Home+ 6 vs EZsalt
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.
EZsalt
This app monitors your water softener salt levels in real-time, sending customizable alerts when salt is low. It helps prevent hard water issues and allows for direct salt delivery orders.
- Real-time salt level monitoring
- Customizable low salt alerts
- Order salt delivery
- Home protection from hard water
- Water softener management
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The companion to the EZsalt Sensor. Customize low salt alerts, see exact salt levels in real time, and even order salt delivery right from the app. The EZsalt Sensor is here to make water softener salt, "EZ".
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: EZsalt at Free against Home+ 6's $14.99. EZsalt also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and review sentiment (75% vs 57%). Home+ 6's advantage is ratings volume (1K vs 15) and chart position (#50 vs unranked). On rating, 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
EZsalt is free to download; Home+ 6 costs $14.99 up front. Home+ 6 sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. EZsalt asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Home+ 6 against 4.5 for EZsalt. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Home+ 6 has 1K ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 57% of Home+ 6's written reviews are positive against 75% of EZsalt's.
Home+ 6 ships an update monthly, EZsalt every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Home+ 6 | EZsalt |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $14.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (1K ratings) | 4.5 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.2% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1K — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #50 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 121 MB | 107 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matthias Hochgatterer | EZsalt |
Customer experience
Home+ 6
EZsalt
In-app purchases
Home+ 6
- Nice Tip$1.99
- Kind Tip$4.99
- Generous Tip$14.99
EZsalt
No in-app purchases
