Hubspace

House & Home

8.0~~/10~~

Our score

★ 4.6 Google Play·1M+ installs

Reviewed by Editorial Team, ScoredApps editorial · updated 2026-09-05

Screenshots

Home screen listing devices by room, with a doorbell and smart lock

Device controls with toggles and a brightness slider at the bottom

Ceiling light colour presets above a full colour wheel

Home settings panel for renaming a home and setting an image

Group control combining a plug and a light at 75% brightness

Schedule list with daily, weekday and weekend rules

About Hubspace

Hubspace is the control app for a family of budget smart-home products sold through Home Depot — ceiling lights, plugs, locks and doorbells under house brands. It groups devices by room, sets colour and brightness, runs schedules tied to sunrise and sunset, and links to voice assistants. It is free, shows no advertising and contains no in-app purchases, which is rare for a platform app of this kind.

App information

DeveloperAfero, Inc.

Version2.5.1

Size76.5 MB (Android) · 120 MB (iOS)

Price / In-appFree

Contains adsNo

In-app purchasesNo

Content rating4+

Requires (Android)Android 8.0+

Requires (iOS)iOS 17.6+

Offline modeNone — device control and schedules run through the cloud account

Interface languagesEN, FR, ES

Store rating (Google Play)4.6 from 56,879 ratings

Installs1M+

Updated by developer2026-08-21

Data checked2026-09-07

Specs come from the official store listings and were last checked on 2026-09-07. Developers change pricing and requirements — check the store page before installing.

Hubspace Review: Free Control for Cheap Smart Devices

Schedules Run From Sunrise, Not Just Clock Times

The scheduling screen is the strongest part. A light can be set to turn on every day between 6:30pm and 11pm at 75% brightness in a chosen colour, and a separate weekday rule can run from sunrise to one hour after sunrise — relative to the actual sunrise where you live rather than to a fixed time you have to adjust each season. Weekend rules sit alongside with their own hours. Each event stores brightness, colour temperature and state together, so one schedule handles what usually takes three.

Groups, Colour Wheels and 3500K White

Devices are organised by room — entryway, family room — and can be grouped so a plug and a light respond to one switch, with brightness and white temperature adjusted for the group in a single panel; the example screen shows 75% brightness at 3500K. Colour bulbs get a full wheel plus ten preset swatches, and holding a preset saves the current colour to it. An integrations tab handles voice assistants. Everything runs from the phone with no hub to buy, which is the point of the range this app serves.

Free, Ad-Free, and Supported by Home Depot

There are no in-app purchases and no advertising badge on the listing, which matters because the app exists to sell hardware rather than software. Support runs through Home Depot's customer care address, and Google Play lists five collected categories with no third-party sharing declared. The install base is small next to the giants here — a million Android installs — but the ratings are high: 4.8 on the App Store across 220,000 ratings and 4.6 across 55,600 Play reviews. The Android listing was last updated in August 2026, so the platform is actively maintained even though the interface looks older.

Pros

Schedules can follow sunrise and sunset, not fixed times
Groups control several devices from one brightness slider
Colour presets save with a press and hold
No advertising, no purchases, no subscription tier
Rated 4.8 on the App Store across 220,000 ratings

Cons

Only useful with the specific brands it supports
The interface looks a generation behind rival home apps
Five data categories collected, including location
A small user base means fewer community fixes when something breaks

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Verdict

A better app than the hardware's price suggests: sunrise-relative schedules, grouped brightness and colour control, and nothing sold inside it. If you have bought cheap smart bulbs or plugs from a home improvement store, this is likely the app they need, and it will not nag you for a subscription. If you are choosing an ecosystem from scratch, judge it by the devices it supports rather than by the software.

Core function8.0Device control, grouping and schedules work reliably without a hub on the network.

Ease of use8.0Rooms, a colour wheel and one schedule screen; older styling but nothing hidden.

Monetisation9.0Nothing is sold in the app: no ads, no purchases, no subscription for schedules or groups.

Performance7.0Commands reach devices quickly on a good network; the interface itself feels dated.

Privacy & permissions7.5Five collected categories with no third-party sharing declared for a connected-home app.

8.0out of 10 · weighted average of the five scores above

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Frequently asked questions

Is Hubspace free?

Completely. There are no in-app purchases, no subscription for schedules or automations, and no advertising badge on the Play listing. The company makes its money on the hardware — bulbs, plugs, locks and doorbells sold in stores — so the app itself has nothing to sell you.

What can the schedules do?

Turn devices on and off at set times with a saved brightness, colour and white temperature, and anchor rules to sunrise or sunset with an offset — sunrise plus one hour, for example — so the timing shifts with the seasons automatically. Separate rules can cover weekdays, weekends and every day.

Do you need a hub to use it?

No. The supported devices connect to your home Wi-Fi directly and the phone talks to them through the app, so there is no bridge or hub to buy on top of the bulb or plug. That is the main reason this range is cheaper than the established smart-home brands.

Does it work with Alexa or Google Home?

Yes — an integrations tab in the app links the account to voice assistants, after which devices respond to spoken commands as well as to the app. Schedules created here keep running regardless, since they are stored against the account rather than inside the assistant.

What are the alternatives?

Philips Hue offers deeper automation and better apps at several times the hardware price. Tuya-based apps cover a wider range of cheap devices with a messier interface. This one is worth having only if you already own or intend to buy the brands it controls.