Comparison

frogControl vs Winsen4You

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

Head to head
About

frogControl

Control your smart building's lighting, blinds, heating, and security systems remotely via Bluetooth. Create custom scenes and manage access securely. The system builds a reliable mesh network without a central hub.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth smart building control
  • Lighting and shading management
  • Heating and alarm system control
  • Remote access via WLAN/Internet
  • Scene creation and configuration
  • Door opening function
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frogControl is the intuitive app to control the Bluetooth® based smart building solutions of frogblue. Whether lighting, blinds, heating, access or the alarm system, with this app you have everything under control. Of course also remotely with WLAN and via Internet. Always encrypted and secured. The frogControl app communicates directly and without detours with the frogblue components. These components build up a reliable Bluetooth® mesh network among themselves and do not require a central control unit. In the frogControl app, the user has the possibility to define or adjust scenes comfortably by himself at any time without having to call the expert again. The setup for the frogControl app comes automatically from the frogProject app, which the installer uses to configure the frogblue system. So it knows the rooms and names of the lights and doors right away. Furthermore, frogDisplay can be used to control the system even when you are not at home. The app offers among others the following functions: - Light control/light scenes - Shading control - Astro function - Remote control - Door opening function - Creating and configuring scenes The company frogblue offers consumers and installers a new, easy way to smart home solutions - without cables, without a central control unit, without time-consuming work, without IT technology, without a control cabinet, without space in a sub-distributor and without a cloud. The system is based on so-called Frogs, which are installed behind the light switch in the flush-mounted box. These intelligent control modules offer everything that a smart house or smart building must be able to do. In addition, it is fail-safe and doubly secure thanks to double encryption and time stamps. frogblue is a German medium-sized company and 100% made in Germany. The company attaches great importance to high-quality and user-friendly components. That's why the Frogs are certified by the independent VDE Institute and tested by more than 100 tests not only for electrical safety but also for fire protection.

About

Winsen4You

Features
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"Winsen4You" sollte auf keinem Smartphone in Winsen und Umgebung fehlen. Schließlich haben Sie mit diesem mobilen Begleiter Ihre Stadt jetzt jederzeit und überall auf dem Schirm. Ob lokale Nachrichten, Events, tolle Angebote, Stadtinformationen, Vereinsnews oder noch viele weitere Features – das praktische Multitalent versorgt Sie zuverlässig und stets aktuell mit einfach allem, was in der Stadt gerade wichtig ist. Präsentiert wird diese App von den Stadtwerken und der Stadt Winsen. "Winsen4You" ist der perfekte Wegweiser im Alltag: Sie wünschen sich einen schnellen Überblick über lokale und regionale Nachrichten? Mit "Winsen4You" gibt es alle Neuigkeiten auf einen Blick – und das kurz und kompakt. Sie haben Lust, heute Abend mal wieder spontan auszugehen? Mit dem "Winsen4You"-Veranstaltungskalender wissen Sie immer, was gerade auf dem Programm steht. Sie sind Mitglied in einem Verein in Winsen oder Umgebung und wollen hier keine Neuigkeit mehr verpassen? Mit der neuen mobilen Kommunikationsplattform für alle Vereine von "Winsen4You" bleiben Sie immer auf dem Laufenden. Sie sind bereits auf dem Weg in die Innenstadt und möchten vor dem Shoppen noch schnell nach aktuellen Sonderangeboten stöbern? Gut, dass Sie "Winsen4You" auf Ihrem Smartphone haben! Die App verrät Ihnen immer die neuesten Aktionen des örtlichen Einzelhandels. Sie müssen zu einer Behörde und kennen weder Öffnungszeiten noch Zuständigkeiten? Keine Sorge! Bei "Winsen4You" finden Sie in Sekundenschnelle alle wichtigen Informationen. Sie wollen einen Stromausfall melden oder Ihren persönlichen Ansprechpartner kontaktieren? Auch hier hilft Ihnen "Winsen4You sofort weiter. Was "Winsen4You" noch alles kann? Das erfahren Sie unter www.winsen4you.de

Screenshots

frogControl4 screens
Winsen4You4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: frogControl at 3 against Winsen4You's 1. frogControl also leads on iOS requirement (12.1 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

frogControl ships an update every 2 months, Winsen4You every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
frogControl versus Winsen4You: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterfrogControlWinsen4You
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB332 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerfrogblue TECHNOLOGY GmbHStadtwerke Winsen GmbH

In-app purchases

None

frogControl

No in-app purchases

None

Winsen4You

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is frogControl free?
frogControl is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Winsen4You free?
Winsen4You is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do frogControl or Winsen4You have ads?
Neither frogControl nor Winsen4You shows ads.
Which is updated more often, frogControl or Winsen4You?
frogControl ships an update every 2 months, and Winsen4You every 6 weeks. Most recently, frogControl was updated on October 5, 2026 and Winsen4You on October 7, 2026.

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