Comparison

Controller for HomeKit vs HomeApp Pro

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

HomeApp Pro

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HomeApp Pro helps homeowners keep the details that matter organized in one place. Track home inventory, maintenance history, warranties, receipts, contractor details, paint information, manuals, and property notes so your home is easier to manage now and easier to understand later. Instead of relying on scattered notes, folders, spreadsheets, and photos, HomeApp Pro gives you a simple system for keeping important home information structured, searchable, and ready when you need it. ORGANIZE WHAT YOU OWN Track appliances, electronics, furniture, tools, fixtures, upgrades, paint details, and other important household items. Add photos, purchase details, barcodes, receipts, and notes so everything stays easy to find. STAY AHEAD OF MAINTENANCE Schedule recurring tasks, log completed work, and keep a useful maintenance history over time. From seasonal upkeep to major repairs, you can quickly see what was done and when. KEEP WARRANTIES AND RECEIPTS WITH THE RIGHT ITEMS Store warranty information, attach receipts, and track expiration dates so important documentation is always available when it matters. MANAGE CONTRACTORS AND PROPERTY DETAILS Save contractor contact info, service categories, notes, and ratings. Keep room details, home records, and property information organized in one system that is easy to update over time. USEFUL NOW — AND WHEN IT’S TIME TO SELL HomeApp Pro is especially valuable when preparing to sell a home. Organize maintenance records, warranties, paint details, upgrades, and other property knowledge so the next owner starts with better information from day one. REPORTS WHEN YOU NEED THEM Generate structured information for insurance reference, warranty support, maintenance tracking, personal records, and home sale preparation. LOCAL-FIRST AND BUILT TO LAST HomeApp Pro is designed to keep your information under your control, with cloud backup options plus JSON export and import support when you need to move or protect your data. PRICING AND ACCESS Try HomeApp Pro free. After your trial, continue with a one-time in-app purchase. Basic • Manage up to 2 properties • Home inventory tracking • Maintenance scheduling and history • Warranty storage with receipt attachment • Contractor management • Property detail sharing Advanced • Includes all Basic features • Manage up to 10 properties • Property overview and health summaries • Insurance, warranty, and maintenance reports • Property export support You can upgrade from Basic to Advanced at any time.

Screenshots

Controller for HomeKit4 screens
HomeApp Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Controller for HomeKit at every 10 days against HomeApp Pro's every 2 months. Controller for HomeKit also leads on device support (5 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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 HomeApp Pro sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Controller for HomeKit ships an update every 10 days, HomeApp Pro every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Controller for HomeKit versus HomeApp Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterController for HomeKitHomeApp Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (2.7K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews26.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.7K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size210 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeracasa Software GmbHVuWing Corp

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

HomeApp Pro

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
3 purchases

HomeApp Pro

One-time3
  • HomeApp Basic$14.99
  • Upgrade Basic to Advanced$19.99
  • HomeApp Advanced$34.99

Questions

Is Controller for HomeKit free?
Controller for HomeKit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HomeApp Pro free?
HomeApp Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Controller for HomeKit or HomeApp Pro have ads?
Neither Controller for HomeKit nor HomeApp Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Controller for HomeKit or HomeApp Pro?
Controller for HomeKit ships an update every 10 days, and HomeApp Pro every 2 months. Most recently, Controller for HomeKit was updated on October 18, 2026 and HomeApp Pro on October 2, 2026.

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