Turn Touch vs ESP32 Kit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Turn Touch
Control your devices, lights, and apps on your phone and Mac with a physical wooden remote. This versatile tool acts as a switch for various functions, integrating seamlessly into your home.
- Control phone and Mac devices
- Control lights and smart home devices
- Integrates with dozens of apps
- Acts as a power or light switch
- Customizable functions
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Configure your Turn Touch wooden remote and put lights, music, and everyday actions at your fingertips. Choose actions for single taps, double taps, and holds, or combine several actions on one button. Pair a remote over Bluetooth, choose your apps and devices, and customize your buttons in Settings. Turn Touch supports compatible smart-home devices and services; available functions depend on the integration and device. A Turn Touch remote is sold separately. Some integrations require compatible hardware, local network access, or a third-party account. Learn more: https://turntouch.com
ESP32 Kit
This app allows you to control ESP32 boards via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. You can read and write digital and analog pins, control servo motors, and monitor live charts of analog values. It's ideal for smart home, automation, and hobbyist projects.
- Bluetooth/Wi-Fi control
- Digital and PWM pin control
- Servo motor control
- Analog pin reading
- Live analog value charts
- Pin mode and label editing
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Best in class ESP8266 controller. Features: - Control the board by Bluetooth or WIFI. - Read & write digital pins. - Read & write PWM pins. - Control Servo Motors. - Read analog pins. - Remember last status of the pins. - Change the mode of the pin (Output, SERVO, PWM or INPUT). - Automatic connect. - Label of each pin can be edited. - Live Charts for tracing your analog value. Applications: - Smart Home. - Automation. - Hoppy projects. - Schools & university projects. - Remote & Robots control. Requirements: - ESP32 Board - ESP32 Arduino Sketch (URL provided inside the app). - Arduino IDE to upload the sketch. Tested on: - ESP32 Dev Kit Board, and will work any similar ESP32 boards.
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Verdict
Turn Touch and ESP32 Kit both sit at 4.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of ESP32 Kit's written reviews are positive against 0% of Turn Touch's. ESP32 Kit also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 26.0). Turn Touch's advantage is price (Free vs $4.99) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 20 months). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Turn Touch is free to download; ESP32 Kit costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for Turn Touch against 4.0 for ESP32 Kit. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 5 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of Turn Touch's written reviews are positive against 100% of ESP32 Kit's.
Turn Touch ships an update every 3 months, ESP32 Kit every 20 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Turn Touch | ESP32 Kit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (7 ratings) | 4.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 20 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Sam Clay | Rabi Alhetawi |
Customer experience
Turn Touch
ESP32 Kit
In-app purchases
Turn Touch
No in-app purchases
ESP32 Kit
No in-app purchases
