Third Reality vs Kini Device Manager
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Third Reality
Control your home's lights and switches remotely with smart devices. This app allows you to configure hubs, add smart switches and bulbs, group devices for easy control, and set lighting schedules. Voice assistant integration is also supported.
- Remote control of lights and switches
- Configure smart home hubs
- Add and manage smart switches and bulbs
- Group devices for unified control
- Create lighting schedules
- Voice assistant integration (Alexa, Google Home)
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THE SIMPLIEST PATH TO A SMARTER HOME Take complete control of your home or apartment’s switches and lights from anywhere with the Reality Series of Smart Home devices. RealityAdapter connects all your Third Reality devices to your home network RealitySwitch turns any existing switch into a smart switch Set lights to reflect your mood with SmartBulbs Use RealityApp to configure and control your Smart Home RealityApp FEATURES Configure RealityAdapter hub to communicate with your home network and connect all Third Reality devices Add, name and configure RealitySwitches and RealityBulbs Group multiple devices to control from your smartphone with one button Create timers to control lighting schedules Connect Amazon Alexa or Google Home voice assistants to manage all your devices with voice commands Apple Notes: The app utilizes Location Services to record the location of your Remote Plus when you add it to your account and also when you ring it. Continue use of GPS or Bluetooth running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Kini Device Manager
Monitor safes, drawers, cabinets, and other items or areas with motion sensor hardware. Receive instant notifications for unauthorized access via push, SMS, or email. Easily set up new devices, manage settings, and review event logs.
- Real-time unauthorized access alerts
- Push, SMS, and email notifications
- Multi-device notification support
- Easy new device setup
- Comprehensive event log access
- Manage device settings
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The Kini app is used in conjunction with Kini motion sensor hardware devices. Kini gives you peace of mind by simply and easily monitoring safes, drawers, cabinets, doors, and other items or areas, notifying you within seconds to any unauthorized access. With this app, you can receive quicker iOS push notifications, in addition to our existing SMS or email alerts. And you can easily have two or more iPhones get notified by your Kinis, giving you additional redundancy when something dangerous or sensitive has been moved. This app makes the setup of new Kinis faster, and is a great way to examine and change all Kini settings. It also provides you access to to the event log, which provides historical information on the events your Kinis report. Kini only requires a working Wi-Fi.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Kini Device Manager at 67% against Third Reality's 12%. Kini Device Manager also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.2) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). Third Reality's advantage is ratings volume (26 vs 5) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Kini Device Manager holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Third Reality has 26 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 12% of Third Reality's written reviews are positive against 67% of Kini Device Manager's.
Third Reality ships an update every 3 months, Kini Device Manager every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Third Reality | Kini Device Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (26 ratings) | 4.6 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 11.8% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Third Reality, Inc | Kinisium, LLC |
Customer experience
Third Reality
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In-app purchases
Third Reality
No in-app purchases
Kini Device Manager
No in-app purchases
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