Comparison

Controller for HomeKit vs Intellimote

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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Get more out of your smart home. Your HomeKit and Matter devices can do more than on and off: Controller for HomeKit gives you dashboards you build yourself, workflows that run over several steps, months of history, and a floor plan you control directly. YOUR OWN DASHBOARD Your devices sit where you need them, instead of in a list. - Views you compose yourself from tiles: per home, per person, and if you want, per device. One for the iPad on the wall, one for the iPhone in your pocket. - More than 25 tile variants: devices, scenes, workflows, time, weather, calendar, charts, battery warnings. - Five standard sizes, or drag your own size on the grid. - Visibility conditions: a tile or a whole section appears only when you need it. - Plus widgets for your Home Screen and a view of your own on Apple Watch. CONTROLLER AI Describe what you need in plain language: a dashboard, a scene, an automation or a workflow. Controller builds it, and you adjust it however you like afterwards. MORE THAN A SCHEDULE Two devices become a sequence that thinks along. - Workflows: multiple steps, conditions and branches for sequences a single automation cannot express. - Automations with advanced triggers and conditions. - States: virtual switches that capture how your home currently stands and drive your workflows accordingly. - Custom notifications for anything you want to know about. - NFC tags: one tap and the workflow runs. YOUR SENSORS ARE ALREADY MEASURING Controller remembers the values and makes them readable. - Charts: see how temperature, humidity or battery level develop over weeks and months, across every device and brand. - Maintenance: which battery is empty, which device is unreachable, which automation is broken. - Logs: every activity and every change, traceable. - Smart folders: devices and automations grouped by filters you define. - Floor Plan: scan your home with the LiDAR sensor of your iPhone or iPad and control your devices right on the plan. - Controller Hub: a dedicated iPhone, iPad, Apple TV or Mac runs your workflows automatically. Charts and States require Controller Hub. SHARE THE WORK, NOT JUST THE SWITCHES - Home Sharing: pass your entire setup to the people you live with. For each person you choose between the whole app or only the dashboards you share with them. - Setup codes: your HomeKit and Matter codes stay safe in the app and never get lost. - Backups: save your setup and restore it whenever you need to. Controller for HomeKit runs on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Apple TV. You already own the devices. Controller for HomeKit brings out what is in them. More on our website: https://www.controllerforhomekit.com Privacy Policy: https://controllerforhomekit.com/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Intellimote

Control your smart TVs and speakers from your phone and watch. Automatically discover devices, manage playback, group speakers, and monitor TV status. Unlock advanced features with a subscription or one-time purchase.

Highlights
  • Control smart TVs and speakers
  • Automatic device discovery
  • Playback and volume control
  • Group speaker management
  • Monitor TV playback status
  • Watch app integration
Features
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Intellimote turns your iPhone and Apple Watch into a smart remote for compatible Sony BRAVIA TVs and Sony audio devices. Discover devices on your local network, check what is playing, and keep the controls you use most close at hand. SONY BRAVIA DEVICES • Control power, volume, mute, and playback • Browse TV inputs, channels, installed apps, and favorites • Search supported TV content and quickly launch apps or sources • View current playback information and available artwork • Add a compatible TV manually by IP address when discovery is unavailable • Use Digital Crown volume control and quick access from the Intellimote watch complication COMPATIBLE SMART SPEAKERS • Discover compatible Sony audio, HEOS, and MusicCast speakers and AV receivers • Control playback, volume, mute, power, and inputs • Browse supported media sources and presets • Create, inspect, and manage multi-room groups • Check playback status from iPhone or Apple Watch Compatibility and available controls vary by model, firmware, region, and device configuration. Check the supported-device information before purchasing an advanced feature: https://intellimote.app/faq.html#compatibility Some advanced iPhone and Apple Watch features require an Intellimote Pro subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account when you confirm a purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel subscriptions in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://intellimote.app/tos.html Privacy Policy: https://intellimote.app/privacy.html Intellimote is an independent third-party app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Sony. "SONY" and "BRAVIA" are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sony Group Corporation or its affiliates. MusicCast is a trademark of Yamaha Corporation. HEOS is a trademark of D+M Group.

Screenshots

Controller for HomeKit4 screens
Intellimote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Controller for HomeKit at 4.1 against Intellimote's 1.9. Controller for HomeKit also leads on ratings volume (2.8K vs 10) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Controller for HomeKit sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Intellimote sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Controller for HomeKit holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Controller for HomeKit has 2.8K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 27% of Controller for HomeKit's written reviews are positive against 30% of Intellimote'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, Intellimote every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 20, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Controller for HomeKit versus Intellimote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterController for HomeKitIntellimote
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (2.8K ratings) — better1.9 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews26.7% of reviews30.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.8K — better10
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size210 MB30 MB
Age rating4+12+
Developeracasa Software GmbHDariusz Niklewicz

Customer experience

Controller for HomeKit

All ratings2,742 ratings
Positive75.9%
Neutral4.7%
Negative19.4%
Written reviews468 reviews
Positive26.7%
Neutral9.6%
Negative63.7%

Intellimote

All ratings10 ratings
Positive30.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative70.0%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive30.0%
Neutral13.3%
Negative56.7%

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

Intellimote

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 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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  • Essentials Lifetime - Plus Addon3 Months trial$39.991 Year
  • Controller Essentials7 Days trial2 variants$39.991 Year
  • Controller Plus7 Days trial$79.991 Year
One-time2
  • Controller Essentials Lifetime$99.99
  • Controller Essentials Lifetime$139.99
9 purchases

Intellimote

Subscriptions3
  • Intellimote Pro (1 Month)$0.991 Month
  • Intellimote Pro (6 Months)$9.996 Months
  • Intellimote Pro (1 Year)$9.991 Year
One-time6
  • Unlock all featuresFree
  • Watch remote for HEOS$5.99
  • Watch remote for MusicCast$5.99
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  • Bravia Remote (iPhone + Watch)$6.99
  • Advanced remote for Bravia TV$19.99
  • Watch remote for BRAVIA$19.99

Questions

Is Controller for HomeKit free?
Controller for HomeKit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Intellimote free?
Intellimote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Controller for HomeKit or Intellimote?
Controller for HomeKit is rated higher. Controller for HomeKit averages 4.1 out of 5 from 2.8K ratings, while Intellimote averages 1.9 from 10 ratings.
Do Controller for HomeKit or Intellimote have ads?
Neither Controller for HomeKit nor Intellimote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Controller for HomeKit or Intellimote?
Controller for HomeKit ships an update every 10 days, and Intellimote every 2 months. Most recently, Controller for HomeKit was updated on October 20, 2026 and Intellimote on October 20, 2026.

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