OwnControl vs GPS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OwnControl
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Own Control brings your home automation on your IOS devices. The app especially created to control ©Particle Photon devices native. App Features: - special support for ©Particle Photon - control your devices via HTTP Get Request - iCloud support (sync between devices) - import and export function This app was created to bring you ©Particle Photon projects easily on any IOS device and especially on the apple watch. To get additional control over other devices the App support controls via the "http get function". With this App you can bundle all your home automation in one place. To all the ©Particle Photon owner you can comfortable create a control by choosing your function or variable via a Picker and bring it on your device. Check my homepage for an example of how to use this app.
GPS
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The mobile application "GPS-IOT Mobile" is intended for viewing and managing the data of your searching and tracking devices of the GPS-IOT, connected to the free telematic GPS-IOT Server. The current version supports the following functions and features: - Registration of a new Account on the server "GPS-IOT" - Connection to the Account that already exists on the GPS-IOT Server, using your login and password. - View the list of connected devices in your Account with their current status, the last received location, speed, direction of movement and other data received from the device. - Adding new devices to the account, editing the data of existing devices, removing them from the account; - Delegation (granting full or limited access) devices to other accounts on the server; - View extended information about the selected device and its settings (total of more than 35 parameters); - View accumulated daily statistics on object movements such as mileage, average and maximum speed, travel time, estimated amount of fuel consumed (only for devices operating in tracking mode); - Show the selected device (or all devices in your account) on maps with the ability to scale and indicate your own location; - Ability to send commands to devices Alpha-Beacon, SE/SE+/D-Beacon (and earlier versions 3.x, 4.x) via SMS and GPRS. The application command interface contains detailed explanations for each command. - Displaying tracks of movement for the selected period with the possibility of color highlighting, depending on the speed of movement on these segments of the path. Ability to display a track by points on the map; correction (deleting) the points with approximate LBS coordinates. Marking with icons of the point of the beginning and the end of the track, parking places with indication of their duration; - All screens of the application with dynamic information are automatically updated.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: GPS at every 2 months against OwnControl's every 22 months. GPS also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.1). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
OwnControl ships an update every 22 months, GPS every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OwnControl | GPS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.1 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stephan Koepge | Autofon |
In-app purchases
OwnControl
No in-app purchases
GPS
No in-app purchases









