Thinka Companion vs Impulses
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Impulses
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Impulses builds beautiful connected home products that set superior standards of comfort, safety, and control. Products that turn everyday experiences into fulfilling moments that endure. Engineered in-house to combine seamless software with elegant hardware.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Thinka Companion at none against Impulses's shown. Impulses's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 26.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Thinka Companion ships an update every 2 months, Impulses every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Thinka Companion | Impulses |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zilverline B.V. | IMPULSES FOR PROGRAMMING, DESIGN AND MARKETING |
In-app purchases
Thinka Companion
No in-app purchases
Impulses
No in-app purchases
