Comparison

Compass Control vs Total Control 2.0 Mobile Tour

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

Head to head
About

Compass Control

This app transforms your iOS device into a universal remote for home automation and entertainment systems. It integrates with a wide range of third-party hardware for seamless control of AV equipment, thermostats, and security systems.

Highlights
  • Universal remote functionality
  • Smart home automation
  • AV system control
  • Thermostat control
  • Alarm system control
  • Third-party hardware integration
Features
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Compass Control represents the first fully integrated major control system built from the ground up to use Apple's iOS devices - iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch - as its backbone. Let Compass Control be your guide to complete control for your residential or commercial application. Compass Control replaces all of your remotes and traditional control interfaces with one device. Compass Control becomes your cable remote, TV remote, thermostat, alarm control panel, and many other remote devices all contained in the sleek and beautiful shape of Apple's family of iOS powered devices. Compass Control has an entire family of integrated devices allowing plug and play thanks to our Key Alliance Partners: Aprilaire, Denon, Furman, iPort, Key Digital, Lutron, Luxul, Marantz, Onkyo, Panamax, Russound, and SurgeX. Key Alliance third party hardware combined with Compass Control provides seamless integration and unparalleled capability for your entire AV or 'smart' automation system. To use the application for actual control of components please contact an approved Compass Control reseller or sales@keydigital.com for System Creating assistance.

About

Total Control 2.0 Mobile Tour

Experience a comprehensive home automation system that controls entertainment, lighting, security, and more. This app allows you to explore the capabilities of a sophisticated whole-home solution before professional installation.

Highlights
  • Home automation system exploration
  • Control entertainment, music, lighting, temperature, security
  • Integrates with third-party smart home products
  • Customizable graphical user interface (GUI)
  • Explore control for multiple zones
Features
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See what it's like to take control of the URC Total Control 2.0 home automation and control system with the Total Control 2.0 Mobile Tour app. Total Control 2.0 is URC’s flagship home automation and control system. This whole-home solution controls entertainment, music, lighting, temperature, security, surveillance and more. Designed to control up to 32 zones, Total Control 2.0 integrates seamlessly with a wide variety of compatible third-party entertainment and smart home products. This includes many brands of TVs, cable boxes, streaming music players, interior and exterior lighting, thermostats, door locks, surveillance cameras, door stations, pool equipment and much more. In addition to comprehensive control and integration possibilities, Total Control offers robust graphic (GUI) customization for connected mobile devices (such as smartphone or tablet) and URC user interfaces (such as touchscreens, remote controls and keypads). An authorized URC dealer can customize and even personalize the onscreen graphics with room images, backgrounds and icons from the URC image library or with photos from a smartphone, tablet or digital camera. Total Control 2.0 is professionally installed and programmed by a global network of URC systems integration professionals. It offers control for a variety of protocols including IR, IP, Serial, 12v triggers and relays. The system is network reliant and communicates via hard line connection and Wi-Fi. A compatible URC Advanced Network System Controller that has been fully programmed for Total Control 2.0 is required for operation. This application is not compatible with systems that are programmed for the previous version of Total Control, also called Total Control 1.0.

Screenshots

Compass Control4 screens
Total Control 2.0 Mobile Tour4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Compass Control at 50% against Total Control 2.0 Mobile Tour's 0%. Total Control 2.0 Mobile Tour's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.3). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Total Control 2.0 Mobile Tour holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 13 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Compass Control's written reviews are positive against 0% of Total Control 2.0 Mobile Tour's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Compass Control versus Total Control 2.0 Mobile Tour: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCompass ControlTotal Control 2.0 Mobile Tour
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (7 ratings)4.7 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings713 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.010.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size96 MB111 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperKey DigitalUniversal Remote Control

Customer experience

Compass Control

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Total Control 2.0 Mobile Tour

All ratings13 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Compass Control

No in-app purchases

None

Total Control 2.0 Mobile Tour

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Compass Control free?
Compass Control is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Total Control 2.0 Mobile Tour free?
Total Control 2.0 Mobile Tour is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Compass Control or Total Control 2.0 Mobile Tour?
Total Control 2.0 Mobile Tour is rated higher. Compass Control averages 4.3 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Total Control 2.0 Mobile Tour averages 4.7 from 13 ratings.
Do Compass Control or Total Control 2.0 Mobile Tour have ads?
Neither Compass Control nor Total Control 2.0 Mobile Tour shows ads.

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