Comparison

Plume Home vs Citizens CommandIQ

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

Head to head
About

Plume Home

Enhance your home network with intelligent WiFi, security, and simplified management. This app automatically optimizes performance, prioritizes bandwidth for live applications, and offers robust parental controls and home security features.

Highlights
  • Intelligent WiFi optimization
  • Automatic bandwidth allocation
  • User profiles and device grouping
  • Traffic prioritization (Traffic Boost)
  • Home security monitoring
  • Parental controls and content filtering
  • Internet timeouts and focus time scheduling
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The Plume Home app brings together WiFi intelligence, security and easy management of your network and household to enhance your connectivity experience. Unlike other mesh WiFi systems, Plume automatically fine-tunes your network for peak performance—blocking interference, allocating bandwidth appropriately to all your connected devices, and prioritizing speed to live apps like video conferencing and streaming. All managed through a single mobile app. - Simple setup In a matter of minutes you will be able to add all your connected devices and ensure extenders are properly placed around the home for optimal coverage. - Profiles and groups Create user profiles for each member of the household to assign devices to them or even assign devices to groups like ‘light bulbs’ or ‘living room’ to easily manage them. Use profiles and device groups to set security policies, schedule Focus time, apply internet Timeouts, and optimize bandwidth with Traffic Boosts—giving you better control over online time and network performance. - Traffic Boost Prioritize your network how you want to. Choose to make sure specific applications, profiles, devices, or whole app categories are first in line for bandwidth. Feel confident that your video meeting, live TV stream, or gaming session has what it needs. Want Plume to handle it? Plume Home’s default Automatic Mode will prioritize any live traffic that needs it. - Home security Protect your devices from cyber threats like malware and phishing. No one home? Prioritize the network for security devices and applications like smart locks and cameras, and get instant alerts for any unusual activity. Use Motion to detect any movement when the home should be empty. - Parental controls Set predefined access profiles for kids, teens, or adults to automatically filter restricted content. Schedule Focus time to pause connectivity for specific profiles, devices, app categories, or the entire network. Need a quick break? Instantly restrict internet access from the home dashboard with a Timeout. Want to see where your bandwidth is going? See detailed usage graphs for all profiles and devices down to individual apps.

About

Citizens CommandIQ

Features
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Citizens CommandIQ is an easy-to-use application that puts subscribers in control of their home network. Manage your home Wi-Fi network with features such as parental controls, network security, device management, and creating guest networks.

Screenshots

Plume Home4 screens
Citizens CommandIQ4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Citizens CommandIQ at none against Plume Home's 6. Plume Home's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Plume Home sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Citizens CommandIQ asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Plume Home ships an update every 3 weeks, Citizens CommandIQ every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Plume Home versus Citizens CommandIQ: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlume HomeCitizens CommandIQ
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (15K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews28.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings15K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size191 MB138 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPlume Design, Inc.Citizens Telephone Cooperative

Bugs and requests

Plume Home

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App login issues and frequent sign-outs
  • Unreliable motion detection and notification features
  • Inconsistent ad-blocking and content filtering

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow more customization and manual control options
  • Implement port forwarding and dynamic DNS support
  • Provide desktop app or web interface for better network management
  • Add ability to set time limits or usage quotas per user/device

Citizens CommandIQ

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Plume Home

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$5.991 Month
  • Monthly Membership1 Month trial$7.991 Month
  • Annual Plume Membership$98.991 Year
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  • Annual Plume Membership3 variants$99.991 Year
None

Citizens CommandIQ

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Plume Home free?
Plume Home is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Citizens CommandIQ free?
Citizens CommandIQ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Plume Home or Citizens CommandIQ have ads?
Neither Plume Home nor Citizens CommandIQ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Plume Home or Citizens CommandIQ?
Plume Home ships an update every 3 weeks, and Citizens CommandIQ every 3 months. Most recently, Plume Home was updated on October 26, 2026 and Citizens CommandIQ on October 2, 2026.

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