URC Mobile 2.5 vs Pynwheel Admin
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
URC Mobile 2.5
Transform your smartphone or tablet into a powerful remote for your URC Total Control 2 home automation system. Effortlessly manage entertainment, lighting, security, and climate control from any location. Enjoy intuitive swipe, tap, and rotate gestures for seamless operation.
- Smartphone/tablet as handheld controller
- Control entertainment, lights, security, thermostats
- Swipe, tap, and rotate gestures
- Access from multiple locations (home/vacation home)
- Global control via internet/cell phone access
- Full Total Control 2 system functionality
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Leverage the power of your smartphone or tablet by turning it in to an amazing handheld controller for your URC® Total Control® 2 home automation system. Right from your mobile device easily control and monitor things such as entertainment, lights, security systems, thermostats and more in fast, new ways. Swipe, tap and rotate your way to securely control your equipment! This app gives you full control of all the features and full functionality afforded by a Total Control 2 system installation and more from multiple locations! Your main home and your vacation home can all be accessed from within one app. This version of URC Mobile requires a Wi-Fi connection to the local area network that is host to the Master Base Station / Central Processor and other system devices. Control is possible within the home or from anywhere in the world where internet or cell phone access is available. PLEASE NOTE: An installed Total Control 2 system is required to enjoy and access the features above. A new app installation or reset of the app requires the iOS device to be on-site with the Total Control Base Station. For more information please visit: https://www.urc-automation.com
Pynwheel Admin
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This app is used to pair a user's phone with an Igloo Home lock in order to activate the BLE connection. This step is to be completed by installers who install and set up Igloo Home locks. It is an imperative part of the process to fully enable the functionality of consumer-facing apps: Pynwheel Access, Self Tour, and LPC Self Tour. How to use Pynwheel Admin app ? •Make sure device never paired with any app. You can check it by using pin 1234567890 if it works mean your device is not paired with any other device. •In Pynwheel Admin app press scan to scan the devices around. Scan loader will keep on scanning until user press scan button(Loader) again. User can stop scanning when finds required device in scan results. •After scanning user need to press pair button •It will start pairing process with pairing loader and a cancel button if user want to cancel the process. •If pairing not succeed with couple of attempts please restart the app. •After pairing success press in 5th step. Press commands button to lock and unlock the igloo device using bluetooth. If loading goes to infinite loading too please restart the app. Please watch following video to know how to use?. video Link: https://youtu.be/JdZGlqvZiH4
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: URC Mobile 2.5 at every 5 weeks against Pynwheel Admin's every 6 months. Pynwheel Admin's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
URC Mobile 2.5 ships an update every 5 weeks, Pynwheel Admin every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and December 1, 2025 respectively.
| Parameter | URC Mobile 2.5 | Pynwheel Admin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (145 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 145 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 83 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Universal Remote Control | Pynwheel, LLC |
Bugs and requests
URC Mobile 2.5
Reported bugs
75 issues- Never stays connected
- Always have to restart and reinstall
- System cannot be found
- Problem reappears
- Intermittent, some days it works
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- Clunky, unoptimized app
- Does not connect well
- Looks like app hasn't been updated
- Not working for iPhone
- Unable to access features
- Latest version buggy
- App opens 4-5 times
- Not very responsive
- Controls open delayed
- React slowly
- Frequent connection issues
- Completely useless 95% of the time
- Very buggy
- Always gives an error
- Try again does nothing
- Stopped working with latest Apple update
- Screen freezes, doesn't respond
- Unreliable, rarely works first time
- Screen never shuts down
- Stops phone from sleeping
- Problem on home screen
- Unexpected response from base station
- Horrible system, breaks down constantly
- Brutal, crashes all the time
- Not intuitive
- Glitch or failure
- Super glitchy
- Screens change without prompting
- Crashes constantly
- Poorly programmed
- System not updated often enough
- Not working with iOS 16
- Freezes often
- Not just one screen, all of them
- App auto closes
- Needs work
- Cannot see all devices on iOS
- Delays
- Frequent rebooting of the app
- Dimming light switches don't cooperate
- Terrible, has to be reset every day
- Once happy, now cannot recommend
- Discontinued media streaming device
- Amp out of warranty
- App only good for on/off
- System not found error
- System Update error
- Rendered whole system unusable
- Error messages all over the place
- Unresponsive and useless
- Cannot change volume
- App crashes every 5-7 mins
- So 2010, clunky connecting
- Awful app
- Worst app ever
- Loses connection every night
- Worse system EVER
- Highly unstable
- Do not buy URC
- Frustrated for ever
- Not managed to make it work
- Buttons do not work
- Bad, won't start
- Slow and unresponsive
- Graphics are old school
- Worst customer service
- Terrible, clunky, not user friendly
- Many bugs
- Needs testing and polish
- Lutron and Sonos interfaces unusable
Requested features
5 requests- Widgets
- Siri Shortcuts
- Add own images
- See Doorbird from mobile app
- Change background without service call
Pynwheel Admin
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
URC Mobile 2.5
No in-app purchases
Pynwheel Admin
No in-app purchases
