iPort Connect vs Crestron Go
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iPort Connect
Easily configure and pair a dedicated audio keypad with your Sonos system. Control scenes, favorites, and more in under two minutes. This accessory is an official "Works with Sonos" product.
- Configure iPort xPRESS Audio Keypad
- Pair with Sonos devices
- Control Scenes
- Control Favorites
- Quick setup (under 2 minutes)
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The iPort App allows you to configure and pair an iPort xPRESS Audio Keypad with any Sonos device. xPRESS is an official "Works with Sonos" accessory. In under 2 minutes, you can add a keypad to any Sonos system to control Scenes, Favorites and more! Learn more about xPRESS at iportproducts.com/xpress
Crestron Go
Control your smart home or workplace with a customized, intuitive interface. This app offers dynamic navigation, real-time feedback on various systems, and a sleek look consistent with mobile devices.
- Customizable user interface
- Dynamic navigation (swiping, knobs, sliders)
- Real-time feedback on system status
- Scalable buttons, sliders, and gauges
- Momentum scrolling toolbars and menus
- Support for Apple Super Retina display
- Integration with Crestron VC-4
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Whatever you do with your mobile device, you want the experience to be intuitive, reliable, and enjoyable. With the Crestron Go app, your Crestron dealer can provide you with a thoroughly satisfying and intuitive user interface, customized to meet your exact control needs in the home, workplace, classroom, or for any specialized application or market. Crestron Go leverages spectacular Crestron Smart Graphics™ to enable dynamic navigation that includes swiping, knobs, sliders, gauges, and scrolling lists. It includes a full set of scalable buttons, sliders, knobs, and gauges for controlling virtually any function with real-time feedback of audio settings, lighting levels, room temperature, and security system status. With Crestron Go, you get toolbars and menus that scroll with momentum at the flick of a fingertip, giving you easy access to all your controlled devices, functions, and media content. Crestron Go affords a look and feel that’s consistent with the mobile smart device experience, yet uniquely your own. With support for the Apple Super Retina® display, your UI will look its best, while support for the Crestron VC-4 gives you a centralized server based alternative to individual hardware based control systems in every room.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Crestron Go at 2.2 against iPort Connect's 1.7. iPort Connect's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Crestron Go sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. iPort Connect asks for nothing beyond the download.
Crestron Go holds the better App Store score, 2.2 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 54 and 98 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 13% of iPort Connect's written reviews are positive against 10% of Crestron Go's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
iPort Connect ships an update every 2 months, Crestron Go every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iPort Connect | Crestron Go |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (54 ratings) | 2.2 (98 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 13.0% of reviews — better | 10.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 54 | 98 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 117 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dana Innovations | Crestron Electronics, Inc. |
Customer experience
iPort Connect
Crestron Go
User reviews
iPort Connect
From 54 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Works with Sonos
- 👍 Physical buttons are gold
- 👍 Great addition to Sonos
- 👍 Love the control keypad
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes on iOS 14
- 🐛 App not stable
- 🐛 Useless junk
- 🐛 Expensive piece of plastic
- 🐛 Stopped working
Crestron Go
From 98 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fully customizable system
- 👍 Works well when set up correctly
- 👍 Exceptional app for control systems
- 👍 Very practical and easy to understand
- 👍 Solid performance for controlling switchers
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
- 🐛 Setup is very difficult
- 🐛 Expensive purchase model ($99 per device)
- 🐛 Poor user interface and intuitiveness
- 🐛 Slow app updates and lack of maintenance
Bugs and requests
iPort Connect
Reported bugs
23 issues- Buttons at the top of the screen are blocked by the front facing camera
- App crashes on load
- App crashes when trying to set up
- App crashes when trying to edit remote
- App crashes when opening
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- App crashes when adding a remote
- App crashes when trying to configure
- App crashes when trying to open a device/room
- App crashes when selecting a remote
- App crashes when trying to pair
- App crashes during pairing
- App crashes immediately after iOS14
- App flashes briefly then crashes
- App quits on selecting iPort
- Cannot connect keypad to network
- App cannot see network connection
- Firmware will not upgrade
- Device doesn't talk to the app
- Constantly needs to be reconfigured
- Cannot find wireless network
- Cannot pair with Sonos 10.1 firmware
- Firmware needs to be fixed for grouped zones
- Battery life is extremely poor
Requested features
6 requests- Needs an update for iPhone X and up
- Fix compatibility with iOS 14
- Fix app crashes
- Needs multi-room controls
- Allow control of grouped Sonos zones
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- Replicate physical Sonos button functionality
Crestron Go
Reported bugs
27 issues- App crashes on iOS 16.4.1
- Project upload fails from VTProe
- Black screen on rotation or app re-launch
- App freezes upon opening
- App crashes constantly, especially on rotation
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- App hangs and crashes on iOS 16
- Keyboard not working in landscape mode
- Cannot enter credentials on new iPhone
- App breaks with OS 16 upgrade
- Family sharing not working
- WiFi IP address changing on new iPhone
- Volume bar not working
- App not working after transferring to new iPhone
- Settings page not showing completely
- Restore purchase directs to pay again
- App freezes when switching between apps
- Connection failures
- Cannot restore purchase through family share
- App fails to acknowledge prior in-app purchase
- Endless loop when migrating to new iPhone
- iTunes error during purchase recovery
- App stopped working after phone restore
- App doesn't work with new iPhone
- Intermittent issues with new iPhones
- App not working at all
- Setup issues on new iPhone
- App crashes before start
Requested features
9 requests- Fix restore purchase functionality
- Enable family sharing
- Improve app stability on new iOS releases
- Address keyboard issues in landscape mode
- Ensure settings transfer to new devices
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- Provide better consumer support
- Update app more frequently
- Fix volume bar functionality
- Improve app intuitiveness
In-app purchases
iPort Connect
No in-app purchases
Crestron Go
- Crestron Go - Default$99.99
Questions
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