Comparison

KNX APP vs IDController

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

Head to head
About

KNX APP

Control your home or office remotely with custom scenes and time programs. Manage lighting, temperature, security, and more. Offers live previews, camera control, and push notifications for alarms.

Highlights
  • Custom scene creation
  • Time program management
  • Lighting and blind control
  • Temperature management
  • IP camera pan, tilt, zoom
  • Alarm notifications
  • PIN page protection
Features
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The KNX APP-Control app is a client for the KNX APP-Control Server. Controlling your home or office was never so fast and easy. Build your own scenes and time programs for your home and change them when ever you want. Lighting control, blind control, temperature control, energy management, EV-Charger, timers, IP cameras, alarm notifications, charts and much more. A selection of the features: • change scenes directly from within the app • optional "live preview" of the scenes • add new time programms, change them or remove them • pan, tilt and zoom support for IP cameras • multiple accounts support • multiple visualizations support  • alarm messages with support for push messages and email • protect pages with a PIN

About

IDController

Features
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Aplicación para el control de tu vivienda mediante dispositivos KNX

Screenshots

KNX APP4 screens
IDController1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: KNX APP at every 5 months against IDController's every 11 months. KNX APP also leads on device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

KNX APP ships an update every 5 months, IDController every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
KNX APP versus IDController: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKNX APPIDController
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 11 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBusch-Jaeger Elektro GmbHonna

In-app purchases

None

KNX APP

No in-app purchases

None

IDController

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is KNX APP free?
KNX APP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is IDController free?
IDController is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do KNX APP or IDController have ads?
Neither KNX APP nor IDController shows ads.
Which is updated more often, KNX APP or IDController?
KNX APP ships an update every 5 months, and IDController every 11 months. Most recently, KNX APP was updated on June 1, 2026 and IDController on September 18, 2026.

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