VIZ Designer for HomeKit vs Sky Smart Home
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VIZ Designer for HomeKit
Design and control your smart home with a custom-styled app. This tool allows you to import your HomeKit devices and create a personalized interface with unique graphics and functions.
- Design custom HomeKit control apps
- Import HomeKit devices
- Intuitive design tools and widgets
- Customizable icons and graphics
- Define scenes and device groups
- Integrate websites and camera feeds
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CREATE YOUR OWN APP FOR APPLE HOMEKIT Everyone who wants to go beyond the standardized operating logic and design of the Apple Home app can now benefit of our revolutionary solution. The new VIZ Designer brings your vision of a home app to life. Just control the functions of your HomeKit devices with a self-designed control app in a stylish and customized look and feel. How does it work? – It's absolutely simple! Download the VIZ Designer app to your mobile device. Then use the VIZ Designer app to import the HomeKit devices from your Apple Home app to your VIZ Designer account.Now download the required VIZ Designer software for your PC/Mac from our website (included in the app price). Use the software and its features to create your individual app-design. Then download the created app layout (called "remote") to your mobile device and control your devices directly with your individual VIZ Designer app. Be creative and control your home with an app that is as individual as you are. You will be amazed! TRY BEFORE YOU BUY Use the free test mode of the VIZ Designer software to try out all functions to create your own app layout based on demo devices. Via preview you can see how your app will look like and how the navigation or pop-ups work. More information: https://www.viz-designer.com/download THE UNIQUE FEATURES OF THE VIZ DESIGNER AT A GLANCE: Sensationally flexible – simply design your own home app Your home, your devices and your individually styled home control app! Feel the freedom of ultimate flexibility and define functions and graphic design by yourself. Arrange everything just the way you like it best. And if your family members want their own designs? No problem. You can save any number of different app designs for each of your family members and much more. App Designer with unique tools and functions Use intuitive tools and function elements such as widgets, buttons, text fields, sliders, round sliders, color pickers, pop-ups, analog meters, web elements and much more. Combine everything according to your ideas and create a personal look & feel for your home control user interface. Icon sets and controls in different styles and colors included Use the large pool of included icons, images and controls in many beautiful styles and different colors to make the look of your app a real eye-catcher. Personalize your app by importing your own images and graphics In addition to the many inclusive graphic styles, you can completely customize your app with your individual images. Simply import your own images or graphics and use them as button images, status displays, background graphics and much more. Define one-touch scenes and groups Define device groups and scenarios by combining devices and assigning functions. Control lights, shutters, heating etc. with just a tap or a swipe gesture. Integrate websites and camera images into your app design Enhance the functionality and design of your app by the additional integration of websites and images of your surveillance cameras or door intercoms. It’s easy to create your own personal smart living experience! Once you have finished designing your app with the free VIZ Designer software, you simply transfer it to your VIZ Designer app on your iOS devices via your personal account. Since the VIZ Designer software is only required for the design process and not for the operation, you can close it as soon as the editing process is complete. To control your devices, only the VIZ Designer app is required. IMPORTANT NOTE: To control your HomeKit devices with the VIZ Designer app it is necessary to create the app user interface with the included VIZ Designer software first. The VIZ Designer software is available for MacOS and Windows. Check www.viz-designer.com for more information.
Sky Smart Home
This app offers a smart approach to home insurance, integrating devices and services into a single platform. Monitor your home remotely with live camera feeds, receive alerts from sensors, and manage your insurance needs conveniently.
- Live HD camera feed
- Video doorbell alerts and communication
- Motion and contact sensor monitoring
- Leak detection alerts
- Automatic arming for home security
- Secure cloud video storage
- In-app customer support
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Welcome to Sky Smart Home, where you can feel close to home while you’re away. Watch all the action from your front door, live, and get everything you need in one simple package. Your privacy? Protected. Your clips? Secured. Your questions? Answered. And you’ll be set up before you know it, with step-by-step instructions in the Sky Smart Home app. What can I do in the Sky Smart Home app? Quick hello: Answer the door, even when you’re out. See it live: See all the moments from your front door, in crystal-clear HD. Saved for later: Your videos stay in the Cloud for 30 days. Worth sharing: Save clips and share them with anyone. Don’t have Sky Smart Home yet? Head to Sky.com to find out more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Sky Smart Home at Free against VIZ Designer for HomeKit's $19.99. Sky Smart Home also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.2). VIZ Designer for HomeKit's advantage is review sentiment (59% vs 15%) and ratings volume (23 vs 2). On update cadence, 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
Sky Smart Home is free to download; VIZ Designer for HomeKit costs $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Sky Smart Home holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VIZ Designer for HomeKit has 23 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 59% of VIZ Designer for HomeKit's written reviews are positive against 15% of Sky Smart Home's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
VIZ Designer for HomeKit ships an update every 2 months, Sky Smart Home monthly. Both last shipped on September 20, 2026.
| Parameter | VIZ Designer for HomeKit | Sky Smart Home |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $19.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.2 (23 ratings) | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 59.1% of reviews — better | 14.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 165 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | mediola - connected living AG | Sky UK Limited |
Customer experience
VIZ Designer for HomeKit
Sky Smart Home
Bugs and requests
VIZ Designer for HomeKit
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Sky Smart Home
Reported bugs
15 issues- Error 401 code preventing app access
- Login access denied without password entry option
- Firmware update failures rendering app unusable
- App won't open - constant error messages
- Camera stuck on pink screen during setup
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- Indoor camera won't connect to WiFi
- Doorbell won't update firmware
- Auto-arm function not working after updates
- Video playback shows black screen despite stored footage
- Motion detection alerts but no recording
- App loses connection and locks up during updates
- Sensors disconnect and become unresponsive
- Chime won't pair with doorbell
- App takes excessive time to connect to cameras
- Settings screen appears with no add device option
Requested features
15 requests- Landscape full-screen video viewing mode
- Separate notification types for doorbell vs motion detection
- Phone ring alert instead of beep for doorbell
- Customizable notification sounds
- Portable/wireless chime option
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- SD card support for continuous recording
- Ability to set recording duration (not just 15 seconds)
- Two-way audio that works smoothly
- Adjustable camera quality and IR settings
- Dark mode for app
- Alexa integration
- Ability to purchase additional sensors
- Auto-arm that works reliably without opening app
- Better battery charge indicator for doorbell
- Adjustable water sensor sensitivity
In-app purchases
VIZ Designer for HomeKit
No in-app purchases
Sky Smart Home
No in-app purchases







