ICARUS blue Classic vs ApportControl
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ICARUS blue Classic
This application allows you to control various devices remotely using a Bluetooth receiver. It offers intuitive menu guidance and the ability to create personalized user interfaces for seamless operation of winches, gates, lighting, and more.
- Control winches, gates, doors, and lighting
- Easy smartphone and receiver connection
- Intuitive menu guidance
- Create personal user interfaces
- Program up to 24 smartphones/receivers
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Congratulations with your ICARUS blue basic receiver. You will need this app, to control your classic receiver. ICARUS blue is a low-cost BT-receiver with which you can control a variety of different devices via your smartphone, simply and flexibly. Control winches, gates, doors, extending and slide-in systems, lighting systems, etc. simply, intuitively and flexibly with your smartphone. Details app: · Easy connection of smartphone & receiver · Easy control and menu guidance · Creation of personal user interfaces · Programming of up to 24 smartphones / receivers Details receiver: · Data transfer using BT technology · IEEE 802.15.1 standard · 78mm x 88mm x 25mm (L x W x H) · Operating range up to 75m (free-field) · Supply voltage 9-36Vdc · 4 outputs (min. 3.7A, nominal 4.7A) · -40°C to +80°C temperature range · Power consumption less than 20mA at 12V · Moulded casing (IP66) · Login button · Dual colour LED for visual feedback · Easy assembly For more information visit: www.icarus-blue.com
ApportControl
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ApportControl makes it easy to manage and control gates with high traffic and multiple users. Apport online is a platform to operate any gate automation scenario. Control your connected gates in one view. Apport has developed a flexible and reusable mobile gate automation system which makes it far easier to control and secure a property. The receivers can be installed in all new or existing automatic gates and doors. ApportControl supports up to 990 users on a single device. It's perfect for communities, high traffic barriers, industrial gates and also residential gates and doors.The best sYou can drag and drop a widget on a phone screen where you can operate and see the live status of your gates.olution for separating users in roles. Make different settings for guests, service staff or whatever you like. You can drag and drop a widget on a phone screen where you can operate and see the live status of your gates.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ICARUS blue Classic at every 3 months against ApportControl's every 29 months. ApportControl's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ICARUS blue Classic ships an update every 3 months, ApportControl every 29 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ICARUS blue Classic | ApportControl |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 29 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ICP Group B.V. | PorteQ |
In-app purchases
ICARUS blue Classic
No in-app purchases
ApportControl
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Do ICARUS blue Classic or ApportControl have ads?
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