Home Assistant: iPhone vs Android
Home Assistant gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, September 2026, rounded down to a band).
Home Assistant by Nabu Casa, Inc is on both the App Store and Google Play. Here are both versions together: downloads, users, revenue, ratings and chart positions, store by store with totals.
House & Home FreeHome Assistant at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-09-27. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
A free companion app for the open-source Home Assistant platform, enabling privacy-focused local smart home control and automation for tech-savvy users. The app holds strong top-20 positions in House & Home categories across major European markets like Germany and France, while also gaining traction on Wear OS platforms in Germany and Australia.
Similar apps: SmartThings, HomeKit, Hubitat Elevation
App Store
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Google Play
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Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v2026.6.5-full, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
Home Assistant downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| iPhone | 1k+ | 500k+ |
| Google Play | 500+ | 1M+ Measured |
| Total | 1k+ Confidence | 5M+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
Where Home Assistant's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.7 ★ | 4k |
| Google Play | 4.5 ★ | 13k 548 written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.6 ★ weighted by ratings | 17k |
What users say about Home Assistant
From the 60 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Users praise the app's powerful local control and customization capabilities but frequently report severe connectivity issues, particularly with SSL certificates and network switching. While many find it essential for smart home management, others criticize its instability, crashes, and poor user experience regarding authentication.
Mixed but leaning positive (63% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for its design, and being useful. The main complaints are about crashes and bugs, and connection and sync problems.
What people like
- Design: “rocks - control my whole house from bed - the interface is even very responsive!”
- Useful: “works well with my non flagship motorola phone and home assistant on my Linux PC”
- Fun: “Take your time and enjoy the automations”
- Connection & sync: “It won't even allow a temporary connection if the address isn't in the SAN”
Common complaints
- Crashes & bugs: “After update ssl handshake is not working”
- Connection & sync: “and WHERE is the option to ALLOW connecting TO MY OWN SERVER without one???”
- Price & subscription: “Requires subscription for €7,50 per month for remote access”
- Features & content: “and WHERE is the option to ALLOW connecting TO MY OWN SERVER without one???”
About Home Assistant
This app connects to all the most powerful features of Home Assistant,
- One app to control the whole home - Home Assistant is compatible with the biggest brands in the smart home, connecting to thousands of smart devices and services.
- Discover automatically and quickly configure new devices - such as Philips Hue, Sonos, and IKEA Tradfri.
- Automate everything - Make all the devices in your home work in harmony - have your lights dim when you start watching a movie, or turn off your heat when you’re away from home.
- Keep your home’s data in the home - use it privately to see past trends and averages.
- Connect to open standards with hardware add-ons - including Z-Wave, Zigbee, Matter, Thread, and Bluetooth.
- Connect anywhere - If you would like to access this app while away from home, the most secure and simple way to get started is Home Assistant Cloud.
The app unlocks your smartphone or tablet as a home automation tool.
- Securely share your location, using it to automate heating, security, and so much more.
- Get notifications on what's happening in your home, from detecting leaks to doors left open, you have full control over what it tells you.
- Carplay functionality lets you open a garage or disable the security system from the dash of your car.
- Build your own widgets to control any device in your home with a tap.
- Integrate Home Assistant's functionality into Shortcuts, for example have your phone’s morning alarm turn on the coffee machine.
- Apple Watch compatibility can show your home's temperature on a watch face or quickly activate devices.
- Text or talk to your local voice assistant on your device.
- Mac compatibility allows you to control your home from your desktop, but also to share data to build automation, like having your streaming lights turn on when your camera is active.
Join the over 1 million users and empower your home with better privacy, choice and sustainability.
Compatible with: Airthings, Amazon Alexa, Amcrest, Apple HomeKit, Apple TV, ASUSWRT, August, Belink WeMo, Bluetooth, Bose SoundTouch, Broadlink, BTHome, deCONZ, Denon, Devolo, DLNA, Ecobee, Ecovacs, Ecowitt, Elgato, EZVIZ, Fritz, Fully Kiosk, GoodWe, Govee, Growatt, Hikvision, Hive, Home Connect, Homematic, HomeWizard, Honeywell, iCloud, IFTTT, IKEA Tradfri, Insteon, Jellyfin, LG Smart TVs, LIFX, Logitech Harmony, Lutron Caseta, Magic Home, Matter, MotionEye, MQTT, MusicCast, Nanoleaf, Netatmo, Nuki, OctoPrint, ONVIF, Opower, Overkiz, OwnTracks, Panasonic Viera, Philips Hue, Pi-hole, Plex, Reolink, Ring, Roborock, Roku, Samsung TVs, Sense, Sensiba, Shelly, SmartThings, SolarEdge, Sonarr, Sonos, Sony Bravia, Spotify, Steam, SwitchBot, Synology, Tado, Tasmota, Tesla Wall, Thread, Til