Knocki vs Unofficial Pix Backpack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Unofficial Pix Backpack
Create and display custom pixel art, animations, and scrolling text on your backpack. Features include real-time drawing, image import, and bike mode signaling. Enjoy offline functionality, built-in games, and various widgets.
- Real-time pixel art drawing
- Display scrolling text
- Import images and animations
- Bike mode signaling
- Offline functionality
- Built-in games and widgets
- Display music and forecasts
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Personalize your backpack! Features: - Draw images and animations in real-time: when you change a pixel on the canvas, it immediately changes on the backpack. - Display scrolling texts. - Import images. - Use the backpack in bike mode: signal your intent to turn or to slow down by pressing on the corresponding sections of the screen (press again to reset to the idle biking animation). - The core of the app runs fully locally: no need to connect to remote servers to use your backpack! - Save drawings and animations; share them or the entire collection with others. - Show the currently playing song (music recognition powered by AudD). - Show the odds of various events happening by selecting Manifold forecasts. - Display built-in animations. - Import animations. - Display the game of life or various other effects. - Play your backpack's built-in games. - Throw quantum random dice. - Use all of the other built-in widgets, such as countdown, stopwatch, or clock. - Automatically send an animation or open a widget when you connect to your backpack. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Unofficial Pix Backpack at 100% against Knocki's 31%. Unofficial Pix Backpack also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.3) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Knocki's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (9 vs 3). On price, ads and device support 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
Both are free to download. Unofficial Pix Backpack sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Knocki asks for nothing beyond the download.
Unofficial Pix Backpack holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 31% of Knocki's written reviews are positive against 100% of Unofficial Pix Backpack's.
Knocki ships an update every 2 months, Unofficial Pix Backpack every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Knocki | Unofficial Pix Backpack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 30.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Haptic, Inc. | AudD, LLC |
Customer experience
Knocki
Unofficial Pix Backpack
In-app purchases
Knocki
No in-app purchases
Unofficial Pix Backpack
- Pro subscription (monthly)$19.991 Month
- Lifetime access to Pro$89.99
Questions
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