Vilo vs Ghost Controls
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vilo
Easily set up and manage your home Wi-Fi system from your phone. Features include parental controls, guest network creation, device blocking, and data usage monitoring.
- Set up Wi-Fi system
- Manage network remotely
- Parental controls
- Create guest Wi-Fi
- Block unwanted devices
- View data usage
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The Vilo app allows you to set up your Vilo Wi-Fi system in minutes and manage your network from anywhere. You will have access to features including: - Set parental controls to monitor your children’s online activities - Create guest Wi-Fi so you have better protection over your privacy - Block unwanted devices from connecting to your home Wi-Fi - View data usage report for all devices - Use system diagnostics tool to optimize your network performance
Ghost Controls
Control your automatic gate opener remotely. Open, close, check status, and receive alerts. Schedule gate activity and grant access to others. Requires a compatible control board and the AXMC-R module.
- Remote gate open/close
- Gate status monitoring
- Open/close alerts
- Customizable schedules
- Grant remote access
- Diagnostic data sharing
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The Ghost Controls smart app allows you to easily open, close, check the status of, and help diagnose your automatic gate opener. This app supports all Ghost Controls gate openers that has the AXMC-R module installed. Please note that the AXMC-R module is a separately purchased accessory that does not come standard in standard Ghost Controls Kits. Additional Features: • Setup open and close alerts • Create schedules to open and/or close your automatic gate opener • Grant access to remote users • Select user connection type of Bluetooth or Wifi • View and Send diagnostics data to Ghost Controls to help reduce troubleshooting time For Ghost Controls Smart App control you will need: • A Ghost Controls control board with MultiConnect onboard • Connection to Bluetooth or Wifi To upgrade your existing Ghost Controls control board to one compatible with MultiConnect please visit www.ghostcontrols.com for more information.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Vilo at every 6 weeks against Ghost Controls's every 8 months. Vilo also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). Ghost Controls's advantage is review sentiment (33% vs 21%). On price, rating, ratings volume 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.8 for Vilo against 2.9 for Ghost Controls. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 28 and 26 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 21% of Vilo's written reviews are positive against 33% of Ghost Controls's.
Vilo ships an update every 6 weeks, Ghost Controls every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on July 5, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vilo | Ghost Controls |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (28 ratings) | 2.9 (26 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 21.4% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | 26 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 99 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Kivo Technology, Inc. | Assemblabs Ltd |
Customer experience
Vilo
Ghost Controls
In-app purchases
Vilo
No in-app purchases
Ghost Controls
No in-app purchases
