Comparison

The DOO vs Ourican View

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

Head to head
About

The DOO

Features
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Do you often wonder if you have turned off the light after leaving your building? With DOO you can create and manage smart spaces with remote access to appliances like lights, fans, ACs , fridges, RGBs and so on. Transform your conventional spaces into smart ones, by replacing the old manual hardware β€œswitch on & off” functionality with a few touches on your smartphone. Works with Alexa, Google Assistant and Siri. Key Features : Remotely control and access all devices in your home or workplace, from anywhere in the world Select your favourite appliances and scenes, and easily access them from your β€˜Home’ tab Get to know current state of appliances (on/off) whenever & wherever you want Be it adjusting the brightness levels and changing the colours of lights, or be it controlling the fan speed, DOO does it all A single DOO account enables you to create and manage multiple enterprises like home, office, hospital, factory, school etc. Divide your space into groups like Living room, Master bedroom, Kitchen etc and have a unified control from DOO Single app for the entire family/team. You can assign privileges of groups or individual appliances to family/team members Set several things in motion with one tap. DOO allows you to set scenes, which enables multiple appliances to work in combination. For instance, you can create a scene "Date Night" - that turns ON your Dining lights, Switches OFF the fan and dims the Living room lights, just by tapping on that scene Set schedulers to trigger multiple devices at any time that suits your daily routine or even configure customized schedules. For example, you can configure the Living room lights and the bedroom geyser to be switched ON every day at 7:00 PM

About

Ourican View

Control your KNX home automation system remotely. Manage lighting, climate, curtains, and more from a single app. Customize pages for specific functions or rooms for personalized control.

Highlights
  • Lighting control (on/off, dimming, moods)
  • Motorized curtain control
  • Fan and AC control
  • Scene execution
  • Door lock integration
  • Customizable pages
  • Remote access via Wi-Fi
Features
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The Ourican View mobile app, interacts with the MES-IP-SERVER (Hardware) and Brings the KNX ecosystem (Globally renowned Wired Home automation Standard) of; on/off Switching, Dimming and Mood lighting control, Motorized Curtain control, Fan and AC control, Scene execution, Door lock integration, and other such KNX based Controllers, onto the Ourican View app for convenient command and control of all automation devices. Offering 120 functions over 15 pages that can be defined based on user preference. Users can create specific pages for Climate control, Lighting control, Scene control on the app, or make pages as per the rooms like Living room, Dining room, master bedroom, etc. App can be used for Homes, Offices, Commercial spaces, Hotels, or wherever KNX Automation based devices are installed (specific application based KNX Devices must be Installed to have that functionality available on the Ourican view app). App allows users to control their KNX devices from any location, provided they have constant Wi-Fi access coming at the Hardware Side (where the KNX devices are installed).

Screenshots

The DOO4 screens
Ourican View4 screens

Verdict

The call

The DOO and Ourican View are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters β€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
The DOO versus Ourican View: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe DOOOurican View
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsβ€”100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetizationβ€”Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS16.615.1 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size57 MB39 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSMARTSENSE CONSULTING SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITEDMessung Systems Pvt. Ltd

In-app purchases

None

The DOO

No in-app purchases

None

Ourican View

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The DOO free?
The DOO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ourican View free?
Ourican View is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do The DOO or Ourican View have ads?
Neither The DOO nor Ourican View shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The DOO or Ourican View?
The DOO ships an update every 6 weeks, and Ourican View every 6 weeks. Most recently, The DOO was updated on September 25, 2026 and Ourican View on September 20, 2026.

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