Comparison

Controller for HomeKit vs Knocki

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Controller for HomeKit

Enhance your smart home experience with advanced control and automation. Visualize your home with floor plans, track device performance with charts, and create complex automations tailored to your needs. Organize devices, store setup codes, and monitor your entire smart home ecosystem.

Highlights
  • Floor plan visualization with LiDAR
  • Device performance charts
  • Complex automations and workflows
  • Custom notifications
  • Smart folders and filters
  • Setup code storage
  • Device maintenance and logs
Features
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Experience and control your Apple Home in a whole new way with Controller for HomeKit. Our app combines all the familiar HomeKit features with numerous additional enhancements, offering you a user-friendly interface, unparalleled control, and flexibility. * CONTROLLER AI: Describe a scene, automation, or workflow in everyday language – Controller builds it for you. * FLOOR PLAN: Create a detailed floor plan of your home using the LiDAR sensor on your iPhone or iPad and control your HomeKit accessories directly through the floor plan. * CHARTS: See how your Apple Home evolves over time. Charts in Controller for HomeKit show how values like temperature, humidity or battery usage change – across all your devices and brands. * COMPLEX AUTOMATIONS: Utilize advanced triggers and conditions for custom automations that are perfectly tailored to your needs. * WORKFLOWS: Optimize your daily routines with workflows that go beyond the capabilities of Apple Home. * NOTIFICATIONS: Create custom notifications to stay informed about important events in your home. * BACKUPS: Secure your setup and restore it easily when needed. * SMART FOLDERS: Organize your devices and automations effortlessly with smart folders and custom filters. * SETUP CODES: Securely store your HomeKit and Matter codes in the app, so they are always at hand and never lost. * MAINTENANCE: Keep track of your setup, quickly identifying which batteries need to be replaced, which devices are unreachable, or which automations are broken. * LOGS: Monitor all activities and changes in your smart home. * WIDGETS: Control your devices faster and easier with convenient widgets or quickly jump into your floor plan. Unlock the full potential of your smart home with Controller for HomeKit. Download the app now and experience how simple and intuitive home automation can be. For more information, visit our website: https://www.controllerforhomekit.com Privacy Policy: https://controllerforhomekit.com/privacy-en/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Knocki

Turn any surface into a smart home controller. Create custom tap gestures to activate lights, music, and other connected devices. Works with popular smart home platforms.

Highlights
  • Transform surfaces into touch controls
  • Control smart home devices
  • Create custom tap gestures
  • Works with Alexa, IFTTT, Philips Hue, and more
  • Trigger task lists with gestures
  • Works via WiFi independently of phone
Features
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Transform entire walls or tables into touch controls for your favorite smart home functions. With just a few taps on a regular surface, you can control your lights, find your lost phone, and much more! Knocki works with Alexa, IFTTT, Philips Hue, Lifx, TP-Link, Sonos, Honeywell, Schlage, and more! The Knocki app lets you setup your Knocki device(s), connect to your smart devices and services, and create custom gestures (tap patterns) to trigger specific tasks or even groups of tasks all at once (called "task lists"). Once Knocki is set up, it works through WiFi, even if your phone isn't around. Popular Tasks include: - Tap your nightstand to turn off the lights. - Tap your coffee table to boot up the TV. - Tap your front door to lock the door and turn off all the house lights. - and much more! Explore what Knocki can do or get your own Knocki at http://knocki.com - Have questions? Reach out to us at support@knocki.com

Screenshots

Controller for HomeKit4 screens
Knocki4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Controller for HomeKit at 4.1 against Knocki's 3.3. Controller for HomeKit also leads on ratings volume (2.7K vs 9) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). Knocki's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Controller for HomeKit sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Knocki asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Controller for HomeKit holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Controller for HomeKit has 2.7K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 26% of Controller for HomeKit's written reviews are positive against 31% of Knocki's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Controller for HomeKit ships an update every 10 days, Knocki every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Controller for HomeKit versus Knocki: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterController for HomeKitKnocki
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (2.7K ratings) — better3.3 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews26.0% of reviews30.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.7K — better9
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size212 MB74 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeracasa Software GmbHHaptic, Inc.

Customer experience

Controller for HomeKit

All ratings2,726 ratings
Positive75.8%
Neutral4.7%
Negative19.6%
Written reviews457 reviews
Positive26.0%
Neutral9.6%
Negative64.3%

Knocki

All ratings9 ratings
Positive55.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative44.4%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive30.8%
Neutral15.4%
Negative53.8%

Bugs and requests

Controller for HomeKit

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Backup and restore issues
  • Disappearing automations and accessories
  • Compatibility problems with iOS 16.2
  • Slow performance and unresponsiveness

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improved documentation and tutorials
  • Better integration with Apple Home app
  • Support for more HomeKit device types
  • Ability to customize automation triggers

Knocki

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Controller for HomeKit

Subscriptions6
  • Controller Essentials2 variants$4.991 Month
  • Essentials Lifetime - Plus Addon$4.991 Month
  • Controller Plus$8.991 Month
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  • Controller Essentials7 Days trial2 variants$39.991 Year
  • Essentials Lifetime - Plus Addon7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Controller Plus7 Days trial$79.991 Year
One-time1
  • Controller Essentials Lifetime2 variants$99.99
None

Knocki

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Controller for HomeKit free?
Controller for HomeKit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Knocki free?
Knocki is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Controller for HomeKit or Knocki?
Controller for HomeKit is rated higher. Controller for HomeKit averages 4.1 out of 5 from 2.7K ratings, while Knocki averages 3.3 from 9 ratings.
Do Controller for HomeKit or Knocki have ads?
Neither Controller for HomeKit nor Knocki shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Controller for HomeKit or Knocki?
Controller for HomeKit ships an update every 10 days, and Knocki every 2 months. Most recently, Controller for HomeKit was updated on October 2, 2026 and Knocki on September 20, 2026.

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