PIXIE PLUS vs Pip Companion
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.
Pip Companion
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Pip is the optional iPhone app for Pip, the accountability assistant that texts you about your goals. Use it when Pip asks you to prove you showed up. Connect the same phone number Pip already texts, then open a check-in link to take a live photo. Location is used only when a check-in needs to confirm you are at the right place. When In Use only, never in the background. You can also pick apps to shield during deep work. Pip uses on-device Screen Time controls on this iPhone so those apps stay blocked until you end the session. Pip never sees the names of the apps you pick. Pip in Messages still works without this app. There is no social feed and no photo library access.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: PIXIE PLUS at 4 against Pip Companion's 1. PIXIE PLUS also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). On price, 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.
| Parameter | PIXIE PLUS | Pip Companion |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 88.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SAL Nationwide Pty Ltd | Nathan Chung |
In-app purchases
PIXIE PLUS
No in-app purchases
Pip Companion
No in-app purchases









