Comparison

emblazee vs ControlFree 2.0

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

Head to head
About

emblazee

Control your HomeKit compatible lights from your iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. Organize your lights into homes, rooms, zones, and groups, and create custom scenes. Automate your lighting with time-based triggers and voice commands via Siri.

Highlights
  • HomeKit light control
  • Create rooms, zones, and groups
  • Custom scene creation
  • Time-based scene triggers
  • Siri voice commands
  • Apple Watch support
Features
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emblazee lets you control your HomeKit compatible lights on iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. You can manage your homes and create rooms, zones, groups and scenes. In addition, you can create triggers that activate your scenes at defined times. You can control your Lights, Rooms, Groups or Scenes with Siri. For example you can turn on your Living Room if you say: "Hey Siri, turn on lights in the Living Room". Follow emblazee on social to stay updated. Facebook: www.facebook.com/emblazee Twitter: @emblazee

About

ControlFree 2.0

Features
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What is ControlFree? (Control-Free Ltd.) The ControlFree 2.0 App is a brand new app created by Control Free for you to monitor, control and automate your Smart Home/ Office/ Retail Premises / Campus Facilities etc. whenever and wherever you are. ControlFree is a cloud-based automation system and an open platform that connects and integrates all your smart devices—e.g. lighting, air conditioners, curtains, AV equipment, sensors, security system and more—into a coherent and dynamic system. We work with different brands and manufacturers to build the smart systems that are tailored to your needs and preferences. We believe in systems that are smart, user-friendly, affordable, hardware-lite and easily scalable. What makes Control Free better than other control systems? - Highly secured system Built with the most advanced cloud technology, Control Free is one of the most secure internet-based control systems on the market. All connections are protected by encryption and your login is secured with our license, which works in lockstep with your mobile serial ID. No one else can access your system. - Ability to manage multiple homes and offices wherever you are Access and monitor your premises and facilities from anywhere; receive push notifications, email alerts and SMS messages should any sensors, devices or systems be triggered. - More choices, less expensive Compatibility with an ever-growing range of smart devices on the market. Choose what you want at the best price. - Works with a wide variety of sensors and meters ControlFree is not only a universal remote monitoring and control system. It is also a market-leading automation system; one that is able to integrate and utilize feedback from any IoT sensors (e.g. climate, motion, door/window, air quality, security, water leakage etc.) and meters (water, gas, energy etc.) as triggers for downstream automation. - Scalable Add more devices, sensors and third party services with ease, thanks to the open structure of the Control Free platform. - Multi-Protocols Ability to integrate with most protocols known today, including IP, WiFi, Zigbee, Z-Wave, TCP/IP, UDP, HTTP, MQTT, Modbus, BACnet and more! - Intuitive App Easy to connect, use, expand, and replace. We strive to create smart systems that are easy for a “plug and play” approach. - Beautifully redesigned Simple elegance and practicality are key tenets of our design approach. - Customizable App UI Simply upload the photos you desire to make the App your own. You can even change the button layouts to best suit your needs. - Personalized Scenes and Automations Create, edit and automate your scene settings directly inside the App without the need for a professional programmer. - Voice Control Seamless integration with Google Home, with Apple Siri soon to follow. - Cloud backup Securely backed up to the Google Cloud – your smart system is always with you when you need it. Bought a new phone? Resume your preferred system settings in no time. - Partner portal for system managers to manage their facilities and projects remotely in one place System Logs/ Site status/ Copy/ Recovery/ Calendar scheduling/ Custom-coding and more. Build your own smart system with just a few steps: 1. Virtual Server (Smart Hub) - Install our ControlFree Server App (it is free) on a smart phone, tablet, TV box etc. OR purchase one directly from us. Connect it to your network, make sure there is internet access and power supply. Run the app and your Smart Hub is ready! 2. ControlFree 2.0 app - Install our app on your iPhone or iPad. Pair with the Virtual Server. Enjoy! Note: Use of the ControlFree 2.0 App requires a ContolFree Virtual Server (Smart Hub) that is connected to your system. Visit our website for more information: www.control-free.com

Screenshots

emblazee4 screens
ControlFree 2.04 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ControlFree 2.0 at Free against emblazee's $0.99. ControlFree 2.0 also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 7 months). emblazee's advantage is device support (5 vs 3) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

ControlFree 2.0 is free to download; emblazee costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

emblazee ships an update every 7 months, ControlFree 2.0 monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
emblazee versus ControlFree 2.0: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteremblazeeControlFree 2.0
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.9 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarcel DittmannControl-Free Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

emblazee

No in-app purchases

None

ControlFree 2.0

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is emblazee free?
emblazee costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ControlFree 2.0 free?
ControlFree 2.0 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do emblazee or ControlFree 2.0 have ads?
Neither emblazee nor ControlFree 2.0 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, emblazee or ControlFree 2.0?
emblazee ships an update every 7 months, and ControlFree 2.0 monthly. Most recently, emblazee was updated on November 11, 2026 and ControlFree 2.0 on November 7, 2026.

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