SAL PIXIE vs NEO Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SAL PIXIE
Control your smart home devices with this app. It allows you to configure and manage lighting, fans, appliances, and more. Create custom scenes and schedules for automated home control.
- Control smart home devices
- Configure lighting, fans, appliances
- Create custom scenes
- Set up schedules
- Manage individual devices and groups
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Make your home smart simply with PIXIE. The SAL PIXIE App is used to control the PIXIE smart home range of devices from SAL National Pty Ltd. The SAL PIXIE app delivers an intuitive in-home control experience, using the Bluetooth on your mobile device to connect to your mesh of PIXIE devices installed. The SAL PIXIE App puts the home owner in charge of their smart home with the ability to configure and control PIXIE enabled lighting, fans, appliances, garage doors, automatic gates, motorised blinds and more. The SAL PIXIE App enables control of individual PIXIE devices and groups of devices, provides the ability to create and recall scenes and run schedules at any time of the day or night according to the user’s needs. Users can start small with a few rooms and expand the smart home experience when budgets allow, or go all-in day one by installing PIXIE smart home devices to control compatible components in their home and use the SAL PIXIE app for setup and control of the PIXIE smart home system. Simple. Smart. Home. PIXIE.
NEO Connect
Control your compatible ducted air conditioning system remotely from any location. This app offers an intuitive interface to manage various functions like temperature, modes, fan speeds, and zone control. You can also set timers and manage multiple systems for ultimate convenience.
- Remote ON/OFF control
- Zone control
- Temperature adjustment
- Mode selection (Cool, Heat, Auto, Fan)
- Fan speed control
- Away and Quiet mode
- Timer settings
- Multiple system management
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NEO Connect allows you to control your compatible ActronAir ducted system from anywhere in the world. With a clean and easy to read design, it also makes controlling your system simple and intuitive, allowing you to access a wide range of different control functions: • Turn the air conditioner ON/OFF • Turn individual zones ON/OFF • Change the desired temperature • Choose between modes (Cool / Heat / Auto / Fan) • Choose between fan speeds (Low / Med / High) • Enable/disable Away and Quiet mode and change Away mode settings • Set a timer • Control multiple air conditioning systems
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SAL PIXIE at 59% against NEO Connect's 23%. On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SAL PIXIE ships an update every 5 weeks, NEO Connect every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SAL PIXIE | NEO Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 59.1% of reviews — better | 23.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SAL Nationwide Pty Ltd | ActronAir PTY Limited |
Customer experience
SAL PIXIE
NEO Connect
Bugs and requests
SAL PIXIE
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
NEO Connect
Reported bugs
18 issues- System offline errors
- Network timeout errors (504)
- App crashes
- App freezes
- App doesn't launch
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- Reverts settings
- Zone control issues (turning off a zone turns all on)
- Display shows different status than wall controller
- Circular progress issue (stuck on connecting)
- Timer setting issues (1 year ahead)
- Slow response rate
- Login screen freezes
- Incompatible with older devices
- App no starting after latest update
- Connection failure
- Gateway timeout errors
- Alexa skill not available on Amazon.com marketplace
- Band Steering and PMF router settings impact reliability
Requested features
7 requests- Add Siri shortcut features
- Add ability to edit schedules through the app
- Control using Siri
- Add new schedules via the app
- Dark mode option
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- Advanced analytics dashboard
- Local network access
In-app purchases
SAL PIXIE
No in-app purchases
NEO Connect
No in-app purchases
