Thinka Companion vs By Name

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

You meet people all the time. At work, at events, around the neighborhood. And most of us forget their names before we've walked away. By Name is built on a simple idea backed by research: when you review a name after meeting someone, you're far more likely to remember it next time. That's spaced retrieval — the act of recalling information strengthens the memory each time you do it. The power is in the review. Drop names into the app throughout your day, then look back through them that evening. By Name sends you daily, weekly, and monthly reminders to review the people you've met — and each time you do, the memory gets stronger. When you meet someone, add their name with a quick note about where you met them or what you talked about. That's it. No social media, no contact syncing, no complexity. Just a running record of the people who crossed your path — and a reason to look them up again. You can add names by typing or through Siri. Just say "Hey Siri, met someone in By Name" and speak naturally. The app tracks how many people you've remembered today, this week, this month, and overall. Tap any name to edit details. Swipe to remove. Shake to undo. Our Good Shepherd calls us By Name; this app helps you remember all those you met. FEATURES - Quick-add names with notes in seconds - Siri voice input — add people hands-free - Daily, weekly, and monthly review reminders - Track daily, weekly, and monthly totals - Edit names, notes, and dates anytime - Swipe to delete with shake to undo - Home screen widget - Clean, distraction-free design - No account required. Your data stays on your device.