Compass Control vs Nice Mobile Viewer
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.
Nice Mobile Viewer
Control your Nice home entertainment and management system remotely. Manage media, climate, lighting, security, and more from your iPhone or iPad. Access a live demo system to explore its capabilities.
- Home entertainment system control
- Home management system interface
- Remote access via iPhone/iPad
- Control media, climate, lighting
- Manage security and door locks
- View video cameras
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Nice Mobile Viewer for ELAN OS provides an interface to a Nice home entertainment and management system on an iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. ELAN OS integrates and provides control for media, home theater, distributed audio, security, door locks, climate, lighting, shades, video cameras, irrigation, pool/spa and more. Nice Viewer requires a Nice SC100/SC150, SC300/350 controller to be installed by a certified Nice installer. You can access our live demo system through this free App. To learn more about getting an ELAN OS by Nice system please visit - https://niceforyou.com/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Compass Control at 4.3 against Nice Mobile Viewer's 2.3. Compass Control also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 26%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). Nice Mobile Viewer's advantage is ratings volume (339 vs 7). 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.
Compass Control holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nice Mobile Viewer has 339 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Compass Control's written reviews are positive against 26% of Nice Mobile Viewer's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Compass Control | Nice Mobile Viewer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (7 ratings) — better | 2.3 (339 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 26.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 339 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 96 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Key Digital | Core Brands LLC |
Customer experience
Compass Control
Nice Mobile Viewer
Bugs and requests
Compass Control
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Nice Mobile Viewer
Reported bugs
5 issues- Login issues and password rejections
- Inability to access or control certain features
- Incompatibility with newer iOS versions
- Inconsistent performance and random crashes
- Syncing and data loss problems
Requested features
5 requests- Dark mode option
- Better integration with smart home devices
- Improved camera and video functionality
- More customization options for layouts and themes
- Enhanced voice control and automation capabilities
In-app purchases
Compass Control
No in-app purchases
Nice Mobile Viewer
No in-app purchases
Questions
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