TPControl vs Composer Express
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TPControl
Control your AMX home automation system remotely from your smart device. This application mimics the look and feel of an AMX Touch Panel, allowing seamless integration with existing or new installations. Connect via WiFi or mobile data for worldwide access.
- Mimics AMX Touch Panel interface
- Remote control of AMX systems
- WiFi and mobile data connectivity
- Worldwide access
- Integrates with existing/new AMX installations
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Looking, feeling, and working just like an AMX Touch Panel, TPControl is easy to add to existing or new AMX installations. TPControl fits conveniently into your integration world, you control your AMX system wherever you are, connecting via WiFi or MobileData - worldwide. About Touch Panel Control Ltd Touch Panel Control specializes in developing mobile software applications for AMX home automation control systems. Touch Panel Control offers mobile solutions for the AMX platform through smart devices such as the iPhone and iPad. The company’s highly-talented team comprises of domain experts in the home automation realm and software engineers experienced in state-of-the-art web and mobile technologies. NOTE: Any users experiencing loading issues after an update, please try the "Reprocess UI file" option within 'Settings -> TPControl -> Developer Settings -> UI file options' on your device.
Composer Express
This configuration tool streamlines system setup for authorized partners, simplifying installation and increasing productivity. It allows for account management, device connection, and system updates, both locally and remotely.
- Manage customer accounts and register controllers
- Service and update customer systems remotely
- Add and identify new controllers
- Search and add device drivers
- Configure project properties and network settings
- Manage Zigbee and Z-Wave devices
- Backup and load customer projects
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Composer Express is a configuration tool exclusively for authorized Control4 partners that dramatically simplifies the install process, allowing partners to minimize their time at job sites and increase their productivity during system setup. For smaller projects, use Composer Express standalone to create accounts, define a system, and connect devices. For more advanced projects, use it as a companion to the full Composer Pro programming experience. Key Features: • Search for, view, and add new customer accounts under your dealership • Register a controller to a customer account • Service and update a customer system locally or remotely • Add and identify a new controller into the project • Search and add device drivers from an online database or personal cloud storage • Set all project properties (date, time, timezone, location, locale & language, etc.) • Discover and add SDDP and IP devices on a local network • Setup and manage Zigbee networks and discover Zigbee devices • Add and manage supported Z-Wave devices • Update drivers on customer systems • Create connections between devices (AV Inputs, AV Outputs, Control, and Room) • Configure and set properties on device drivers • Manage room settings for device visibility, display order, or hide the room entirely • View Network status of all ZigBee (signal, battery, associated mesh controller) • Backup customer projects • Load customer projects (or project templates) from an online backup, USB drive, or Dropbox • Refresh Navigators • Assign a 4Sight license to a customer account • Reports controller serial number to support OvrC integration PLEASE NOTE: 1) Composer Express is available exclusively to authorized Control4 partners. 2) Partners can only access customers associated with their dealership. 3) Local and Remote Access to controllers requires Control4 OS version 2.7.0 and greater.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Composer Express at 4.7 against TPControl's 4.1. Composer Express also leads on ratings volume (31 vs 9) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). TPControl's advantage is review sentiment (63% vs 54%). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Composer Express holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 31 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 63% of TPControl's written reviews are positive against 54% of Composer Express's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
TPControl ships an update every 2 months, Composer Express every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TPControl | Composer Express |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (9 ratings) | 4.7 (31 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.0% of reviews — better | 53.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 31 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 127 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | InspireX Ltd | Snap One, LLC |
Customer experience
TPControl
Composer Express
In-app purchases
TPControl
No in-app purchases
Composer Express
No in-app purchases
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