Comparison

RTiPanel vs Crestron Go

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

Head to head
About

RTiPanel

Transform your iPhone or iPad into a personalized remote for your professionally installed smart home or business system. Control lighting, climate, security, and entertainment from anywhere, locally or globally. Create custom scenes and automations for seamless device management.

Highlights
  • Control audio/video, lighting, and climate systems
  • Local and remote system access
  • Customizable graphical interface
  • Create scenes and automations
  • Full two-way feedback support
  • Portrait and landscape view support
Features
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The RTiPanel app works exclusively with professionally installed RTI control and automation systems, enabling your iPhone or iPad to control the connected smart devices and systems in your home or business. PERSONALIZED CONTROL RTiPanel is completely customizable by your RTI integrator to deliver intuitive and personalized mobile control of your lighting, climate, security, entertainment, and more—the same control you get with your dedicated RTI remote or touch panel. CREATE SCENES AND AUTOMATIONS Your RTI integrator can combine multiple actions into personalized scenes and create automations based on time of day, weather, media selection or other inputs. CONTROL FROM ANYWHERE The RTiPanel app securely connects to your RTI control system via your local area network or through an Internet connection from anywhere – across town or around the world. Get custom alerts wherever you may be. Note: This application requires an RTI control system. Features: • Control Audio/Video, Lighting, Climate and other systems in your RTI smart home or business. • Access your RTI control system either locally or remotely. • Completely customizable graphical interface. • Intuitive new template and graphics • Full support for RTI Music • Programmed by your integrator using the same Integration Designer software that is used for all RTI products. • Supports the creation of both portrait and landscape views. • Supports full two-way feedback including cover art, graphics, text, dynamic scrolling lists, and more. • Supports local connection via Wi-Fi and remote connection via Wi-Fi or LTE, with automatic switching. • Highly optimized for fast connection times. • Control system programming is stored on the mobile device, and it updates automatically when changes are made. Please visit www.rticontrol.com for more information on RTI control systems.

About

Crestron Go

Control your smart home or workplace with a customized, intuitive interface. This app offers dynamic navigation, real-time feedback on various systems, and a sleek look consistent with mobile devices.

Highlights
  • Customizable user interface
  • Dynamic navigation (swiping, knobs, sliders)
  • Real-time feedback on system status
  • Scalable buttons, sliders, and gauges
  • Momentum scrolling toolbars and menus
  • Support for Apple Super Retina display
  • Integration with Crestron VC-4
Features
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Whatever you do with your mobile device, you want the experience to be intuitive, reliable, and enjoyable. With the Crestron Go app, your Crestron dealer can provide you with a thoroughly satisfying and intuitive user interface, customized to meet your exact control needs in the home, workplace, classroom, or for any specialized application or market. Crestron Go leverages spectacular Crestron Smart Graphics™ to enable dynamic navigation that includes swiping, knobs, sliders, gauges, and scrolling lists. It includes a full set of scalable buttons, sliders, knobs, and gauges for controlling virtually any function with real-time feedback of audio settings, lighting levels, room temperature, and security system status. With Crestron Go, you get toolbars and menus that scroll with momentum at the flick of a fingertip, giving you easy access to all your controlled devices, functions, and media content. Crestron Go affords a look and feel that’s consistent with the mobile smart device experience, yet uniquely your own. With support for the Apple Super Retina® display, your UI will look its best, while support for the Crestron VC-4 gives you a centralized server based alternative to individual hardware based control systems in every room.

Screenshots

RTiPanel4 screens
Crestron Go3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RTiPanel at none against Crestron Go's 1. RTiPanel also leads on rating (2.7 vs 2.2) and review sentiment (32% vs 10%). Crestron Go's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Crestron Go sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. RTiPanel asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RTiPanel holds the better App Store score, 2.7 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 60 and 98 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of RTiPanel's written reviews are positive against 10% of Crestron Go's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RTiPanel ships an update every 3 months, Crestron Go every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on August 22, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
RTiPanel versus Crestron Go: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRTiPanelCrestron Go
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (60 ratings) — better2.2 (98 ratings)
Positive reviews32.4% of reviews — better10.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6098 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB117 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRemote Technologies Inc.Crestron Electronics, Inc.

Customer experience

RTiPanel

All ratings58 ratings
Positive41.4%
Neutral5.2%
Negative53.4%
Written reviews108 reviews
Positive32.4%
Neutral7.4%
Negative60.2%

Crestron Go

All ratings98 ratings
Positive26.5%
Neutral5.1%
Negative68.4%
Written reviews60 reviews
Positive10.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative80.0%

User reviews

RTiPanel

From 60 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Highly customizable interface and design
  • 🔧 Powerful automation capabilities when properly configured
  • 📱 Works well across multiple devices (iPad, iPhone)
  • ⚡ Fast and responsive when functioning correctly
  • 🏠 Comprehensive home control integration (lights, TV, music, cameras, alarm)

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezing issues
  • 🔌 Loses connection to network regularly
  • 📱 Incompatibility with newer iOS versions
  • ⏳ Slow app updates and poor maintenance
  • 🎯 Unintuitive and outdated user interface

Crestron Go

From 98 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fully customizable system
  • 👍 Works well when set up correctly
  • 👍 Exceptional app for control systems
  • 👍 Very practical and easy to understand
  • 👍 Solid performance for controlling switchers

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
  • 🐛 Setup is very difficult
  • 🐛 Expensive purchase model ($99 per device)
  • 🐛 Poor user interface and intuitiveness
  • 🐛 Slow app updates and lack of maintenance

Bugs and requests

RTiPanel

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • App crashes immediately upon opening
  • Freezes and requires complete deletion and reinstallation
  • Loses WiFi connection frequently
  • Incompatible with iOS 16.20 and newer versions
  • Stuck on loading screen after using other apps
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  • License recognition errors after reinstallation
  • Unresponsive buttons requiring multiple taps
  • App fails to recognize system after network changes
  • Incompatible with iPhone 12 and newer models
  • Hangs several times per year
  • Connection drops when iPad goes to standby
  • Demo mode screen flashing before loading interface

Requested features

10 requests
  • Apple Watch companion app
  • Multi-location support without reconfiguration
  • Swipe gestures and notifications
  • Dark mode option
  • Remote file uploads and password-protected file extraction
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  • More pre-made templates for dealers
  • Touch recognition on release instead of press
  • Automatic app updates
  • Better iPhone optimization for smaller screens
  • Modern, updated UI design

Crestron Go

Reported bugs

27 issues
  • App crashes on iOS 16.4.1
  • Project upload fails from VTProe
  • Black screen on rotation or app re-launch
  • App freezes upon opening
  • App crashes constantly, especially on rotation
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  • App hangs and crashes on iOS 16
  • Keyboard not working in landscape mode
  • Cannot enter credentials on new iPhone
  • App breaks with OS 16 upgrade
  • Family sharing not working
  • WiFi IP address changing on new iPhone
  • Volume bar not working
  • App not working after transferring to new iPhone
  • Settings page not showing completely
  • Restore purchase directs to pay again
  • App freezes when switching between apps
  • Connection failures
  • Cannot restore purchase through family share
  • App fails to acknowledge prior in-app purchase
  • Endless loop when migrating to new iPhone
  • iTunes error during purchase recovery
  • App stopped working after phone restore
  • App doesn't work with new iPhone
  • Intermittent issues with new iPhones
  • App not working at all
  • Setup issues on new iPhone
  • App crashes before start

Requested features

9 requests
  • Fix restore purchase functionality
  • Enable family sharing
  • Improve app stability on new iOS releases
  • Address keyboard issues in landscape mode
  • Ensure settings transfer to new devices
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  • Provide better consumer support
  • Update app more frequently
  • Fix volume bar functionality
  • Improve app intuitiveness

In-app purchases

None

RTiPanel

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Crestron Go

One-time1
  • Crestron Go - Default$99.99

Questions

Is RTiPanel free?
RTiPanel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Crestron Go free?
Crestron Go is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, RTiPanel or Crestron Go?
RTiPanel is rated higher. RTiPanel averages 2.7 out of 5 from 60 ratings, while Crestron Go averages 2.2 from 98 ratings.
Do RTiPanel or Crestron Go have ads?
Neither RTiPanel nor Crestron Go shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RTiPanel or Crestron Go?
RTiPanel ships an update every 3 months, and Crestron Go every 4 months. Most recently, RTiPanel was updated on August 22, 2026 and Crestron Go on September 22, 2026.

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