iHaus Smart Living App vs Intertechno MasterGate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iHaus Smart Living App
Control your smart home devices from various manufacturers in one app. Automate your home for increased safety, convenience, and energy efficiency. Create personalized scenes for effortless control, even when you're away.
- Connect WiFi-enabled devices from multiple manufacturers
- Integrate with KNX building systems
- Remote control via 24/7 server
- Create custom smart home scenes
- Family access for shared control
- Visualize and control devices from an iPad/iPhone
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Design your smart connected home according to your needs. Make it more safe, convenient and energy efficient with the iHaus Smart Living App. Connect your WiFi-enabled devices from multiple manufacturers quickly and easily in the iHaus App. You can also expand existing KNX building system technology solutions and connect them with smart Internet of Things (IoT) products. The 24/7 server, which is integrated in the iHaus App, enables you to control your devices even when you are not at home. You don't need any additional hardware or a hub as a server. An iPad, iPhone or iPod can be used as your frontend and is always connected to your home WiFi. It takes over the server function of the iHaus Smart Living App and also serves as a visualisation. You can log into your account with an unlimited number of devices and let your whole family control your connected devices, scenes and services via the iHaus Smart Living Platform. Benefit from your individually created scenes, such as "Coming home". In this case the tado ° thermostat is turned up making your home cozy and warm. The Philips Hue lights go on and ensure a relaxed after-work atmosphere, your Sonos sound system plays your favourite music, the Belkin WeMo socket switches on standby devices and the Home Connect oven starts heating up for dinner. With the iHaus Smart Living Platform and the iHaus App, there are hardly any limits to your imagination. iHaus is in partnership with a long list of manufacturers and the number keeps on growing. Compatible brands, systems and devices: • Sonos • Philips Hue • KNX • Theben LUXORliving • JUNG • Apple Home Kit (all sockets, lights and thermostats) • Tesla • NETATMO • Nuki • Nest Protect • iRobot • Belkin WeMo • Tp Link HS 100 and HS 110 • eKey • Mobotix • Gardena • Home Connect: Siemens, Bosch, Gaggenau, NEFF • IKEA Trådfri (lights, sockets, light panels, Symfonisk) • Homematic IP via CCU3 • Discovergy Smart Meter • SMA Inverter • VARTA Battery storage Services: • Stadtwerke München: M-Login • Weather: dtn • Traffic: Here • Voice control: Amazon Alexa • Defect management for property developers: edr Software • Insurance: ZURICH Smart Home Insurance • Polarstern Ökostrom Do you have any questions or further inquiries regarding our iHaus Smart Living App? Please send an e-mail to support@ihaus.de Have fun with the iHaus App!
Intertechno MasterGate
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Intertechno MasterGate allows you maximum freedom via Wi-Fi. You can easily change the assignment between sender and receiver via app, even for the duration of scenarios. Through this Smart Home Central you can create scenarios and automation rules (triggers can be: approach / distance, time of day / day of the week, dusk). Infrared compatibility and voice control are no problem! With our Smart Home Central, you can access your home app via voice worldwide, even via voice control. Be sure, even hundreds of miles away on vacation, that everything is switched off at home. Of course you can use our app on your smartphone or tablet. In our app, you can easily set that is detected in a burglary by motion or magnetic switch, all the lights are set to the maximum level and the blinds are raised. Features: - Control via smartphone and tablet - Pairing of senders and receivers - Push notifications on selected sensors - Assignment between senders and receivers can be varied by app (even for the duration of scenarios) - Voice control in the app - Voice control via Amazon Alexa (skill "Intertechno MasterGate") - Create scenarios and groups - Proximity / distance identifier - Twilight control - Infrared compatibility - Daytime and Weekday control - Worldwide access - Wi-Fi as communication basis
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Intertechno MasterGate at none against iHaus Smart Living App's 3. On price, update cadence, ads 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. iHaus Smart Living App sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Intertechno MasterGate asks for nothing beyond the download.
iHaus Smart Living App ships an update every 5 weeks, Intertechno MasterGate monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and May 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iHaus Smart Living App | Intertechno MasterGate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 22.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 104 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | iHaus AG | Intertechno Funk-Technik GesmbH |
Bugs and requests
iHaus Smart Living App
Reported bugs
25 issues- App crashes on startup
- App crashes when adding Sonos
- Cannot activate 'Betrieb' mode
- App jumps to Übergabe-Profil
- Login issues after account creation
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- App crashes when adding HomeKit
- Devices not found (e.g., Eve Aqua, Danalock)
- Incorrect value display for Discovergy meter
- HomeKit light switch integration fails
- App crashes when controlling KNX devices
- Sonos devices not recognized or controllable
- New Tradfri lamps not detected
- App crashes when pulling up menu
- Screen rendering issues
- Cannot send error reports
- App freezes on login screen
- Cannot create an account or sign in
- Login fails even with correct credentials
- Password reset email not received
- App crashes when inserting HomeKit
- App crashes on iPhone X
- App crashes when trying to connect to HomeKit
- App crashes when trying to control KNX devices
- App crashes when trying to control KNX devices
- App crashes when trying to control KNX devices
Requested features
8 requests- Redesign the app's interface
- Improve device compatibility
- Add Apple TV as a control center
- Better voice control integration (Alexa)
- Support for more device classes (e.g., sensors, smart locks)
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- Optional local network usage
- Support for Homematic IP
- Bluetooth and Airplay device control
Intertechno MasterGate
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
iHaus Smart Living App
- KNX LINKIT$14.99
- KNX LINKIT$119.99
- KNX LINKIT$449.99
Intertechno MasterGate
No in-app purchases
Questions
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