Smart Home Hub Opportunity in Norway
Norway — Utilities, for consumers. Niche: Smart Home Hub.
Data from the week of 12 Oct 2026, refreshed weekly.
Our call
out of 100
We have not checked this against App Store search in Norway yet, so we won’t call it. Checks run every day, highest-scoring openings first.
At a glance
- Demand
- High, in your favour
- 102,680 ratings
- Revenue
- —
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- Competition
- High, against you
- 6 established in Norway
- Leading apps
- Strong, against you
- 4.5★ average
How the score of 46 is made
score out of 100
- Demand71
83,001 ratings in the US and UK, 19,679 in Norway
- Revenue—
Measured from score version 2, in the next weekly pass
- Room locally28
6 apps with 50 or more ratings in Norway
- Language gap14
2 of the top 9 without Norwegian
- Incumbent weakness4
4.5 stars on average; 0 of 9 not updated in a year
- AI gap89
8 of the top 9 not built around AI
- Momentum—
History building since 19 Oct 2026 — counted as neutral (50) for now
Why this is an opening
Existing smart home hubs show a large AI gap score of 89. Demand in Norway stands at 71, but 8 apps are non-native. Local users currently rely on tools that lack modern AI capabilities.
What people in Norway see
Not yet checked against local App Store search. Checks run every day, highest-scoring openings first.
How strong the competition is
The leading apps in this niche
Ranked by ratings in the United States and United Kingdom; ratings and stars in Norway where it has them.
| App | Ratings in Norway | Ratings US + UK | Stars | Norwegian | Last update | AI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuya: Smart Life, Smart Living | 458 | 59,343 | 4.3 | Yes | Oct 2026 | Built on AI |
| TP-Link Deco | 3,854 | 12,256 | 4.8 | Yes | Oct 2026 | No AI |
| Govee Home | 19 | 11,402 | 3.7 | No | Oct 2026 | No AI |
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Is demand growing
New ratings each week in Norway, added up over the leading apps. A rating count only grows, so a week’s rise is the people who rated that week.
- Last 4 weeks
- 4 weeks before
- Earlier
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What users complain about
Too few low-star reviews to group into complaints yet.
If you build it
The smallest app that answers what users complain about and what the leaders leave out. Each feature says where it comes from.
- What apps here chargethe leading apps' in-app prices, once we have read themMembers
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The same niche in other markets
- This market
- Other markets
✓ checked against local App Store search. Other markets are named for members.
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| Norway | 46 | Not yet |
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Scored 2026-10-23 with score version 1. How the score works. Store data only: we do not estimate revenue or downloads.