Comparison

EASY App vs openHAB

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

Head to head
About

EASY App

Control your HomeMatic smart home system conveniently from your smartphone or tablet. Create custom views for quick status checks and easy operation, manage multiple systems, and restrict user access from anywhere, anytime.

Highlights
  • Smartphone/tablet control for HomeMatic
  • Customizable views for status and operation
  • User access restriction
  • Manage multiple central units
  • Cloud-based remote access
Features
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Mit der EASY App steht Ihnen eine komfortable Bedienoberfläche für Ihre HomeMatic Haussteuerung zur Verfügung. Hiermit brauchen Sie Ihr SmartHome nicht mehr über die Oberfläche der Zentrale bedienen, sondern nutzen unsere Cloud-basierte Lösung direkt auf Ihrem SmartPhone - von überall und jederzeit! Mit der EASY App können Sie: * Ihre HomeMatic Zentrale bedienen, ganz bequem per SmartPhone oder Tablet. * Eine beliebige Zahl individuelle Ansichten erstellen, die eine schnelle Status-Übersicht und eine einfache Bedienung erlauben. * Den Zugriff für unterschiedliche Benutzer einschränken. * Mehrere Zentralen über eine Oberfläche verwalten. Voraussetzungen: * Um die EASY App zur Steuerung Ihrer Komponenten nutzen zu können benötigen Sie min. CloudMatic SmartHome. Für den gesicherten VPN-Zugang zu Ihrer CCU müssen Sie in dem Fall selber sorgen. Daher empfehlen wir die Buchung von CloudMatic complete. Weitere Infos unter: http://cloudmatic.de.

About

openHAB

This app acts as a companion to an open-source home automation system, allowing users to control and integrate various smart home devices. It offers remote access, enhanced notifications, and a customizable interface for managing your smart home ecosystem.

Highlights
  • Seamless integration with openHAB UI
  • Remote control via openHAB Cloud
  • Enhanced push notifications
  • Apple Watch companion app
  • Natively supports iPhone and iPad
  • Connects to over 3000 devices
Features
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The official companion application for openHAB - an open source home automation system. The open Home Automation Bus (openHAB) project aims at providing a universal integration platform for connecting home automation technologies into a single intelligent system. With more than 3000 things that openHAB can connect to, there’s virtually nothing that can’t be integrated. Its advanced rules based architecture allows complete automation using several popular scripting languages (Java Script, Ruby, Python, Java, RDSL, and more ) as well as visual rule designers using either drag and drop interfaces or simple “If / Then” forms. The new openHAB UI allows users to easily build beautiful interfaces customized to their needs. openHAB is designed to be absolutely vendor-neutral as well as hardware/protocol-agnostic. Key Features: * Integrates seamlessly with your own openHAB UI (Main UI or sitemaps) * Control everything on your openHAB server directly or remotely through the free openHAB Cloud service (https://myopenhab.org) * Enhanced push notifications with media from openHAB Cloud and the openHAB cloud binding * Apple Watch companion app * Natively supports both iPhone and iPad Make openHAB the central integration and control point of your Smart Home. You will find openHAB at http://www.openhab.org/ openHAB has over 450 add-ons, supporting over 3000 things, some of which include: Aiphone, Amazon Dash Button, Amazon Echo Control, AmpliFi, AndroidTV, Anker, Apple HomeKit, Arlo, August, Belkin, Blink, Bosch Smart Home, Bose SoundTouch, Brinks, Chamberlain, Chromecast, Cree, D-Link, Daikin, Denon / Marantz, Dynaudio, Ecobee, Electrolux, Eero, Fibaro, Foscam, Freebox, Gardena, Google Home, Hisense, Honeywell, Honeywell Home, Hue, iRobot, JBL, Jablotron Alarm, Kaleidescape, Kenwood, KNX, Kodi, Kuka, Kwikset, LIFX, LG, Linksys, Logitech, Lutron, Matter, Miele Cloud, Miele@home, Moen, Nanoleaf, Neato, Netatmo, Nest, Nortek, Nuki, Osram, Philips Hue, Pioneer, Plex, Powermax, Rako, Ring, Ring Alarm, Roku, Samsung Smartthings, Sennheiser, Sensibo, Shelly, Siemens, SimpliSafe, Smarthome, Smartmeter, Smartthings, Sonos, Sony, Spotify, Squeezebox, Tado, Technics, Tesla, TP-Link Smart Home, TRÅDFRI, Unifi, Velux, Vera, Verisure, Vizio, Volumio, Wemo, Whirlpool, Wink, Xiaomi, Yamaha Musiccast, Yamaha Receiver, Yeelight, Zigbee, Z-Wave and 400 more popular technologies….

Screenshots

EASY App4 screens
openHAB4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: openHAB at 33% against EASY App's 18%. EASY App's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EASY App ships an update every 5 weeks, openHAB every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
EASY App versus openHAB: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEASY AppopenHAB
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews18.4% of reviews33.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEASY SmartHome GmbHopenHAB Foundation e.V.

Customer experience

EASY App

Written reviews38 reviews
Positive18.4%
Neutral10.5%
Negative71.1%

openHAB

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

EASY App

No in-app purchases

None

openHAB

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EASY App free?
EASY App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is openHAB free?
openHAB is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do EASY App or openHAB have ads?
Neither EASY App nor openHAB shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EASY App or openHAB?
EASY App ships an update every 5 weeks, and openHAB every 3 weeks. Most recently, EASY App was updated on October 14, 2026 and openHAB on October 5, 2026.

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