Comparison

Wallflower for HomeKit vs TipsyWisee

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

Head to head
About

Wallflower for HomeKit

Transform your iPad or iPhone into a dynamic smart home dashboard. It intelligently displays relevant information like active devices and sensor alerts, while keeping less critical items accessible with a single tap. Designed for easy use by everyone in the household, it offers a centralized view of your connected home.

Highlights
  • Dynamic smart home dashboard
  • Intelligent information filtering
  • Attention sensing interface
  • Smart home access for all
  • Customizable dashboard layouts
  • Offline HomeKit control
  • Detailed device views
Features
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Everything that matters, always in view. Wallflower turns an iPad or iPhone into a dynamic dashboard for your smart home — a control panel on the wall, for everyone in your home. It shows what matters right now and filters out the rest. A DYNAMIC DASHBOARD Lights that are on. Scenes that are active. Cameras when there’s movement. Air quality when it’s bad. Calendar events until shortly after they end. Wallflower shows only what’s relevant right now — active devices, sensors outside their normal range, cameras with motion — plus anything you’ve pinned. And everything that is not shown is one tap away. A lamp that’s off stays out of your way — the moment it’s on, it’s right there. The interface follows the same rule: buttons and controls stay out of the way until you actually use the display. With attention sensing enabled, Wallflower notices you approaching and brings them back before you even touch the screen. It uses camera metadata only; images are discarded immediately, never recorded or sent — and the feature is strictly opt-in. SMART HOME FOR EVERYONE You set up your smart home; everyone else lives in it. Wallflower makes it available to everyone in the house — no app to install, no credentials to share, no phrase to shout at Siri. Smart home data belongs on your wall, not in your pocket. Temperature, air quality, humidity — finally somewhere everyone can see it. Are the windows closed? Is the upstairs light on? One look at the wall. EASY TO START, FLEXIBLE TO MAKE IT YOURS If you have an Apple Home, just tell Wallflower which room or zone it’s in, and it configures a dashboard for you — always up to date, ready to use. From there you make it yours: pin a sensor so it’s never hidden, hide what you never want to see, add a device from another room or a camera from the holiday home. Or create a custom dashboard: it starts empty and shows only what you add — from any of your homes. AND THERE’S MORE • Custom-drawn symbols for lamps and devices, and detail views for lights, thermostats, fans, cameras, TVs and more • A proper wall clock: extremely accurate, with the date • Weather at a glance — and severe weather alerts when they matter • The family calendar, where the whole household actually looks • Guest Wi-Fi by QR code: guests scan, and they’re in • Issues surfaced: unreachable devices, low batteries, network trouble • Optimized for the dark: when the room gets dark, the display dims with it • Settings protected with Face ID, Touch ID or a passcode • Full VoiceOver and accessibility support Built on HomeKit, Wallflower works with your whole Apple Home: Philips Hue, IKEA, Eve, Aqara — plus Matter devices, KNX bridges, Home Assistant and Homebridge. And because HomeKit runs locally, Wallflower controls your home even when the internet is down. NOBODY’S BUSINESS BUT YOURS There is no tracking, no phoning home, no invasive third-party frameworks. I don’t want your data. Your home is yours, and yours alone. You pay for the app, and that’s the whole business model. Behind Wallflower is not a VC-funded growth operation, but an indie developer in Berlin who has made this app since 2019, funded by the people who use it. No ads, no data business, no lock-in — an app you see and use every day, made by someone you can email. WHAT DOES IT COST? Viewing and controlling your Apple Home is free, with no limit on the number of devices — as are the wall clock and guest Wi-Fi. Any purchase unlocks customization: pin, hide, arrange, and custom dashboards. Wallflower Premium adds weather and the calendar — yearly with a two-week free trial and Family Sharing, or monthly. And if subscriptions aren’t for you, Home, Sweet Home unlocks the home features with a one-time purchase. Wallflower is on all day, every day. No app in your home runs longer. To keep developing it, as I have since 2019, I charge a subscription. Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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TipsyWisee

Features
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TipsyWisee — Igyál okosan, élj szabadon! A TipsyWisee egy játékos önreflexiós app a felelős esti kikapcsolódáshoz. Nem figyel, nem ítélkezik – Te döntöd el, mire figyelsz ma este, és a haverokkal együtt élitek át a bulit. Mit tudsz vele? • Esti célok: kör-szám, költségkeret, hazaérési idő – a TipsyWisee segít szem előtt tartani. • Közös session: csatlakozzatok meghívóval vagy kóddal, kövessétek élőben a köröket és a költést. Sorsoljátok ki, ki fizeti a következő kört! • Vízivás-emlékeztető minden 3. körnél – finoman, felelősen. • Szurkolók: hívj meg bárkit (barát, partner, testvér), aki kézzel küldött üzenetekkel buzdít. Önkéntes, szimmetrikus, bármikor lezárható. • „Hol járok": egyetlen koppintással megoszthatod a helyzeted egy szurkolóval (opcionális, sosem a háttérben). • Rendelj kedvezményesen taxit vagy sofőrszolgálatot! • Ha megéheztetek, az app megmutatja a közeli partner-éttermeket. • Felelős kiszolgálás: közeli partner-borászatok és -helyek, ahol kérésre ingyen víz és/vagy borkorcsolya jár. • Badge-ek és recap: az este végén egy vicces, megosztható kártya arról, hogyan ment. Az „Igyál okosan" kampány A TipsyWisee a felelős fogyasztásról szól – az este a haverokról és a jó hangulatról, de okosan. Nem buzdítunk többre; segítünk tudatosabban bulizni. 18+ A TipsyWisee felnőtteknek készült. Fontos: NEM orvosi vagy biztonsági eszköz – nem méri a véralkoholszinted, és nem dönti el helyetted, hogy vezethetsz-e. Kizárólag az általad megadott adatokra támaszkodik.

Screenshots

Wallflower for HomeKit4 screens
TipsyWisee4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TipsyWisee at none against Wallflower for HomeKit's 3. TipsyWisee also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 18.0). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Wallflower for HomeKit sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. TipsyWisee asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wallflower for HomeKit ships an update monthly, TipsyWisee weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Wallflower for HomeKit versus TipsyWisee: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWallflower for HomeKitTipsyWisee
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (36 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews36.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings36 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB67 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developernxtbgthng GmbHTipsyWisee

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Wallflower for HomeKit

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Premium$44.991 Year
One-time1
  • Home, Sweet Home$89.99
None

TipsyWisee

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Wallflower for HomeKit free?
Wallflower for HomeKit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TipsyWisee free?
TipsyWisee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Wallflower for HomeKit or TipsyWisee have ads?
Neither Wallflower for HomeKit nor TipsyWisee shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wallflower for HomeKit or TipsyWisee?
Wallflower for HomeKit ships an update monthly, and TipsyWisee weekly. Most recently, Wallflower for HomeKit was updated on November 3, 2026 and TipsyWisee on October 28, 2026.

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