Comparison

Flatfox vs AwoX HomeControl

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

Head to head
About

Flatfox

Discover thousands of apartments, houses, and shared rooms in Switzerland. Communicate directly with advertisers via chat and organize your search or tenant advertising efficiently. Create personalized search subscriptions to never miss a listing.

Highlights
  • Thousands of listings in Switzerland
  • Direct chat with advertisers
  • Personalized search subscriptions
  • Viewing planner
  • Free ad publishing
  • Ad management
Features
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Welcome to Flatfox! The platform opens the door to thousands of flats, houses, and shared rooms in Switzerland. Find unique listings and communicate directly with the advertisers via chat. Keep track of everything and organize your search for a flat or new tenant in a relaxed way and free of charge in our app. Your three success factors for a convenient flat change: Timing: Is the attractive listing already gone? Create your personal search subscription and never miss another flat that matches your selection criteria. Overview: First contact request? Thanks to our chat and viewing planner, organizing is easy. You'll always have an overview without having to share your personal data. Reach: Are you looking for a new tenant? Publish and manage your ad for free on Flatfox. You can publish your ad directly on additional marketplaces for even more visibility. Flatfox makes flat hunting smart, comfortable, and efficient – try it out now!

About

AwoX HomeControl

Control your smart home devices with this application. Create a virtual home, manage favorite devices, and adjust settings like color and brightness. It supports various connected products and allows for grouping and simultaneous control from multiple phones.

Highlights
  • Virtual home creation
  • Device shortcuts
  • RGB color and brightness adjustment
  • White temperature control
  • Manage Eglo connect.z and crosslink.z products
  • Group up to 50 devices
  • Multi-phone control
Features
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AwoX HomeControl allows you to control your connected smart home devices. Build your virtual home and browse your environment with one finger swipe, or see all your favorite devices as shortcuts in the home page. Adjust the RGB color, brightness, set your preferred white temperature and unlock the full potential of your devices through HomeControl. You can manage the Eglo connect.z and crosslink.z products, as well as the main connect.c products (lights, sensor and remote), and many more coming soon. Keep an eye on your products with Home control even if they are connected to a voice assistant. Group your devices and manage up to 50 products at once. Control your devices from several smart phones at the same time. A free account creation is needed, in order : 1. To be able to share your settings across several devices. Install the application on multiple devices without additional configuration or reinstallation. Your setup is still available even if you change your phone. 2. To create a private and secure device network. What about my data? The data collected during the creation of your account (email address) has the sole purpose of providing the best user experience and the best quality of service. AwoX HomeControl is the new Awox Application, providing all benefits from the latest features and updates. If you already have an AwoX Smart CONTROL account, and in case you don’t own legacy devices in the following list : EGLO connect.wifi products, EGLO PLUG, EGLO PLUG PLUS or EGLO USB KEY, AwoX SmartLIGHTs, AromaLIGHTs, Awox SmartLEDs, AwoX StriimLIGHTs, SmartPEBBLE and SmartPLUGs, then you can easily and automatically migrate your account to AwoX HomeControl. Just type in your AwoX Smart CONTROL credentials into AwoX HomeControl and follow the wizard to transfer automatically your products.

Screenshots

Flatfox4 screens
AwoX HomeControl4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: AwoX HomeControl at none against Flatfox's shown. AwoX HomeControl also leads on review sentiment (21% vs 6%). Flatfox's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.4). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flatfox holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 33 and 60 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 6% of Flatfox's written reviews are positive against 21% of AwoX HomeControl's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flatfox ships an update every 3 weeks, AwoX HomeControl monthly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Flatfox versus AwoX HomeControl: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlatfoxAwoX HomeControl
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (33 ratings) — better4.4 (60 ratings)
Positive reviews6.3% of reviews21.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3360 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperflatfoxAwoX

Customer experience

Flatfox

All ratings33 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral9.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive6.3%
Neutral25.0%
Negative68.8%

AwoX HomeControl

All ratings60 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral5.0%
Negative11.7%
Written reviews190 reviews
Positive21.1%
Neutral13.2%
Negative65.8%

In-app purchases

None

Flatfox

No in-app purchases

None

AwoX HomeControl

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flatfox free?
Flatfox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AwoX HomeControl free?
AwoX HomeControl is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Flatfox or AwoX HomeControl?
Flatfox is rated higher. Flatfox averages 4.8 out of 5 from 33 ratings, while AwoX HomeControl averages 4.4 from 60 ratings.
Do Flatfox or AwoX HomeControl have ads?
Flatfox shows ads; AwoX HomeControl does not.
Which is updated more often, Flatfox or AwoX HomeControl?
Flatfox ships an update every 3 weeks, and AwoX HomeControl monthly. Most recently, Flatfox was updated on October 24, 2026 and AwoX HomeControl on October 24, 2026.

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