Comparison

KNX APP vs Symcon Visualization

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

Symcon Visualization

Features
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With Symcon Visualization, you can conveniently control all devices and functions of your smart home in one app. All systems supported by IP-Symcon are supported. These include the following: Wired systems: - KNX, LCN, ModBus, MQTT, BACnet, OPC UA, DMX/ArtNet, Siemens S7/Siemens Logo, 1-Wire Wireless systems: - EnOcean, HomeMatic, Xcomfort, Z-Wave Wallboxes: - ABL, Mennekes, Alfen, KEBA (others on request) Inverters: - SMA, Fronius, SolarEdge (others on request) Other systems: - Home Connect, Gardena, VoIP, eKey, Technical Alternative In addition, our free Module Store offers over 200 other connections (such as Shelly, Sonos, Spotify, Philips Hue and many more) and logic modules for your smart home! A complete and up-to-date list can always be found on our homepage. Many functions of the app can be tried out in demo mode. Important note: This app requires a SymBox, SymBox neo, SymBox Pro or an installed IP-Symcon version 7.0 or newer as a server. In addition, the corresponding building automation hardware must be installed. All tiles shown in the screenshots are samples of an example project. Your visualization is individually designed based on your personal configuration.

Screenshots

KNX APP4 screens
Symcon Visualization4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Symcon Visualization at every 6 weeks against KNX APP's every 5 months. Symcon Visualization also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, 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

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, Symcon Visualization every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
KNX APP versus Symcon Visualization: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKNX APPSymcon Visualization
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBusch-Jaeger Elektro GmbHSymcon GmbH

In-app purchases

None

KNX APP

No in-app purchases

None

Symcon Visualization

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is KNX APP free?
KNX APP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Symcon Visualization free?
Symcon Visualization is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do KNX APP or Symcon Visualization have ads?
Neither KNX APP nor Symcon Visualization shows ads.
Which is updated more often, KNX APP or Symcon Visualization?
KNX APP ships an update every 5 months, and Symcon Visualization every 6 weeks. Most recently, KNX APP was updated on June 1, 2026 and Symcon Visualization on September 30, 2026.

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