Comparison

air@home vs Easy KNX

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

air@home

Control your home ventilation system remotely for optimal air quality, temperature, and humidity. Monitor your environment and protect your home's structure from anywhere using your smartphone or tablet.

Highlights
  • Remote ventilation control
  • Real-time air quality monitoring
  • Temperature and humidity tracking
  • Building structure protection
  • Energy recovery data display
  • Tenant access control
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The MAICO air@home system is a modern, all-round, stress-free package for your MAICO controlled domestic ventilation units. MAICO makes things easy for you: The smart air@home system from MAICO actively protects your family's health as well as the fabric of your own four walls. Controlled domestic ventilation has never been easier. It allows you to conveniently control your ventilation system from anywhere – be it your sofa or deckchair. How does it work? Very simply with the free iOS app for your smartphone or tablet or using the online tool via your PC. Complete control: The MAICO air@home iOS app keeps you continually informed of the room temperature, room humidity and overall air quality of your apartment, house or office. All you need is your iPhone, the MAICO air@home app and an Internet connection. Keep track of everything: As the owner of one or more controlled domestic ventilation units, alongside the MAICO air@home iOS app you can also log into your private online tool where you can view all your controlled domestic ventilation units. From your online tool, you can also choose which of your controlled domestic ventilation units you want to view and control in your MAICO air@home iOS app. You can also pass control on to tenants so that they can adapt the indoor climate to their own needs and lifestyle habits. For maximum security, the data is of course transmitted in an encrypted form. Should you lose your smartphone or the tenant or owner change, access to the controlled domestic ventilation units can be quickly and easily blocked. Please don't hesitate to contact the MAICO air@home team for more information. Benefits and functions at a glance: - Convenient ventilation control no matter where you are - Continuous information about room humidity, temperature and air quality - Active protection of the building structure - Data evaluation of room humidity, room temperature, volume flows and optional sensors - Display of the recovered energy - Languages: German, English, French, Russian - Simple filter order via Maico Onlineshop / Email

About

Easy KNX

Control your KNX smart home system directly from your mobile device. This app allows for quick and easy management of your entire KNX installation without needing extra hardware, only a KNX gateway.

Highlights
  • Manage KNX installations
  • No extra hardware needed
  • Create floors and rooms
  • Add and test controls
  • Requires KNX/IP Gateway
Features
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Easy KNX is an application that allows you to manage quickly and easily an entire KNX installation. No extra hardware required only a KNX gateway. To be able to use this application, it is necessary to have a configured and working KNX installation, which must have an interface with the IP network (KNX/IP Gateway). The first time you open the application, it will be blank, that is, it will not have any floor, room or control created. You will need to create these elements according to the complexity of your KNX network. As you create each of the controls you can test them immediately. If you have any suggestions or queries, please contact us at software@iecor.com. Copyright © 2015-2025 IECOR. All rights reserved.

Screenshots

air@home4 screens
Easy KNX4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Easy KNX at 95% against air@home's 0%. Easy KNX also leads on device support (4 vs 2). air@home's advantage is price (Free vs $24.99) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

air@home is free to download; Easy KNX costs $24.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

air@home ships an update every 2 months, Easy KNX every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
air@home versus Easy KNX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterair@homeEasy KNX
PriceFree — better$24.99
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews95.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMaico Elektroapparate-Fabrik GmbHMauricio Domenech

Customer experience

air@home

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative75.0%

Easy KNX

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews60 reviews
Positive95.0%
Neutral3.3%
Negative1.7%

In-app purchases

None

air@home

No in-app purchases

None

Easy KNX

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is air@home free?
air@home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Easy KNX free?
Easy KNX costs $24.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do air@home or Easy KNX have ads?
Neither air@home nor Easy KNX shows ads.
Which is updated more often, air@home or Easy KNX?
air@home ships an update every 2 months, and Easy KNX every 3 months. Most recently, air@home was updated on November 1, 2026 and Easy KNX on November 6, 2026.

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