Saffyre for iPhone vs Crestron Go
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Saffyre for iPhone
Remotely manage your Saffyre Awareness System from anywhere with an internet connection. View cameras, review recordings, control security, and manage property access. Receive real-time alerts for property entry and track targets.
- Remote camera operation
- Review recorded video
- Arm/disarm security
- Control property access
- Push notifications for entry
- Ground radar alerts
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Use Saffyre for iPhone to remotely operate your Saffyre Awareness System from any place where you have an internet connection. View and control your video cameras, review recorded video, arm, disarm or inspect you security, control access to property or building. Receive push notifications when someone enters your property by the optional ground radar and see the assigned camera tracking targets. The Saffyre Awareness System is an extremely user friendly system that provides security and awareness through unprecedented integration.
Crestron Go
Control your smart home or workplace with a customized, intuitive interface. This app offers dynamic navigation, real-time feedback on various systems, and a sleek look consistent with mobile devices.
- Customizable user interface
- Dynamic navigation (swiping, knobs, sliders)
- Real-time feedback on system status
- Scalable buttons, sliders, and gauges
- Momentum scrolling toolbars and menus
- Support for Apple Super Retina display
- Integration with Crestron VC-4
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Whatever you do with your mobile device, you want the experience to be intuitive, reliable, and enjoyable. With the Crestron Go app, your Crestron dealer can provide you with a thoroughly satisfying and intuitive user interface, customized to meet your exact control needs in the home, workplace, classroom, or for any specialized application or market. Crestron Go leverages spectacular Crestron Smart Graphics™ to enable dynamic navigation that includes swiping, knobs, sliders, gauges, and scrolling lists. It includes a full set of scalable buttons, sliders, knobs, and gauges for controlling virtually any function with real-time feedback of audio settings, lighting levels, room temperature, and security system status. With Crestron Go, you get toolbars and menus that scroll with momentum at the flick of a fingertip, giving you easy access to all your controlled devices, functions, and media content. Crestron Go affords a look and feel that’s consistent with the mobile smart device experience, yet uniquely your own. With support for the Apple Super Retina® display, your UI will look its best, while support for the Crestron VC-4 gives you a centralized server based alternative to individual hardware based control systems in every room.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Saffyre for iPhone at 5.0 against Crestron Go's 2.2. Saffyre for iPhone also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). Crestron Go's advantage is ratings volume (99 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Crestron Go sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Saffyre for iPhone asks for nothing beyond the download.
Saffyre for iPhone holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crestron Go has 99 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Saffyre for iPhone ships an update every 5 months, Crestron Go every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Saffyre for iPhone | Crestron Go |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 2.2 (99 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 10.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 99 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 117 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | iDo Technology, Inc. | Crestron Electronics, Inc. |
Customer experience
Saffyre for iPhone
Crestron Go
Bugs and requests
Saffyre for iPhone
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Crestron Go
Reported bugs
27 issues- App crashes on iOS 16.4.1
- Project upload fails from VTProe
- Black screen on rotation or app re-launch
- App freezes upon opening
- App crashes constantly, especially on rotation
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- App hangs and crashes on iOS 16
- Keyboard not working in landscape mode
- Cannot enter credentials on new iPhone
- App breaks with OS 16 upgrade
- Family sharing not working
- WiFi IP address changing on new iPhone
- Volume bar not working
- App not working after transferring to new iPhone
- Settings page not showing completely
- Restore purchase directs to pay again
- App freezes when switching between apps
- Connection failures
- Cannot restore purchase through family share
- App fails to acknowledge prior in-app purchase
- Endless loop when migrating to new iPhone
- iTunes error during purchase recovery
- App stopped working after phone restore
- App doesn't work with new iPhone
- Intermittent issues with new iPhones
- App not working at all
- Setup issues on new iPhone
- App crashes before start
Requested features
9 requests- Fix restore purchase functionality
- Enable family sharing
- Improve app stability on new iOS releases
- Address keyboard issues in landscape mode
- Ensure settings transfer to new devices
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- Provide better consumer support
- Update app more frequently
- Fix volume bar functionality
- Improve app intuitiveness
In-app purchases
Saffyre for iPhone
No in-app purchases
Crestron Go
- Crestron Go - Default$99.99
Questions
Is Saffyre for iPhone free?
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