Comparison

HOS Smart Home KNX EIB vs Core Mobile

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

Head to head
About

HOS Smart Home KNX EIB

Control your KNX smart home devices with live 3D animations and sound effects. Visually detect devices using AI and set up custom scenes. Manage multiple properties and back up your configurations.

Highlights
  • Live 3D animated device status
  • AI visual device detection
  • Dynamic 3D animations and sound effects
  • One-touch scene recording
  • Multi-house control
  • WYSIWYG room design
  • iCloud backup and restore
Features
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HOS Smart Home KNX is a full-featured Home Automation App with support for KNX Automation Systems, compatible with every KNX / EIB, IP Interface, Router and Gateways. Providing Live values for all Smart devices showing the actual 3D Animated image of the device with Live Values represent the actual percentage (or other units) of the device while it’s working (Live Edition). Ai technology visually detects all smart devices in your house using the devices camera live mode or the pre selected wallpaper (Live Edition). Live Alarm System & Status views shows many device status in animated 3D like Device Alarm, Device Fault Status, Device Out of Service, Device Low Battery, Light Hue Color, Device Tampered , Fan Swing Mode, and many more (Live Edition). Dynamic 3D Animation reacts exactly as it do in real world, like a Fan that turns faster as the actual rotation speeding or a light that changing color status as the real bulb changing its hue (Live Edition). Hi Quality Sound Effects reflects the real sound of each smart device as it operates in real world, Like opening and closing a sprinkler or faucet, turning on/off a light switch, rotating a thermostat knob, running a ceiling or a desk fan and many also for HVAC units (Live Edition). One touch Scene recorder allow you to store 4 presets of all KNX devices together on each zone so it’s like 24 scenes for each room. Improved Apple Watch Presets/Scenes playing recorded Scenes for KNX. Designed to control multiple houses and properties at the same time so if you have a summer house and a winter hut you may control and monitor both from same app on your touch device iPhone/iPad, Apple Watch or AppleTV. WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Got) technology allow you to use your iPhone/iPad camera to add real rooms / devices photos / skins to be controlled by a simple touch. VR (Virtual Reality) simulate the exact actions of the real push button wall / in-line switches in your room with a set-up easier than setting a channel on your conventional TV. Multi Layers Option Allowing you to Add A transparent layer of alpha pictures on each others to build your own unique custom room design making home control real & more user friendly. One on one voice assisted live tutorial makes it easy for the average house owner to understand the basics of building a smart home control panel using HOS Live. A dedicated library of rooms profiles and Animated remote controls skins professionally designed to meet with most modern houses rooms, devices and BMS standards. Backup and Restore your Smart Houses profiles on your iCloud as well as your personal computer (no other system do) never been as easy. The software is an apple iOS or TVOS application that is configured and controlled from anywhere in the world with any web-enabled iOS, WatchOS or TVOS device. This is an all devices App (iPhone/iPad, Apple Watch, and AppleTV) which means you can pay for one device and download the app for all other devices for free. Main Features: - Controls light, wall / inline switches, thermostats, door locks, garage doors, water valves, energy monitors, environmental sensors, cameras and more! - Runs all KNX/EIB devices and protocols. - WYSIWYG (what you see is what you got) technology allow you to use your iPhone/iPad camera to add real rooms/devices photos / skins to be controlled by a simple touch. - User friendly animated customized on screen switches using VR (virtual reality) technology simulate the exact actions of the real push button wall / in-line switches with a set-up easier than setting a channel on your conventional TV.

About

Core Mobile

Control your smart home devices remotely with an intuitive dashboard. Monitor sensors, arm security systems, and view surveillance cameras from anywhere in the world. Effortlessly manage hundreds of devices organized by rooms and categories.

Highlights
  • Intuitive smart home dashboard
  • Remote device control
  • Sensor status monitoring
  • Remote security system arm/disarm
  • Surveillance camera viewing
  • Device filtering by room and category
Features
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Meet new Core Mobile App Core Mobile App is completely redesigned to provide more intuitive and comfortable smart home experience anywhere in the world. Dashboard of Core Mobile App is designed to visualize status of your home and control devices efficiently as soon as you turn on app. The app is designed to control hundreds of devices so you can navigate devices in rooms and filter by device categories in any room easily. It also provides seamless user interface to control all functions of devices in smart home. In addition to smart home controls, user can also view status of sensors and arm or disarm system remotely. User is also notified in case of any security breach via push notifications. User can also view survelliance cameras to see what is going on at the moment.

Screenshots

HOS Smart Home KNX EIB4 screens
Core Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Core Mobile at Free against HOS Smart Home KNX EIB's $9.99. Core Mobile also leads on review sentiment (36% vs 0%) and in-app purchases (none vs 5). HOS Smart Home KNX EIB's advantage is device support (5 vs 3) and iOS requirement (13.6 vs 15.2). On 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

Core Mobile is free to download; HOS Smart Home KNX EIB costs $9.99 up front. HOS Smart Home KNX EIB sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Core Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HOS Smart Home KNX EIB ships an update every 2 months, Core Mobile every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
HOS Smart Home KNX EIB versus Core Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHOS Smart Home KNX EIBCore Mobile
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating—3.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews35.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.6 — better15.2
Further details — not scored
Size152 MB88 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAhmed El-BermawyKor Ev Otomasyon Sistemleri Elektrik Elektronik Malzemeleri Sanayi ve Ticaret LTD. STI.

Customer experience

HOS Smart Home KNX EIB

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Core Mobile

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive35.6%
Neutral13.3%
Negative51.1%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

HOS Smart Home KNX EIB

One-time5
  • Live Animation & Sound Effects$9.99
  • HOS for HomeKit Plugin$9.99
  • HOS for BACnet Plugin$9.99
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  • IP Controllers Plugin$9.99
  • digitalSTROM Plugin$9.99
None

Core Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HOS Smart Home KNX EIB free?
HOS Smart Home KNX EIB costs $9.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Core Mobile free?
Core Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HOS Smart Home KNX EIB or Core Mobile have ads?
Neither HOS Smart Home KNX EIB nor Core Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HOS Smart Home KNX EIB or Core Mobile?
HOS Smart Home KNX EIB ships an update every 2 months, and Core Mobile every 3 weeks. Most recently, HOS Smart Home KNX EIB was updated on October 24, 2026 and Core Mobile on October 12, 2026.

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