Comparison

CommandIQ® vs living

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

Head to head
About

CommandIQ®

Manage your home Wi-Fi experience with this app. Prioritize network performance and security for all your devices, applications, and family members. Easily control settings, test bandwidth, and set up custom networks.

Highlights
  • Reset Wi-Fi password
  • Run bandwidth tests
  • Assign devices to profiles
  • Create custom networks
  • Add new devices via WPS
  • Set parental controls
Features
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CommandIQ® delivers everything you need to control your entire home Wi-Fi experience. The simple, intuitive design of the app puts the information you need at your fingertips to set your network priorities for performance and security for every device, application, room, and family member. ​ Designed exclusively for use with GigaSpire BLAST systems, this app provides easy navigation, enabling you to:​ • Reset your primary SSID or password for Wi-Fi ​ ​ • Run bandwidth tests to monitor network performance ​ • View and assign connected devices to profiles, places and/or priority networks ​ • Create guest, work-from-home or custom wireless networks​ ​ • Add new devices to the network quickly and easy through the app’s WPS feature ​ • Set parental controls by scheduling Internet downtime, blocking advanced security options, and new capabilities ​ CommandIQ is available to subscribers of broadband service providers that offer GigaSpire BLAST systems. If you are unsure about app compatibility with your network/Wi-Fi router or system, please contact your service provider. App feature availability is based on your country of residence and/or your Wi-Fi system and is limited to your home Wi-Fi network.

About

living

This app rewards you with points for spending less time on selected applications. Lock distracting apps to earn points and maintain streaks, with bonuses for deep focus. Widgets and live activities provide at-a-glance tracking.

Highlights
  • Lock selected apps
  • Earn points for screen time reduction
  • Deep focus bonus for screen-off time
  • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
  • Daily goals and streaks
  • Private by design, no data collection
Features
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Living Points turns time off your phone into points. It's the opposite of a screen-time scolding app. There's no shaming, no nagging, no leaderboard. Just a simple loop: pick the apps that pull you in, lock them, and watch your score rise like a game. Unlock and you'll feel the points slip away. The longer you hold, the more you bank. HOW IT WORKS 1. Choose the apps you want to lock, social, games, news, whatever you wish you used less. 2. Tap the lock. Living Points starts ticking up every second. 3. Hit your daily goal to extend your streak. Miss a day and the streak resets. THE MORE YOU LOCK, THE FASTER YOU EARN Locking 3 apps scores less than locking 20. Living Points scales the rate with how many apps you choose, so the people doing the hard work get rewarded for it. DEEP FOCUS BONUS Lock the apps AND put the phone down (screen off, phone in your pocket) and you'll earn at the bonus Deep Focus rate. This is for the moments that actually matter, dinners, walks, work, time with the people you love. ALWAYS-ON WIDGETS Drop a Living Points widget on your Home Screen or Lock Screen to see your score and toggle the lock without opening the app. A Control Center toggle and a Live Activity keep the score one glance away. DAILY GOALS & STREAKS Set a daily target that feels honest for you. Hit it, build a streak. Miss it, start fresh tomorrow. No guilt trips. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Living Points has no accounts, no servers, no analytics, no ads, no trackers. Everything stays on your device. I don't want your data, I want you off your phone. Living Points uses Apple's Screen Time and Family Controls APIs to lock apps locally. Nothing about your usage ever leaves the device.

Screenshots

CommandIQ®4 screens
living4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: living at 100% against CommandIQ®'s 23%. living also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3). CommandIQ®'s advantage is ratings volume (2.2K vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

living holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CommandIQ® has 2.2K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of CommandIQ®'s written reviews are positive against 100% of living's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
CommandIQ® versus living: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCommandIQ®living
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (2.2K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews23.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.2K — better1
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size139 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCalix, Inc.Tyler Eftink

Customer experience

CommandIQ®

All ratings2,185 ratings
Positive82.4%
Neutral3.2%
Negative14.5%
Written reviews234 reviews
Positive23.1%
Neutral7.7%
Negative69.2%

living

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

CommandIQ®

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inability to log in or create new accounts
  • Devices disappearing from the network list
  • Scheduled internet pauses not working as expected
  • App crashing or freezing during use

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improved parental controls and content filtering
  • Better device management and customization options
  • Enhanced network analytics and diagnostics
  • Seamless integration with other smart home devices

living

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

CommandIQ®

No in-app purchases

None

living

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CommandIQ® free?
CommandIQ® is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is living free?
living is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CommandIQ® or living?
living is rated higher. CommandIQ® averages 4.3 out of 5 from 2.2K ratings, while living averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do CommandIQ® or living have ads?
Neither CommandIQ® nor living shows ads.

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