HS3Touch vs HSBuddy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HS3Touch
This client app requires a separate Windows design program to create custom interfaces for your smart home system. It connects to your HomeSeer system via a cloud service to provide remote access and control. Users need a license for the design software to utilize this application.
- Customizable smart home interface
- Remote control of HomeSeer systems
- Works with HS3 and HS3PRO
- Requires HS3Touch Designer software
- Cloud service integration
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This HS3Touch client is NOT a stand-alone app. It is designed to work in tandem with HS3Touch Designer (a commercial Windows software program). If you do not have a license for HS3Touch Designer, please install HomeSeer Mobile (our standard free app) instead. System Requirements: • Any HS3 or HS3PRO-powered HomeSeer system (including all HomeTrollers) • HomeSeer HS3Touch Designer • MyHomeSeer-Remote cloud service account Installation: • Ensure that your HomeSeer HS3 system is running • Register for a Free MyHomeSeer-Remote account and add your HomeSeer license codes to that account • Download and install the HSTouch client (this app) on your mobile device(s) • Open your IOS settings, find HSTouch and enter your MyHomeSeer username and password • Launch this app and connect using MyHomeSeer. Your system should now be accessible! • App will automatically load a default project based on the type of IOS device you are using.
HSBuddy
Control your HomeSeer home automation system from your mobile device and Apple Watch. Manage devices, run events, view camera feeds, and create custom dashboards. Automate tasks with Siri shortcuts and widgets.
- Control and edit devices
- Run and edit events
- View camera feeds
- Customizable dashboards
- Siri shortcuts
- Home Screen widgets
- Push notifications
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HSBuddy is a free application for iOS® that turns your mobile device into the ultimate companion for your HomeSeer® home automation system. With the included Apple Watch companion app you can take control of your home from your wrist! Certain features require an additional HomeSeer controller plug-in which you can install from the plug-in manager in your HomeSeer configuration pages. Look for HSBuddy under the User Interfaces section. Complement your home automation experience and use HSBuddy to: • Control and edit devices • Run and edit events • View history of device state changes * • View images from your home cameras ** • Create your own customized dashboards • Speed up your daily automation tasks » Create Siri shortcuts » Place Widgets for your Home Screen • Send push-notifications to your devices as part of your server events • Browse your HomeSeer server logs * • Enable geo-location on the app and location-based events * • Automatically switch between local-WiFi and remote connectivity to your server based on your location. • Connect to multiple HomeSeer servers and switch quickly between them • Use Smart Tags to quickly control a device or run an event by tapping a tag with your phone *Requires installing the free HSBuddy HomeSeer controller plug-in **Compatible with some existing HomeSeer controller camera plug-ins To use this app you need a running instance of HomeSeer. To find out more, visit http://www.homeseer.com For more information and troubleshooting help, go to http://hsbuddy.avglabs.net
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: HSBuddy at 76% against HS3Touch's 17%. HSBuddy also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.5). HS3Touch's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
HSBuddy holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 27 and 29 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of HS3Touch's written reviews are positive against 76% of HSBuddy's.
HS3Touch ships an update monthly, HSBuddy every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HS3Touch | HSBuddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (27 ratings) | 4.6 (29 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.4% of reviews | 76.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 27 | 29 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HomeSeer | Antonio Vargas Garcia |
Customer experience
HS3Touch
HSBuddy
Bugs and requests
HS3Touch
Reported bugs
38 issues- Hangs at 'getting data'
- Cannot connect
- Cannot change settings or connect locally
- New version won't authenticate
- Stopped working
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- HomeSeer broke the app without warning
- HS3Touch license disabled
- Unable to login since last update
- Latest update won't launch
- Latest update broken, 'Could not authenticate'
- App unavailable suddenly
- Latest version will not connect to HomeSeer server
- Latest version crashes when launched
- Glitchy iOS version compared to Android
- Screen cuts off in portrait mode on iPad
- Unable to get out of demo mode
- Device status won't auto refresh
- App crashes all the time
- App hangs at startup
- Frequently need to reboot phone to connect
- Hangs at 'Getting Data' screen
- Startup bug still present
- App crashes when HomeSeer reboots
- Update broke what was working
- Only connects sometimes, crashes frequently
- Crashes if not swiped up to exit
- Latest version crashes with any button press
- Interface does not scale or rotate
- Does not work on iPad Pro
- Never opens, sticks on loading data
- Black screen issues (resolved by reinstall)
- Locks up constantly on iPad
- Screens get stuck in refresh loop on iPad
- iPad specific version says no systems online
- All projects showing black screens
- Current client does not work on local LAN if internet is down
- Loads only a blank screen
- Just a black screen now
Requested features
4 requests- Support for Apple Watch
- HomeKit integration
- Notifications with sounds
- Ability to turn off confirmation when clicking on an event
HSBuddy
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
HS3Touch
No in-app purchases
HSBuddy
No in-app purchases
