Comparison

Controller for HomeKit vs Linxura

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. TRY IT FREE FOR 7 DAYS A week in your own home tells you more than any screenshot. Choose a yearly subscription to Controller Essentials or Controller Plus: the first 7 days are free, so you can see what Controller gets out of your devices. Rather pay once? Controller Lifetime gives you everything in Controller Plus, forever, with no subscription. 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

Linxura

Manage your entire smart home from a single, intuitive interface. Create personalized scenes, control devices remotely, and share access with family members. Enjoy enhanced security and seamless integration with a wide range of smart home products.

Highlights
  • Unified device control
  • Customizable scenes
  • Remote access
  • Family sharing
  • Broad device compatibility
  • Enhanced security
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Welcome to Linxura: Smart Control, Simplified. Experience the future of smart home management with Linxura. Our intuitive app seamlessly integrates with your Linxura Smart Controller, putting effortless control of your entire smart home at your fingertips. Why Linxura? Unified Control: Manage all your smart devices - lights, speakers, curtains, and more - from a single, user-friendly interface. Customizable Experiences: Create personalized scenes by controlling multiple devices at once or timed., and tailor your smart home to fit your lifestyle. Intuitive Operation: Designed with the user in mind, the app offers an intuitive experience, making it easy to control your smart home. Key Features: Device Compatibility: Works with a broad range of smart home devices and major platforms like Amazon Alexa. Remote Access: Control your smart home from anywhere, anytime. Whether you're at work or on vacation, Linxura keeps you connected. Family Sharing: Easily share control with family members, allowing for multiple users to manage settings and preferences. Enhanced Security: With advanced encryption and privacy protection, your smart home is secure with Linxura. Setup in Seconds: Getting started with Linxura is as simple as connecting your smart controller to the app. Our guided setup will have you up and running in no time. Continuous Updates and Support: Linxura is constantly evolving. Enjoy regular updates for new features and enhancements, ensuring your smart home stays ahead of the curve.

Screenshots

Controller for HomeKit4 screens
Linxura4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Linxura at 5.0 against Controller for HomeKit's 4.1. Linxura also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Controller for HomeKit's advantage is ratings volume (2.8K vs 2) and device support (5 vs 2). On price, update cadence 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. Linxura asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Linxura holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Controller for HomeKit has 2.8K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Controller for HomeKit versus Linxura: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterController for HomeKitLinxura
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (2.8K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.8K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
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
Size219 MB10 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developeracasa Software GmbHCommander Smart Home, Inc.

Customer experience

Controller for HomeKit

All ratings2,765 ratings
Positive76.2%
Neutral4.7%
Negative19.1%
Written reviews486 reviews
Positive28.4%
Neutral9.7%
Negative61.9%

Linxura

All ratings2 ratings
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

Linxura

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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  • 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-time1
  • Controller Plus Lifetime2 variants$179.99
None

Linxura

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Controller for HomeKit free?
Controller for HomeKit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Linxura free?
Linxura is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Controller for HomeKit or Linxura?
Linxura is rated higher. Controller for HomeKit averages 4.1 out of 5 from 2.8K ratings, while Linxura averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Controller for HomeKit or Linxura have ads?
Neither Controller for HomeKit nor Linxura shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Controller for HomeKit or Linxura?
Controller for HomeKit ships an update every 2 weeks, and Linxura every 2 weeks. Most recently, Controller for HomeKit was updated on October 29, 2026 and Linxura on October 14, 2026.

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