# Home Assistant

> Open Source Home Automation

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1099568401](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1099568401)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1099568401`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Nabu Casa, Inc
- **Category:** Lifestyle
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (3,910 ratings)
- **Version:** 2026.9.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-09
- **First published:** 2017-04-15
- **Size:** 252 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-25
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/home-assistant/id1099568401)
- **Website:** [https://companion.home-assistant.io](https://companion.home-assistant.io/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.nabucasa.com/privacy\_policy/](https://www.nabucasa.com/privacy_policy/)

## Description

The Home Assistant Companion app provides secure, private access to your Home Assistant setup from anywhere. It runs locally on devices like Raspberry Pi or Home Assistant Green, enabling open standards such as Z-Wave, Zigbee, Matter and Thread, and connects with thousands of smart devices and services.

Automate your home with powerful features like notifications, CarPlay, Shortcuts, widgets, and Apple Watch support. Keep data in your home, enjoy local control, and expand with Home Assistant Cloud for remote access when needed.

## Rankings

- #29,203 — Overall
- #18 — automation
- #25 — assistant
- #34 — home
- #41 — source

## Review summary

User reviews show a strong open‑source, community‑driven app with powerful local automation and a track record of long‑term reliability for many. However, they repeatedly report core issues: frequent disconnections and inconsistent connectivity across local/remote networks; broad instability and bugs (crashes, back button failures, odd restarts); UX regressions and a steep learning curve for non‑technical users; the impression of a web wrapper with loading quirks; and network constraints on certain setups (IoT/secured Wi‑Fi). Overall, solid capabilities amid persistent quality and reliability concerns.

### Pros

- Open-source, free to use, with an active community and ongoing improvements.
- Strong local automation and customization capabilities for diverse setups.
- Long-term reliability reported by several users (years of use with no issues).
- Access to experimental features in Labs, like Kiosk mode and mTLS.

### Cons

- Frequent disconnection and unreliable connectivity, including 'you’re disconnected' messages and issues switching between local and external IPs.
- General instability and bugs (crashes, app restarting on close, back button becoming unresponsive, occasional load issues).
- UI/UX regressions and a steeper learning curve for non-technical users.
- Perceived web wrapper feel and loading quirks; not consistently native-like.
- Network/local Wi‑Fi constraints and IoT/Wi‑Fi dependencies that hinder use on secured networks.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1099568401)