expert Videos and More Exclusive Assistance User Guides Easy Troubleshooting Solutions Direct Access to After-Sales Service Tailored Tutorials Custom ironing guides, video tutorials on home hygiene, articles on garment care and fashion tips, etc! Custom house chores cleaning schedule Keeping a clean and well-organized home Automatically generated cleaning and maintenance schedule Exclusive notifications
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Home + Security at 69% against Laurastar's 0%. Home + Security also leads on rating (4.3 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (379 vs 4). Laurastar's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Home + Security holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Home + Security has 379 ratings behind it against 4, 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 0% of Laurastar's.
Home + Security ships an update every 4 weeks, Laurastar every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Home + Security | Laurastar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (379 ratings) — better | 2.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 68.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 379 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 179 MB | 130 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Legrand - Netatmo – Bticino | Laurastar |
Customer experience
Home + Security
Laurastar
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
Laurastar
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Home + Security
No in-app purchases
Laurastar
No in-app purchases
Questions
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