Comparison

Schüco DCS SmartTouch vs Linhome

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

Head to head
About

Schüco DCS SmartTouch

Transform your smartphone into a mobile terminal for your smart door system. Remotely control and open your door, view who is at your doorstep from anywhere, and receive push notifications for added security.

Highlights
  • Remote door commissioning
  • Door communication
  • Global accessibility
  • Remote door opening
  • Video and audio transmission
  • Push notifications
  • Door viewer
  • User and access management
Features
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Connect your DCS SmartTouch quick, easy and safe with your smartphone. With the Schüco DCS SmartTouch App, your Smartphone becomes a mobile terminal for your Smart Door System. There is no one at home while the Postman rings the doorbell? With the Schüco DCS SmartTouch and the DCS SmartTouch App, you can control and open your door from everywhere. You like to know what´s happening around your House during your vacation? No problem! Because of the app integrated door viewer you can control who´s in front of your door, no matter if your home or on vacation. Key features at a glance: · Commissioning of the DCS SmartTouch · Door communication · Global accessibility* · Open your door from where you are* · Video and Audio transmission · Push notifications* · Door Viewer with integrated Video and Audio transmission · Management of the DCS SmartTouch · User- and Access management · Protocol function Enjoy your new DCS Smart Touch *for global accessibility and Push Notifications, a permanent internet connection is needed.

About

Linhome

This app allows you to interact with audio/video door entry systems. Receive notifications for visitors, see and speak with them via HD voice and video, and monitor your home's exterior remotely. It also provides a call history and remote control for door locks and gates.

Highlights
  • See and communicate with visitors via HD video/voice
  • Remote monitoring of home exterior
  • Call history and recordings
  • Remote door unlock and gate control
  • Push notifications for visitor alerts
  • Automatic configuration via QR-code or URL
Features
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Linhome is a SIP-based open source app designed to interact with audio/video door entry systems. Get notified when visitors ring your intercom button, see their video before opening the door, interact with them via HD voice and video and monitor what is happening outside of your home, when you are at home or anywhere else. Linhome key features: - See who is ringing at your door before answering the call (early media video) - Communicate with visitors via HD voice and video with your mobile phone (two-ways communication) - Decide where you want to pick up the call from, by registering several devices with the same account (call forking) - Configure the devices that you want to monitor and stay informed about everything happening outside your entrance - Set up action buttons, to remotely unlock a door, open a gate, switch on the light etc. - Call history: see all accepted, declined, missed and placed calls - Device view: easily configure all your door entry devices (SIP-based intercoms, indoor panels, outdoor cameras etc.) - Check out any past or missed call by playing audio and video recordings (can be deactivated) - Automatically configure the app via username/password, URL- or Qr-Code-based remote provisioning - Thanks to Push notifications, be instantly notified of anyone ringing at your door, at any time and everywhere (at home or via 3G/4G) Linhome is available on iPhones, iPads smartphones and tablets. It offers various specific features for advanced users (codecs, encryption option, debug mode etc.). Linhome is a highly customizable white label showcase application. It is developed and distributed by Belledonne Communications, the creator of Linphone, the famous open source softphone. For more information, see www.Linhome.org.

Screenshots

Schüco DCS SmartTouch4 screens
Linhome4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Schüco DCS SmartTouch at 67% against Linhome's 0%. Schüco DCS SmartTouch also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 9 months). 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Schüco DCS SmartTouch ships an update every 2 months, Linhome every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Schüco DCS SmartTouch versus Linhome: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSchüco DCS SmartTouchLinhome
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.2 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSchüco International KGBelledonne Communications SARL

Customer experience

Schüco DCS SmartTouch

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Linhome

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral40.0%
Negative60.0%

In-app purchases

None

Schüco DCS SmartTouch

No in-app purchases

None

Linhome

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Schüco DCS SmartTouch free?
Schüco DCS SmartTouch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Linhome free?
Linhome is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Schüco DCS SmartTouch or Linhome have ads?
Neither Schüco DCS SmartTouch nor Linhome shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Schüco DCS SmartTouch or Linhome?
Schüco DCS SmartTouch ships an update every 2 months, and Linhome every 9 months. Most recently, Schüco DCS SmartTouch was updated on October 10, 2026 and Linhome on October 17, 2026.

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