Home+ 6 vs beestat
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.
beestat
Gain deeper insights into your home's energy consumption with advanced thermostat analytics. Visualize runtime, sensor data, and air quality history to understand and reduce your environmental impact.
- Current thermostat and sensor status
- Thermostat runtime chart
- Sensor runtime chart
- Aggregate historical runtime
- 3D sensor data visualizer
- Advanced thermostat profiling
- Comparisons to other homes
- Air quality history
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Use your thermostat data to help inform your decisions and see how the changes you make lower your energy footprint. Features: • Current thermostat and sensor status • Thermostat runtime chart • Sensor runtime chart • Aggregate historical runtime • 3D sensor data visualizer • Advanced thermostat profiling • Comparisons to other homes • Air quality history
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: beestat at Free against Home+ 6's $14.99. beestat also leads on review sentiment (98% vs 57%) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). Home+ 6's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 8 months) and chart position (#33 vs unranked). 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
beestat is free to download; Home+ 6 costs $14.99 up front. Home+ 6 sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. beestat asks for nothing beyond the download.
beestat holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1K and 209 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Home+ 6's written reviews are positive against 98% of beestat's.
Home+ 6 ships an update monthly, beestat every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Home+ 6 | beestat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $14.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (1K ratings) | 4.9 (209 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.2% of reviews | 98.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1K — better | 209 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #33 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 121 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matthias Hochgatterer | beestat.io |
Customer experience
Home+ 6
beestat
Bugs and requests
Home+ 6
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
beestat
Requested features
2 requests- Humidifier data integration
- Floorplan/data visualizer improvements
In-app purchases
Home+ 6
- Nice Tip$1.99
- Kind Tip$4.99
- Generous Tip$14.99
beestat
No in-app purchases
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