Comparison

Aqara Home vs Captouch

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

Head to head
About

Aqara Home

Control and automate your smart home devices from anywhere. Manage accessories, monitor environmental conditions, and set up custom automations and scenes for a more convenient living space.

Highlights
  • Remote control of Aqara accessories
  • Create homes and rooms
  • Monitor appliance status and environmental data
  • Automate home functions with custom rules
  • Create scenes for multiple device control
  • Siri integration for HomeKit accessories
Features
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Aqara Home is an app for smart home automation and control. With Aqara Home, you can: 1. control Aqara accessories anywhere and anytime where there is Internet access; 2. create homes and rooms and assign accessories to the rooms; 3. control your Aqara accessories and check the status of connected appliances. For example: *adjust the brightness of lights and check the power consumption of home appliances; *monitor the temperature, humidity and air pressure; *detect water leak, and human movement; 4. create Automations to automate your home. For example: *set a timer to turn on or off an appliance connected to a smart plug; *use a Door and Window Sensor to trigger lights: turn on lights automatically when the door opens; 5. create Scenes to control multiple accessories. For example, add a Scene to turn on multiple lights and fans; 6. ask Siri to control HomeKit supported Aqara accessories and user defined Scenes; Aqara Home app supports following Aqara accessories: Aqara Hub, Smart Plug, Wireless Remote Switch, LED Light Bulb, Door and Window Sensor, Motion Sensor, Temperature and Humidity Sensor, Vibration Sensor, and Water Leak Sensor. Please see www.aqara.com for more details.

About

Captouch

This app enables boaters to remotely control and monitor their air conditioning systems. Pre-cool your boat before arrival for ultimate comfort. Manage multiple thermostats, humidity, and electric heat with an intuitive interface.

Highlights
  • Remote AC operation
  • Monitor system status
  • Control multiple thermostats
  • Zone control
  • Programmable parameters
  • Humidity control
  • Electric heat support
Features
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Dometic Marine Captouch Wifi room control app, allows boaters to operate and monitor their air-conditioning systems from anywhere in the world. You can turn your system on from your home and by the time you get to the boat it’s cool, dry and ready for relaxation. Key features—Control multiple thermostats individually, all together or in zones, access programmable parameters directly without complex button- press combinations, easy operation with intuitive icons and menus for easy setup, supports optional humidity control, and electric heat.

Screenshots

Aqara Home4 screens
Captouch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Aqara Home at 41% against Captouch's 0%. Captouch's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Aqara Home ships an update fortnightly, Captouch every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Aqara Home versus Captouch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAqara HomeCaptouch
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (8K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews41.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings8K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.18.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size539 MB94 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAqara Software Service Co.,Ltd.ICM Controls Corp

Customer experience

Aqara Home

All ratings7,861 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral1.2%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews1,505 reviews
Positive41.3%
Neutral11.4%
Negative47.2%

Captouch

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Aqara Home

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashes on opening
  • Devices disappearing from app
  • Incorrect temperature/humidity readings
  • Delayed or missing doorbell notifications
  • Inability to delete detection zones

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add sunset/sunrise automation
  • Improve camera timeline scrubbing
  • Enable 12-hour time format
  • Provide more customization options
  • Improve Alexa/Google Home integration

Captouch

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Aqara Home

No in-app purchases

None

Captouch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Aqara Home free?
Aqara Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Captouch free?
Captouch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Aqara Home or Captouch have ads?
Neither Aqara Home nor Captouch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Aqara Home or Captouch?
Aqara Home ships an update fortnightly, and Captouch every 2 weeks. Most recently, Aqara Home was updated on November 12, 2026 and Captouch on November 2, 2026.

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