PIXIE PLUS vs iZone Home
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PIXIE PLUS
Control your smart home devices remotely with this app. It allows for voice control, remote monitoring, and advanced security setup. Organize devices by room, create schedules, and sync lights with music for a personalized smart home experience.
- Remote device control
- Voice control compatibility
- Room-based organization
- Customizable schedules
- Device discovery and setup
- Sync lights to music
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Make your home smart simply with PIXIE PLUS. The PIXIE PLUS App is used to control and is compatible with the PIXIE smart home range of devices from SAL National Pty Ltd. The PIXIE PLUS app works with the PIXIE Gateway and one PIXIE Gateway must be present in a project for the PIXIE PLUS app to operate. The PIXIE Plus app adds advanced system capabilities to a PIXIE smart home, introducing voice control compatibility through a number of service providers and remote monitoring options, with more sophisticated security setup capability for larger homes and families needing to manage who is in control of different parts of the smart home. The PIXIE PLUS app allows the user to divide the home into Rooms for fast, fine tuned control and configuration of PIXIE smart home devices and delivers the ability to control the home from anywhere an internet connection is available. PIXIE PLUS enables the ability to create schedules for scenes and groups, provides direct control of all devices, groups and scenes, and is also used for device discovery, setup and configuration processes of a PIXIE smart home system. PIXIE PLUS is easy to operate and allows the user to control a comprehensive selection of lighting commands; set a scene, set a schedule, dim, switch, group devices, sync your lights to music and more! PIXIE PLUS is compatible with all SAL PIXIE smart devices (including smart gateway, smart dimmer, smart switch, smart LED strip kit etc.) and popular voice control devices. Need more information on the navigation of PIXIE PLUS or PIXIE range products, check out the HELP page on the app or visit sal.net.au.
iZone Home
Control your entire smart home system from your iPhone or iPad. Manage air conditioning, lighting, irrigation, garage doors, blinds, and appliances remotely. Monitor air quality and power usage with this comprehensive home automation solution.
- Air conditioning control (up to 14 zones)
- Smart lighting management
- Garden irrigation control (up to 24 stations)
- Garage door operation and status
- Appliance and 240V device control
- Air quality monitoring
- Power monitoring and solar diversion
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The iZone Home App is the perfect way to control your Smart Home on your iPhone and iPad. You can manage your whole system from this app including your Aircon, lighting, irrigation, garage door, blinds, 240 Volt appliances, air quality and power monitoring. iZone is an inexpensive plug & play, wireless, home automation system that gives you total control of the following iZone services: • iZone Air Conditioning – Total air conditioning integration including the major brands of A/C units and includes individual room temperature control in up to 14 zones. • iZone Lights – Total control of your iZone RGB Downlights and bulbs or dimming and control of non iZone LEDs via the iZone dimmer module or wired switch module. • iZone Power - Control of 240V appliances via iZone smart plugs or iZone relay modules. • iZone Roller Blinds - Control 240V roller blinds and curtains using the iZone roller blind module • iZone Garden Irrigation - Garden irrigation for up to 24 stations. Easy to use and packed with features. • iZone Garage door control – Simple control and position status of your garage doors from your phone or tablet. • Smart Plug – Control any iZone device from an iZone Wireless switch, occupancy sensor, light intensity, temperature sensor or your phone or tablet. • Air Quality – Monitor your indoor and outdoor air quality including AQI, VOC, CO2, Humidity and temperature • Power Monitoring and Control – Monitor your up to 15 circuits. Includes solar power diversion to run appliances when excess solar power is available • 240VAC Relay module – Control any 240V hardwired appliance under 15amps via iZone Wireless switch, occupancy sensor, light intensity, temperature sensor or your phone or tablet. • Dimmer Module – Control any brand of LED lights via iZone Wireless switch, occupancy sensor, light intensity, temperature sensor or your phone or tablet. • Voltage Free Contact module – Control any device requiring a voltage free contact via iZone Wireless switch, occupancy sensor, light intensity, temperature sensor or your phone or tablet. • Switch module – Control any brand of LED lights using your current light switch via iZone Wireless switch, occupancy sensor, light intensity, temperature sensor or your phone or tablet.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PIXIE PLUS at 88% against iZone Home's 9%. PIXIE PLUS also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
PIXIE PLUS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of PIXIE PLUS's written reviews are positive against 9% of iZone Home's.
PIXIE PLUS ships an update every 5 weeks, iZone Home every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PIXIE PLUS | iZone Home |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 88.2% of reviews — better | 9.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 99 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SAL Nationwide Pty Ltd | iZone Pty. Ltd. |
Customer experience
PIXIE PLUS
iZone Home
Bugs and requests
PIXIE PLUS
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
iZone Home
Reported bugs
27 issues- App requires account login
- App is extremely slow
- App crashes frequently
- App loses connection
- App hangs and resets temperature to 15C
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- App crashes when adjusting temperature
- HomeKit integration stopped working
- App freezes on splash screen
- App doesn't work on Wi-Fi
- App shows incorrect device status
- App crashes on boot
- App doesn't save settings
- App doesn't match wall controller interface
- App doesn't allow adding scenes/favorites
- App doesn't allow sleep timer
- App buttons are too small
- App is overly complicated
- App randomly changes settings
- App doesn't sync properly
- App refreshes and jumps out of programming screens
- App doesn't work on Wi-Fi connection
- App doesn't connect to network after update
- App has privacy concerns with terms and conditions
- App doesn't allow remote access
- App stops working after updates
- App is incompatible with newer iOS versions
- App has a culture of denial regarding issues
Requested features
8 requests- Bring back the old app
- Support auto dark icon switching
- Make the app faster
- Allow users to reorder devices
- Display sensor temperature on the front page
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- Include favorite and schedule functionality
- Add Matter support
- Simple page showing all zones with key details
In-app purchases
PIXIE PLUS
No in-app purchases
iZone Home
No in-app purchases









