Home+ 6 vs HomeScan for HomeKit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Home+ 6
This app enhances smart home control and management through advanced automation capabilities. It allows users to access all accessory characteristics, utilize widgets for quick control, and customize their smart home environment with wallpapers. The app also offers backup and restore functionality for HomeKit configurations.
- Powerful automations beyond the native Home app
- Access all accessory characteristics
- Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
- Smart home customization with wallpapers
- Backup and restore HomeKit configuration
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Home+ 6 is a full-featured HomeKit app which makes working with HomeKit easier. Home+ lets you control, manage and automate your smart home like never before. - You can create powerful automations which are not possible with the Home app. - You can access all characteristics of an accessory - You can control your accessories from your Home Screen and Lock Screen with widgets. - You can customise your smart home with wallpapers. - You can backup and restore your HomeKit configuration in case you need to. Home+ is a one-time purchase for your iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch.
HomeScan for HomeKit
Diagnose and enhance the performance of your Bluetooth HomeKit devices. Optimize accessory placement to reduce latency and signal interference, ensuring a more responsive smart home experience. Features include signal strength analysis, historical graphing, and an Apple Watch app for on-the-go diagnostics.
- Improve HomeKit accessory signal strength
- Diagnose signal issues and latency
- Graph signal strength over time
- Use with HomePod or Apple TV
- Apple Watch app for on-the-go use
- Audible signal strength readouts
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Diagnose signal issues and improve responsiveness of your Bluetooth based HomeKit devices with HomeScan. • Improve your HomeKit accessories signal strength Use HomeScan to optimally place your Bluetooth accessories within your home, reducing latency issues and signal interference. Peak and average signal strength allow you to diagnose existing devices, while the graph shows you signal strength over a set period of time. • Use it with your HomePod or Apple TV Simply place your device on your HomeKit Hub, choose the accessory you wish to diagnose then watch the signal strength shown on the display. • Take it on the go with the Apple Watch app Take the signal strength meter on the go with the included Apple Watch app to find the best location to put that door sensor. • Audible readouts for ease of use HomeScan can call out the current signal strength audibly to guide you through placing your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: HomeScan for HomeKit at $0.99 against Home+ 6's $14.99. HomeScan for HomeKit also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). Home+ 6's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 3.2) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). On ads 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
Home+ 6 costs $14.99 and HomeScan for HomeKit $0.99 up front. Home+ 6 sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. HomeScan for HomeKit asks for nothing beyond the download.
Home+ 6 holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Home+ 6 has 1K ratings behind it against 46, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Home+ 6's written reviews are positive against 43% of HomeScan for HomeKit's.
Home+ 6 ships an update monthly, HomeScan for HomeKit every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Home+ 6 | HomeScan for HomeKit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $14.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (1K ratings) — better | 3.2 (46 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 57.2% of reviews — better | 42.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1K — better | 46 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 121 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matthias Hochgatterer | Pearce Media Limited |
Customer experience
Home+ 6
HomeScan for HomeKit
In-app purchases
Home+ 6
- Nice Tip$1.99
- Kind Tip$4.99
- Generous Tip$14.99
HomeScan for HomeKit
No in-app purchases
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