Compass Control vs Lutron Luxury Experience
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Universal remote functionality
- Smart home automation
- AV system control
- Thermostat control
- Alarm system control
- Third-party hardware integration
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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.
Lutron Luxury Experience
Explore and interact with lighting and shade solutions from a luxury brand. Visualize how these systems can enhance your home's ambiance and customize control interfaces to match your style. Share your favorite designs and collections for collaborative planning.
- Visualize lighting and shades
- Explore luxury solutions
- Customize keypads
- Save favorite items
- Share collections
- Learn lighting control features
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Visualize the Lutron difference with The Lutron Luxury Experience app, which allows you to explore and interact with lighting, and shades while visualizing Lutron solutions in your home. This app is exclusively available for iPads with iOS 16.4 or later. Discover and engage with Lutron's luxury portfolio, learn about essential lighting control features, and immerse yourself in the beauty of natural light and warm dimming. Customize a bespoke keypad to match your style and save items to create your own favorites showcase. Share your favorite collections for better collaboration with others about endless possibilities with Lutron.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Compass Control at 50% against Lutron Luxury Experience's 0%. Compass Control also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.4). Lutron Luxury Experience's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.3). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Lutron Luxury Experience holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 9 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Compass Control's written reviews are positive against 0% of Lutron Luxury Experience's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Compass Control ships an update every 3 months, Lutron Luxury Experience every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.
| Parameter | Compass Control | Lutron Luxury Experience |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (7 ratings) | 4.7 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 96 MB | 2.0 GB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Key Digital | Lutron Electronics co., Inc. |
Customer experience
Compass Control
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In-app purchases
Compass Control
No in-app purchases
Lutron Luxury Experience
No in-app purchases
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