Comparison

Knocki vs Noision

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Noision

Create personalized soundscapes by blending pink, white, and brown noise in real time. Features an interactive orb for mixing, an auto-cycle mode for continuous sound, and a sleep timer with a gentle fade-out. Enjoy a minimal interface and Live Activity support for easy control.

Highlights
  • Real-time noise blending
  • Interactive sound mixing orb
  • Auto-cycle mode
  • Sleep timer with soft fade
  • Live Activity support
  • Procedural audio generation
Features
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Noision blends pink, white, and brown noise in real time — giving you a living, breathing soundscape tuned exactly to your mood. Whether you're drifting off to sleep, grinding through a study session, or just need a wall of calm between you and the world, Noision has your frequency. Three noises. Infinite blends. Drag the orb to mix pink, white, and brown noise in any proportion. The sound shifts as you move — warm and deep toward brown, bright and crisp toward white, balanced and smooth in between. No presets. No limits. Let it breathe. Tap the auto-cycle button and Noision takes the wheel, slowly orbiting through every blend in a hypnotic 60-second loop. Perfect for falling asleep without touching your phone again. Sleep with confidence. Set a sleep timer and Noision fades out softly when your time is up — no jarring silence, no alarms. Just a gentle fade into quiet. Beautifully minimal. A glowing orb. Two sliders. No clutter. Noision keeps everything out of the way so the only thing you focus on is sound. Always in reach. Live Activity support keeps your blend visible on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island — so you know what's playing without opening the app. Features: Real-time mixing of pink, white, and brown noise Interactive orb with dynamic color and lighting Auto-cycle mode with smooth orbital blending Sleep timer with soft 2-second fade-out Brightness and volume controls Live Activity & Dynamic Island support No recordings — pure procedural audio generation No ads. No tracking. No subscriptions.

Screenshots

Knocki4 screens
Noision4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Noision at 100% against Knocki's 31%. Noision also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.3) and update cadence (daily vs every 2 months). Knocki's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99) and ratings volume (9 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Knocki is free to download; Noision costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Noision holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Knocki has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 31% of Knocki's written reviews are positive against 100% of Noision's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Knocki ships an update every 2 months, Noision daily. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Knocki versus Noision: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKnockiNoision
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating3.3 (9 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews30.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHaptic, Inc.Tyler Finck

Customer experience

Knocki

All ratings9 ratings
Positive55.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative44.4%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive30.8%
Neutral15.4%
Negative53.8%

Noision

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Knocki

No in-app purchases

None

Noision

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Knocki free?
Knocki is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Noision free?
Noision costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Knocki or Noision?
Noision is rated higher. Knocki averages 3.3 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Noision averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Knocki or Noision have ads?
Neither Knocki nor Noision shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Knocki or Noision?
Knocki ships an update every 2 months, and Noision daily. Most recently, Knocki was updated on October 7, 2026 and Noision on October 14, 2026.

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