Niko Home vs Optios
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Niko Home
Manage your smart home devices remotely. Control lighting, shutters, and ventilation with a user-friendly interface. Receive notifications about home activity.
- Remote control of lights, shutters, and ventilation
- User-friendly interface
- Customizable Favourites screen
- Receive preconfigured notifications
- Configure installation settings
- Check installation status
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This app allows you to create a central and easy-to-use control system on your smartphone or tablet. The user-friendly interface gives you access to all the functions of the Niko Home Control installation, such as lighting, roll-down shutters and ventilation. What do I need? Your Niko Home Control installation needs to contain a wireless smart hub (552-00001) or connected controller (550-00003) and has to be connected to the internet. The installation needs to be running Niko Home Control II programming software 2.0.1 (or more recent). If your installation contains a controller (550-00001) or was programmed with an older version of the Niko Home Control programming software, please use the previous version of the Niko Home Control app. The app for iPads and iPhones requires iOS version 13.0 or later. Features: • Control from everywhere in the world if the installation is registered on http://mynikohomecontrol.niko.eu. • Add your favourite controls to your Favourites screen. • Receive preconfigured notifications from your installation. • Access control is not supported for iPhone 7 or older. If you want to continue using access control, contact Niko customer services to reactivate it in the Niko Home Control II app. Favourites Select your favourite controls from the complete list of controls to make them easily accessible. Control All controls are listed per room. Remotely control your (dimmed) lights, ventilation, roll-down shutters or sun blinds. Instant feedback. Settings • Set up and configure your Niko Home Control installation on traditional wiring • Check the status of the installation and/or connection • View support information. Notifications Receive preconfigured notifications from your Niko Home Control installation. Get information about what is happening at home: movement detected, children are home from school. By downloading this app for Niko Home Control, you accept the terms and conditions of the app which you can find on www.niko.eu, “Legal & privacy”.
Optios
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Smart salon solutions for hair and beauty salons. Calendar, online booking, register, inventory management, marketing, reports, HR, bookkeeping.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Optios at 9.0 against Niko Home's 15.0. 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Niko Home ships an update every 5 weeks, Optios every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Niko Home | Optios |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 39.1% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 95 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Niko n.v. | Optios |
In-app purchases
Niko Home
No in-app purchases
Optios
No in-app purchases
