iKNiX 2 vs Thinka Companion
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iKNiX 2
Control your smart home devices like lights, blinds, and heating remotely. This app requires a specific hardware gateway and offers easy setup via a web interface. Manage multiple profiles and zones for personalized control.
- Control lights, blinds, and HVAC
- Remote home management
- Web-based setup and configuration
- Project and profile management
- iBeacon support for zone selection
- Customizable skin selection
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*** ATTENTION *** *** THIS APP REQUIRES ADDITIONAL HARDWARE *** *** AVAILABLE AT WWW.IKNIX.COM *** iknix.com is pleased to present iKNiX 2, the ultimate KNX/EIB App. Free your KNX/EIB installation and take comfort to the next level. Easily control your lights (including light scenes), blinds and heating system (HVAC) with your device and access your on-site weather data. All you need is the free iKNiX 2 App and our KNiX Port, an Ethernet to KNX/EIB gateway available at www.iknix.com. Easy and fast set-up is a key feature of our iKNiX 2 App. That’s why the entire configuration is done online at www.iknix.com where you can register for free and create a new project. Rooms (we call them ‘zones’) that you want to control can be added to the project. Then you create one or many profiles which can be downloaded via email-notification to the iKNiX 2 App. You can generate as many profiles as you like, for example ‘Owner’, ‘Kids’, ‘Guest’ or even for different houses! You can easily change settings and never have to fiddle with the iPad to enter any data – just use your created project and profiles! The new “proServ” Controller is the worldwide first device that allows the configuration of the user interface only with ETS. No Editor or additional configuration file is necessary. The configuration data are stored locally on the proServ Controller and are read directly by the App. New features: - sort zones and activities by drag and drop - add global and/or local favorites - support of iBeacons for zone and/or light scene selection - skin selection by RGB-Color-Picker - control in Portrait-Mode - improved connectivity for “proServ”, V2 and V3 - multi “proServ” support Our “proServ” now supports timers, data logging and email notifications when used with our free of charge Synology extension. This software runs on all Synology NAS drives. With the help of ISE RemoteAccess, it is possible to control your home while travelling. Different users can now be authorised or blocked again. The generated access key is stored in “proServ” via the ETS. As soon as the iKNiX 2 App is updated, the installation can be controlled and queried remotely with the authorised rights. Features: - Fully bi-directional (2 way) KNX/EIB control with your iPad - Control your lights, blinds, heating system (HVAC) with your fingertips - Web-based easy set-up and configuration - no additional configuration with new “proServ” Controller needed - Easy project and profile management for unlimited customers with unlimited zones (available at www.iknix.com) - No programming on iPhone required - Demo mode included - Awesome graphics and intuitive user interface - supported languages: English, German, Dutch, Swedish, French, Norwegian - Low-cost KNiX Port (Ethernet gateway) needed for simple integration with any KNX/EIB installation worldwide (available at www.iknix.com)
Thinka Companion
Effortlessly set up Apple HomeKit by automatically synchronizing your home layout from your Thinka device. This app eliminates the need to manually assign accessories to rooms, supporting both KNX and Z-Wave configurations.
- Automatic home layout synchronization
- Apple HomeKit integration
- Supports Thinka for KNX
- Supports Thinka for Z-Wave
- Effortless accessory room assignment
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Thinka Setup is the companion app for the Thinka smart-home bridge. It’s the fastest way to bring your Z-Wave and KNX devices into Apple HomeKit and keep them in sync as your home grows. WHAT THINKA SETUP DOES • Discovers every Thinka on your Wi-Fi automatically — no IP addresses, no manual configuration. • Pairs your Thinka into the HomeKit home of your choice, using Apple’s secure pairing flow. • Syncs the Thinka’s internal accessory list with HomeKit so all your Z-Wave and KNX devices appear natively in the Home app and Siri. • Adds new Z-Wave devices with SmartStart by scanning their QR code — no controller inclusion mode, no walking back and forth. • Manages multiple Thinkas from one place, whether you have one bridge in an apartment or a fleet across a building. BUILT FOR IOS 26 Thinka Setup has been rebuilt from the ground up in SwiftUI and Swift 6, with Apple’s modern concurrency model end-to-end. Discovery, pairing, and sync all run as first-class async streams — the UI stays responsive even while a large home is being synced for the first time. REMOTE SUPPORT, ON YOUR TERMS Need a hand from Thinka support? A single toggle opens a secure, authenticated tunnel so a Thinka engineer can inspect your bridge — and the same toggle closes it when you’re done. Nothing is ever left open in the background. VACATION MODE Heading away? Enable Vacation Mode from the app and Thinka will simulate presence for you. Turn it off from anywhere with one tap when you get home. PRIVACY Thinka Setup talks to your Thinka on your local network and to Apple HomeKit on your device. Your accessory data does not leave your home. See our privacy policy at https://thinka.eu/privacy. REQUIREMENTS • iOS 26 or later • A Thinka Z-Wave or KNX bridge on the same Wi-Fi network • An Apple ID with iCloud + HomeKit enabled
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: iKNiX 2 at 67% against Thinka Companion's 33%. iKNiX 2 also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iKNiX 2 | Thinka Companion |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tim Skrok | Zilverline B.V. |
Customer experience
iKNiX 2
Thinka Companion
In-app purchases
iKNiX 2
No in-app purchases
Thinka Companion
No in-app purchases









