Comparison

Controller for HomeKit vs Modernwave

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

Modernwave

Automate and remotely control your third-party automation and security devices. This app integrates with various IoT protocols like Wifi, BLE, and NB-IOT for seamless smart home management.

Highlights
  • Remote device control
  • Automation of devices
  • IoT protocol integration
  • Wifi, BLE, NB-IOT support
  • Security device management
Features
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Modernwave is a smart solutions app designed to automate your 3rd party automation and security devices and gives you the ability to control them remotely. The app comes fully loaded with various IOT protocol integrations including Wifi, BLE, NB-IOT protocols.

Screenshots

Controller for HomeKit4 screens
Modernwave4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Modernwave at 100% against Controller for HomeKit's 26%. Modernwave also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Controller for HomeKit's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 47 months) and device support (5 vs 2). On price 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. Modernwave asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Controller for HomeKit ships an update every 10 days, Modernwave every 47 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Controller for HomeKit versus Modernwave: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterController for HomeKitModernwave
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (2.7K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews26.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.7K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 47 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size212 MB189 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeracasa Software GmbHLinkbase Technologies Inc

Customer experience

Controller for HomeKit

All ratings2,726 ratings
Positive75.8%
Neutral4.7%
Negative19.6%
Written reviews456 reviews
Positive26.1%
Neutral9.6%
Negative64.3%

Modernwave

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Modernwave

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

Modernwave

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Controller for HomeKit free?
Controller for HomeKit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Modernwave free?
Modernwave is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Controller for HomeKit or Modernwave have ads?
Neither Controller for HomeKit nor Modernwave shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Controller for HomeKit or Modernwave?
Controller for HomeKit ships an update every 10 days, and Modernwave every 47 months. Most recently, Controller for HomeKit was updated on September 26, 2026 and Modernwave on June 1, 2026.

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