Maestro KNX vs KNX APP
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Maestro KNX
Transform your iPhone or iPad into a powerful remote control for your home systems. Access multimedia, climate control, security, and more, even when you're away. Secure and fast, it works seamlessly over the internet.
- Remote control for home systems
- Supports KNX, IP, Infra-red, and more
- Fast internet connectivity
- Multiple client support
- Password-protected and secured communication
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Requirements: - Maestro Server - Compatible with iPhone, iPad - iOS 11+ Maestro KNX is a client App to Maestro server (An MTSxxx or MSxxx server is required for operation.) The App enables the same user friendly Maestro GUI on your iPhone and iPad, instantaneously turning your iPhone/iPad to a powerful, easy to use remote control even when you away from home. The Maestro KNX enables the remote control of all systems controlled by the Maestro such as: multimedia, air conditioning, alarm systems, and many more by utilizing all of the common communications: KNX, RS232, IP, Infra-red, RS485, DMX, HDL BusPro, Vantage. Maestro KNX works extremely fast even over the internet (via GPRS/WiFi) and supports multiple clients simultaneously. Its communication to the Maestro is password protected and secured by SSH/SSL. For more details please see our website www.cdinnovation.com
KNX APP
Control your home or office remotely with custom scenes and time programs. Manage lighting, temperature, security, and more. Offers live previews, camera control, and push notifications for alarms.
- Custom scene creation
- Time program management
- Lighting and blind control
- Temperature management
- IP camera pan, tilt, zoom
- Alarm notifications
- PIN page protection
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The KNX APP-Control app is a client for the KNX APP-Control Server. Controlling your home or office was never so fast and easy. Build your own scenes and time programs for your home and change them when ever you want. Lighting control, blind control, temperature control, energy management, EV-Charger, timers, IP cameras, alarm notifications, charts and much more. A selection of the features: • change scenes directly from within the app • optional "live preview" of the scenes • add new time programms, change them or remove them • pan, tilt and zoom support for IP cameras • multiple accounts support • multiple visualizations support • alarm messages with support for push messages and email • protect pages with a PIN
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Maestro KNX at 50% against KNX APP's 0%. Maestro KNX also leads on rating (1.3 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). 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.
Maestro KNX holds the better App Store score, 1.3 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Maestro KNX has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Maestro KNX's written reviews are positive against 0% of KNX APP's.
Maestro KNX ships an update every 4 months, KNX APP every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Maestro KNX | KNX APP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.3 (6 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 104 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CD Innovation Ltd. | Busch-Jaeger Elektro GmbH |
Customer experience
Maestro KNX
KNX APP
In-app purchases
Maestro KNX
No in-app purchases
KNX APP
No in-app purchases
