Comparison

ControlX vs Pointer IoT

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

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ControlX

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ControlX is an app that lets control and monitor devices with temperature sensors, in a smart and easy way. ControlX team will place and install the sensors in your preferred locations, afterward, you will gain full access to your sensors, view the temperature history, and set notification rules for critical changes in your temperature sensors.

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Pointer IoT

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Pointer IoT ื”ื™ื ืืคืœื™ืงืฆื™ื” ืžืชืงื“ืžืช ื”ืžืืคืฉืจืช ื”ืฆื’ืช ื ืชื•ื ื™ื ืžื ื•ื˜ืจื™ื ืžื—ื™ื™ืฉื ื™ ืคื•ื™ื ื˜ืจ, ืขื ืžื™ื“ืข ืžืคื•ืจื˜ ืขืœ ื˜ืžืคืจื˜ื•ืจื” ื•ืœื—ื•ืช ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืืžืช. ื”ืืคืœื™ืงืฆื™ื” ื”ื™ื ื—ืœืง ืื™ื ื˜ื’ืจืœื™ ืžืคืชืจื•ืŸ ื›ื•ืœืœ ื”ืžื™ื•ืขื“ ืœืชื—ื•ืžื™ ืคืืจืžื”, ื”ื•ื‘ืœื” ื‘ืงื™ืจื•ืจ, ืžื–ื•ืŸ, ื—ืงืœืื•ืช, ืงื ืื‘ื™ืก ืจืคื•ืื™ ื•ืขื•ื“, ืชื•ืš ืขืžื™ื“ื” ื‘ืชืงื ื™ ื”ืจื’ื•ืœืฆื™ื” ื”ืžื—ืžื™ืจื™ื: GAMP5, FDA 21 CFR Part 11, EU Annex 11 ย ื•ื ื•ื”ืœ 126 ืฉืœ ืžืฉืจื“ ื”ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช. ย  ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ืžืจื›ื–ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืืคืœื™ืงืฆื™ื”: 1. ืฆืคื™ื™ื” ื‘ื ืชื•ื ื™ ื˜ืžืคืจื˜ื•ืจื” ื•ืœื—ื•ืช ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืืžืช โ€“ ย ืงื‘ืœืช ืžื™ื“ืข ืžื“ื•ื™ืง ื•ืžืขื•ื“ื›ืŸ ื™ืฉื™ืจื•ืช ืžื—ื™ื™ืฉื ื™ ืคื•ื™ื ื˜ืจ, ื‘ื›ืœ ืจื’ืข ื ืชื•ืŸ. 2. ืžื™ืงื•ื ื”ื—ื™ื™ืฉืŸ ืขืœ ื’ื‘ื™ ืžืคื” โ€“ ย ื”ืฆื’ืช ืžื™ืงื•ื ื”ื—ื™ื™ืฉืŸ ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืืžืช ืขืœ ื’ื‘ื™ ืžืคื” ืื™ื ื˜ืจืืงื˜ื™ื‘ื™ืช. 3. ืชืฆื•ื’ืช ื ืชื•ื ื™ื ื‘ื’ืจืคื™ื โ€“ ย ืฆืคื™ื™ื” ื‘ื ืชื•ื ื™ ืžื“ื™ื“ื” ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ื•ื™ื–ื•ืืœื™ืช, ืขื ื’ืจืคื™ื ืื™ื ื˜ื•ืื™ื˜ื™ื‘ื™ื™ื ืœืชื•ื‘ื ื•ืช ืžื”ื™ืจื•ืช ืขืœ ืžื’ืžื•ืช ื•ื—ืจื™ื’ื•ืช. 4. ื”ืคืงืช ื“ื•ื—ื•ืช ืœื•ื’ ื˜ืžืคืจื˜ื•ืจื” ื•ืœื—ื•ืช โ€“ ย ืืคืฉืจื•ืช ืœื™ื™ืฆื ื“ื•ื—ื•ืช ืžืคื•ืจื˜ื™ื ืฉืœ ื ืชื•ื ื™ ื”ืžื“ื™ื“ื”, ืœืฆื•ืจื›ื™ ื‘ืงืจื”, ื ื™ืชื•ื— ื•ืžืขืงื‘. 5. ื ื™ื”ื•ืœ ื”ืชืจืขื•ืช ืืงื˜ื™ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื•ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื•ืช โ€“ ืงื‘ืœืช ื”ืชืจืขื•ืช ืžื™ื“ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืžืงืจื” ืฉืœ ื—ืจื™ื’ื” ืžื”ืขืจื›ื™ื ื”ืžื•ื’ื“ืจื™ื ืžืจืืฉ, ืœืฆื“ ื’ื™ืฉื” ืœื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื™ืช ื”ืชืจืขื•ืช ืงื•ื“ืžื•ืช. 6. ืื™ืฉื•ืจ ื”ืชืจืขื•ืช ื™ืฉื™ืจื•ืช ืžื”ื ื™ื™ื“โ€“ ย ื›ื•ืœืœ ื™ื›ื•ืœืช ื”ื•ืกืคืช ื”ืขืจื•ืช ื•ืชื™ืขื•ื“ ืคืขื•ืœื•ืช ืฉื ื ืงื˜ื• ื‘ืขืงื‘ื•ืชื™ื”ืŸ. 7. ืฉื™ืชื•ืฃ ื”ืชืจืขื•ืช ื‘ืงืœื•ืช - ย ืืคืฉืจื•ืช ืœืฉืชืฃ ื”ืชืจืขื•ืช ืงืจื™ื˜ื™ื•ืช ื™ืฉื™ืจื•ืช ื“ืจืš ืืคืœื™ืงืฆื™ื•ืช ืžืกืจื™ื ื›ื’ื•ืŸ WhatsApp. ย  ืœืžื™ ื”ืืคืœื™ืงืฆื™ื” ืžืชืื™ืžื”? Pointer IoT ืžื™ื•ืขื“ืช ืœื—ื‘ืจื•ืช ื‘ืชื—ื•ื ื”ืคืืจืžื” ื•ื”ื‘ื™ื•ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื”, ืกืคืงื™ ืžื–ื•ืŸ ื•ืžื•ืฆืจื™ ื—ืงืœืื•ืช, ื—ื‘ืจื•ืช ื”ื•ื‘ืœื” ื‘ืงื™ืจื•ืจ, ืงื ืื‘ื™ืก ืจืคื•ืื™, ื•ื›ืœ ืืจื’ื•ืŸ ื”ืžื—ื•ื™ื‘ ืœื ื™ื˜ื•ืจ ืกื‘ื™ื‘ืชื™ ืงืคื“ื ื™. ย  ื™ืชืจื•ื ื•ืช ืžืจื›ื–ื™ื™ื * ื ื™ื˜ื•ืจ ืžืชืงื“ื ืžื›ืœ ืžืงื•ื โ€“ ื”ืžื™ื“ืข ื–ืžื™ืŸ ื‘ื›ืœ ืขืช, ื™ืฉื™ืจื•ืช ืžื”ื˜ืœืคื•ืŸ ื”ื ื™ื™ื“, ื•ืžืืคืฉืจ ืžืขืงื‘ ืฉื•ื˜ืฃ ื•ื ื™ื”ื•ืœ ืงืคื“ื ื™ ืฉืœ ื ืชื•ื ื™ ื”ื—ื™ื™ืฉื ื™ื. * ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ืงืœ ื•ื ื•ื— โ€“ ืžืžืฉืง ืžืฉืชืžืฉ ืื™ื ื˜ื•ืื™ื˜ื™ื‘ื™ ื•ืžื•ืชืื ืœื›ืœ ืกื•ื’ื™ ื”ืžืฉืชืžืฉื™ื, ืœืœื ืฆื•ืจืš ื‘ื™ื“ืข ื˜ื›ื ื™ ืžืชืงื“ื. * ืžืขื ื” ืœื“ืจื™ืฉื•ืช ืจื’ื•ืœืฆื™ื” โ€“ ย ื”ืืคืœื™ืงืฆื™ื” ื›ื—ืœืง ืžืคืชืจื•ืŸ ื•ืœื™ื“ื™ ื”ืขื•ืžื“ ื‘ื“ืจื™ืฉื•ืช ื”ืชืงื ื™ื ื”ืžื—ืžื™ืจื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ืชื—ื•ื ื”ืคืืจืžื”, ื”ืžื–ื•ืŸ ื•ื”ืชืขืฉื™ื™ื”. * ื–ืžื™ื ื•ืช ื•ืชื’ื•ื‘ื” ืžื”ื™ืจื” โ€“ ื”ืชืจืื•ืช ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืืžืช ืžืืคืฉืจื•ืช ื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ื•ืช ืžื™ื™ื“ื™ืช ืขื ื—ืจื™ื’ื•ืช, ื•ืžืกื™ื™ืขื•ืช ื‘ืžื ื™ืขืช ื ื–ืงื™ื ืคื•ื˜ื ืฆื™ืืœื™ื™ื. * ื”ื™ืฉืืจื• ื‘ืฉืœื™ื˜ื” โ€“ ื‘ื›ืœ ื–ืžืŸ ื•ืžื›ืœ ืžืงื•ื ย  Pointer IoT ืžืกืคืงืช ืœืš ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ื›ืœื™ื ืœื ื™ื˜ื•ืจ ื•ื ื™ื”ื•ืœ ื ืชื•ื ื™ื ืงืจื™ื˜ื™ื™ื ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ื ื’ื™ืฉื” ื•ื™ืขื™ืœื”. ืงื‘ืœ ืฉืœื™ื˜ื” ืžืœืื” ืขืœ ืกื‘ื™ื‘ืช ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉืœืš, ื•ื•ื“ื ืฉื”ื›ื•ืœ ืžืชื ื”ืœ ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ื›ืคื™ ืฉืฆืจื™ืš, ืขื ืคืชืจื•ืŸ ืืžื™ืŸ, ืžืงืฆื•ืขื™ ื•ืžืชืงื“ื.

Screenshots

ControlX4 screens
Pointer IoT4 screens

Verdict

The call

ControlX and Pointer IoT are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters โ€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ControlX ships an update every 5 weeks, Pointer IoT every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
ControlX versus Pointer IoT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterControlXPointer IoT
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks โ€” betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size23 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGil AhroPointer Telocation Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

ControlX

No in-app purchases

None

Pointer IoT

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ControlX free?
ControlX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pointer IoT free?
Pointer IoT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ControlX or Pointer IoT have ads?
Neither ControlX nor Pointer IoT shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ControlX or Pointer IoT?
ControlX ships an update every 5 weeks, and Pointer IoT every 2 months. Most recently, ControlX was updated on September 7, 2026 and Pointer IoT on September 19, 2026.

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