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Vulpo and the other Home Assistant apps
Side by side with the other ways to run Home Assistant on Apple devices. Each comparison is checked against the other app's App Store listing, and its documentation where it has any, and says where that app is the better pick.
Vulpo vs the Home Assistant appYour server's own dashboards inside the app, or native screens made for each Apple device.
Vulpo vs HomePadAn always-on iPad dashboard for Apple Home and Home Assistant, or a native app on every Apple device.
Vulpo vs Apple HomeYour devices in Apple's Home app through HomeKit Bridge, or Home Assistant itself in a native app.
Vulpo vs Wrist AssistantAn Apple Watch app first, or a full Home Assistant app that brings its own watch app.
At a glance
Vulpo and every app above, on the features most of their sources cover. An empty cell means that app's listing and docs don't say.
A pale tick means partly. Each app's own page says how.
| Feature |  Vulpo |  Home Assistant |  HomePad |  Apple Home |  Wrist Assistant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Look and setup | |||||
| 3D view of your homeLinked to your devices | Yes | Partly | No | No | No |
| Native screensDashboards drawn without a web view | Yes | No | Yes | ||
| Dashboards built without YAML | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Your existing Lovelace dashboards | No | Yes | No | No | |
| Apple devices | |||||
| Mac app | Yes | Yes | Partly | Yes | Partly |
| Apple Watch app | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| CarPlay | No | Yes | |||
| Wall panel or kiosk mode | No | Yes | Yes | ||
| System features | |||||
| Home Screen widgets | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Control Center controls | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Siri and Shortcuts | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Home Assistant | |||||
| IntercomA spoken message on your speakers | Yes | No | No | Partly | Yes |
| Automation editor | Yes | Yes | Partly | No | |
| Live cameras | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partly | Yes |
| Media players and Music Assistant | Yes | Yes | Partly | Partly | Yes |
| Nothing extra to install on the server | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
| Price and access | |||||
| Free to use | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | No | Yes | Partly | ||