Comparison

Thinknx UP vs Live Aldar

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

Head to head
About

Thinknx UP

This app enhances professional home automation supervision with a redesigned interface for improved usability and performance. It offers advanced control over lighting, climate, and security systems, with customizable layouts and multilingual support.

Highlights
  • Home and building automation management
  • Advanced lighting control (RGBW)
  • Customizable scenes and schedules
  • HVAC and thermostat management
  • Multilingual interface support
  • Integration with security systems
  • Video surveillance management
Features
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Thinknx UP uplifts the level of supervisions for professional home automation. Completely redesigned and distinguished by unique key features, this app allows a leap forward in terms of usability and appealing providing the building enhanced performances as well as much more power and flexibility. A new RGBW POP-UP simplifies the usage of colored and tunable white lamps permitting to save unlimited number of colors and to shuffle between them. SCENES can be modified as easily as during recording, allowing any single action to be changed or even removed to get the desired end result. In addition to the automatically generated list, CUSTOMIZABLE PORTRAIT can be designed as for landscape to accommodate your prefer graphic. Reinvented SCHEDULES permit to easily create time or event based actions repeating on any time base. It is also possible to switch from one THEME to another just choosing it from the settings. The management of HVAC and thermostats has been lead to an even higher level presenting much more info to the user without any additional configuration. Last but not least, to deploy the app globally, interfaces can be now created in ANY LANGUAGE thanks to the minimal usage of fixed texts and the support of unicode fonts. Features: - Fast and easy setup using the free ThinKnx Configurator - Unlimited number of KNX group addresses - Multiproject support - Secure connection thanks to encrypted stream - Comfortable and intuitive usage - Simple and attractive design - Advanced logical functions Check list of the main software functions: - Management of complete home and building automation systems based on KNX, Z-Wave, BTicino, Modbus - Lights (on/off command with % value, dimmer, new RGBW control with colors and sequences set by the user) - Awnings and any kind of motorized shutter/curtain - Climate and heating (manual or scheduled climate control) - Display weather data - Load control, water, gas, electricity - Create custom scenarios - HVAC control with desired thermal modality (comfort, standby, night) - Basic Logic - Boolean functions (AND, OR, NOT, NOR, NAND) and filters. - Timed controls thanks to calendars and a lot of kind of timers - KNX bus monitor via web page - Smart Irrigation system - Voice control function Integrated anti-intrusion systems: - Bentel: Kyo8, Kyo16, Kyo32, Kyo320, Absoluta - Tecnoalarm: Tecno Out protocol - Paradox - Elkron: MP508TG - Aritech Advisor Master and Advanced - Honeywell Galaxy - Inim - Urmet - Siemens SPC - Elmo / Iess Integrated management of video surveillance systems: - Mobotix Cameras - Axis Cameras - Network Cameras with MJPEG or RTSP H264 video flow Integration of installations of other type such as: - Interfacing with devices with MODBUS RTU communication protocol (thermal / special plants / fire / electrical meters) as the FCC-PLANTHERM, RDZ, Menerga - Integration with air conditioning systems by Sanyo - Integration with air conditioners by Mitsubishi - Gateway Function to and from MODBUS-RTU Integrated management of audio / video multi-room: - Audiofy - Tutondo - Audio Matrix / video AMX multiroom, Autopatch, Kramer, Atlona (via serial interface), Gefen - Video walls NEC, Projectors Sanyo, LG Monitor (via serial interface) - Receivers Denon, Onkyo, Cambridge Audio (via serial or network) - Monitoring of all devices via IR remote control IR 36kHz or 52kHz and Global Caché - Internet of Things gateway - Sonos - Ethernet gateway

About

Live Aldar

This app streamlines life in Abu Dhabi by consolidating shopping, dining, leisure, and property management. Earn rewards for everyday activities and access city attractions and educational services seamlessly. It's designed to be your everyday companion for a smoother lifestyle.

Highlights
  • Shop and earn points
  • Reserve restaurants and earn rewards
  • Book hotels and spa experiences
  • Purchase attraction tickets
  • Pay school fees and manage education
  • Manage property payments and documents
Features
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Life in Abu Dhabi just got a whole lot smoother. Live Aldar now connects all the best parts of living, shopping, dining, and discovering the city — all in one smart, seamless app. Think of it as your new everyday sidekick (the kind that never forgets your points). Here’s what you can do now: Shop & Earn Groceries? Fashion? Random midnight retail therapy? Earn points effortlessly every time you shop. Dine & Delight Reserve restaurants with a tap — then earn points just for enjoying your meal. Yes, it’s that easy. Leisure, Elevated Book hotels and spa experiences directly. Your next escape is officially one tap away. Attractions & Adventure Grab tickets, plan outings, and explore Abu Dhabi’s must-dos without the hassle. Education Made Simple Pay school fees and stay in the loop with Aldar Academies. Family life = streamlined. Smarter Property Management Everything for your property — payments, documents, progress. Whether you’re living, learning, relaxing, or just getting things done, Live Aldar brings your world together. More convenience, more rewards, more “how did I ever live without this?”

Screenshots

Thinknx UP4 screens
Live Aldar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Live Aldar at 60% against Thinknx UP's 15%. Live Aldar also leads on rating (3.5 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months). Thinknx UP's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Live Aldar holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Live Aldar has 43 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of Thinknx UP's written reviews are positive against 60% of Live Aldar's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Thinknx UP ships an update every 2 months, Live Aldar every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Thinknx UP versus Live Aldar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThinknx UPLive Aldar
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (7 ratings)3.5 (43 ratings) — better
Positive reviews15.0% of reviews60.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings743 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size214 MB205 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLuForLuAldar

Customer experience

Thinknx UP

All ratings7 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive15.0%
Neutral15.0%
Negative70.0%

Live Aldar

All ratings43 ratings
Positive62.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative37.2%
Written reviews48 reviews
Positive60.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative39.6%

In-app purchases

None

Thinknx UP

No in-app purchases

None

Live Aldar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Thinknx UP free?
Thinknx UP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Live Aldar free?
Live Aldar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Thinknx UP or Live Aldar?
Live Aldar is rated higher. Thinknx UP averages 1.0 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Live Aldar averages 3.5 from 43 ratings.
Do Thinknx UP or Live Aldar have ads?
Neither Thinknx UP nor Live Aldar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Thinknx UP or Live Aldar?
Thinknx UP ships an update every 2 months, and Live Aldar every 2 days. Most recently, Thinknx UP was updated on November 2, 2026 and Live Aldar on November 12, 2026.

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