Comparison

Home + Security vs Valen & Viora

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

Valen & Viora

Features
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Valen & Viora is a private space for two people who choose each other, on purpose, again and again. It is not a social network. There is no feed, no followers, no discovery, no strangers. Everything you make here is seen by one person: your partner. — THE EVENING — Plan a date together. Choose the time, the kind of night it is, and — if you want — what each of you will wear. Pick your own look, or let them choose it for you. Anticipation is half of it. — THE WARDROBE — A private wardrobe for two. Add the pieces you love, keep favourites, build collections. Send a piece as a gift and let them accept, consider, or decline. What's in here stays between you. — MEMORIES — After the night, keep it. A photograph, where you were, a few words in your own hand, and how it felt. Over time it becomes something you can return to. — LETTERS — Write to your partner and seal it. Choose when it opens: a week from now, your anniversary, a year away. Watch it count down. Some things are better read later. — OUR YEAR — The shape of your year together — the evenings, the moments, the feelings you named — gathered in one quiet place. — MADE FOR TWO — Pair once with your partner and the app becomes yours. App lock, private notifications, and a wardrobe you can hide entirely if you'd rather. Valen & Viora is designed for adults in a relationship. It is deliberately small, deliberately quiet, and deliberately private. Just between you.

Screenshots

Home + Security4 screens
Valen & Viora4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Valen & Viora at 15.0 against Home + Security's 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Home + Security versus Valen & Viora: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHome + SecurityValen & Viora
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (380 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews68.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings380 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size180 MB42 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperLegrand - Netatmo – BticinoKevin Skafar

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

Valen & Viora

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Home + Security

No in-app purchases

None

Valen & Viora

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Home + Security free?
Home + Security is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Valen & Viora free?
Valen & Viora is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Home + Security or Valen & Viora have ads?
Neither Home + Security nor Valen & Viora shows ads.

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