ControlX vs Pointer IoT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Pointer IoT
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Pointer IoT ืืื ืืคืืืงืฆืื ืืชืงืืืช ืืืืคืฉืจืช ืืฆืืช ื ืชืื ืื ืื ืืืจืื ืืืืืฉื ื ืคืืื ืืจ, ืขื ืืืืข ืืคืืจื ืขื ืืืคืจืืืจื ืืืืืช ืืืื ืืืช. ืืืคืืืงืฆืื ืืื ืืืง ืืื ืืืจืื ืืคืชืจืื ืืืื ืืืืืขื ืืชืืืื ืคืืจืื, ืืืืื ืืงืืจืืจ, ืืืื, ืืงืืืืช, ืงื ืืืืก ืจืคืืื ืืขืื, ืชืื ืขืืืื ืืชืงื ื ืืจืืืืฆืื ืืืืืืจืื: GAMP5, FDA 21 CFR Part 11, EU Annex 11 ย ืื ืืื 126 ืฉื ืืฉืจื ืืืจืืืืช. ย ืืืืืืช ืืจืืืืืช ืฉื ืืืคืืืงืฆืื: 1. ืฆืคืืื ืื ืชืื ื ืืืคืจืืืจื ืืืืืช ืืืื ืืืช โ ย ืงืืืช ืืืืข ืืืืืง ืืืขืืืื ืืฉืืจืืช ืืืืืฉื ื ืคืืื ืืจ, ืืื ืจืืข ื ืชืื. 2. ืืืงืื ืืืืืฉื ืขื ืืื ืืคื โ ย ืืฆืืช ืืืงืื ืืืืืฉื ืืืื ืืืช ืขื ืืื ืืคื ืืื ืืจืืงืืืืืช. 3. ืชืฆืืืช ื ืชืื ืื ืืืจืคืื โ ย ืฆืคืืื ืื ืชืื ื ืืืืื ืืฆืืจื ืืืืืืืืช, ืขื ืืจืคืื ืืื ืืืืืืืืืื ืืชืืื ืืช ืืืืจืืช ืขื ืืืืืช ืืืจืืืืช. 4. ืืคืงืช ืืืืืช ืืื ืืืคืจืืืจื ืืืืืช โ ย ืืคืฉืจืืช ืืืืฆื ืืืืืช ืืคืืจืืื ืฉื ื ืชืื ื ืืืืืื, ืืฆืืจืื ืืงืจื, ื ืืชืื ืืืขืงื. 5. ื ืืืื ืืชืจืขืืช ืืงืืืืืืช ืืืืกืืืจืืืช โ ืงืืืช ืืชืจืขืืช ืืืืืืช ืืืงืจื ืฉื ืืจืืื ืืืขืจืืื ืืืืืืจืื ืืจืืฉ, ืืฆื ืืืฉื ืืืืกืืืจืืืช ืืชืจืขืืช ืงืืืืืช. 6. ืืืฉืืจ ืืชืจืขืืช ืืฉืืจืืช ืืื ืืืโ ย ืืืื ืืืืืช ืืืกืคืช ืืขืจืืช ืืชืืขืื ืคืขืืืืช ืฉื ื ืงืื ืืขืงืืืชืืื. 7. ืฉืืชืืฃ ืืชืจืขืืช ืืงืืืช - ย ืืคืฉืจืืช ืืฉืชืฃ ืืชืจืขืืช ืงืจืืืืืช ืืฉืืจืืช ืืจื ืืคืืืงืฆืืืช ืืกืจืื ืืืื WhatsApp. ย ืืื ืืืคืืืงืฆืื ืืชืืืื? Pointer IoT ืืืืขืืช ืืืืจืืช ืืชืืื ืืคืืจืื ืืืืืืืื ืืืืืื, ืกืคืงื ืืืื ืืืืฆืจื ืืงืืืืช, ืืืจืืช ืืืืื ืืงืืจืืจ, ืงื ืืืืก ืจืคืืื, ืืื ืืจืืื ืืืืืื ืื ืืืืจ ืกืืืืชื ืงืคืื ื. ย ืืชืจืื ืืช ืืจืืืืื * ื ืืืืจ ืืชืงืื ืืื ืืงืื โ ืืืืืข ืืืื ืืื ืขืช, ืืฉืืจืืช ืืืืืคืื ืื ืืื, ืืืืคืฉืจ ืืขืงื ืฉืืืฃ ืื ืืืื ืงืคืื ื ืฉื ื ืชืื ื ืืืืืฉื ืื. * ืฉืืืืฉ ืงื ืื ืื โ ืืืฉืง ืืฉืชืืฉ ืืื ืืืืืืืื ืืืืชืื ืืื ืกืืื ืืืฉืชืืฉืื, ืืื ืฆืืจื ืืืืข ืืื ื ืืชืงืื. * ืืขื ื ืืืจืืฉืืช ืจืืืืฆืื โ ย ืืืคืืืงืฆืื ืืืืง ืืคืชืจืื ืืืืื ืืขืืื ืืืจืืฉืืช ืืชืงื ืื ืืืืืืจืื ืืืืชืจ ืืชืืื ืืคืืจืื, ืืืืื ืืืชืขืฉืืื. * ืืืื ืืช ืืชืืืื ืืืืจื โ ืืชืจืืืช ืืืื ืืืช ืืืคืฉืจืืช ืืชืืืืืืช ืืืืืืช ืขื ืืจืืืืช, ืืืกืืืขืืช ืืื ืืขืช ื ืืงืื ืคืืื ืฆืืืืืื. * ืืืฉืืจื ืืฉืืืื โ ืืื ืืื ืืืื ืืงืื ย Pointer IoT ืืกืคืงืช ืื ืืช ืื ืืืืื ืื ืืืืจ ืื ืืืื ื ืชืื ืื ืงืจืืืืื ืืฆืืจื ื ืืืฉื ืืืขืืื. ืงืื ืฉืืืื ืืืื ืขื ืกืืืืช ืืขืืืื ืฉืื, ืืืื ืฉืืืื ืืชื ืื ืืืืืง ืืคื ืฉืฆืจืื, ืขื ืคืชืจืื ืืืื, ืืงืฆืืขื ืืืชืงืื.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
| Parameter | ControlX | Pointer IoT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks โ better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gil Ahro | Pointer Telocation Ltd. |
In-app purchases
ControlX
No in-app purchases
Pointer IoT
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is ControlX free?
Is Pointer IoT free?
Do ControlX or Pointer IoT have ads?
Which is updated more often, ControlX or Pointer IoT?
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