Comparison

ProPanel 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

ProPanel

This app provides comprehensive mobile control for a smart home system, allowing users to manage audio/video, lighting, climate, and security. It integrates seamlessly with specific hardware and offers a customizable interface for an intuitive user experience.

Highlights
  • Control Audio/Video, Lighting, Climate, Security
  • Integrates with Pro Control Systems
  • Customizable User Interface
  • Remote Access Anywhere
  • Two-way Feedback
  • Portrait and Landscape Views
Features
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The ProPanel is specifically designed for use with the Pro Control family of smart home and media room control. It enables full control of your Pro Control system with your iPhone® or iPad®. ProPanel is completely customizable by your Pro Control dealer to deliver intuitive, personalized mobile control of your entertainment, lighting, climate, security and more from anywhere in the home or away. ProPanel securely connects to your Pro Control system via your local area network or through an Internet connection to make sure you are always in control. Professionally installed, Pro Control systems combine sophisticated smart home operation with exceptional value. For home theaters, media rooms and simple home control, the Pro Control R Series (remote control and smart processor) can "clean up all the remotes on the coffee table" to deliver a more intuitive and satisfying control experience. Stepping up to more advanced home control, the Pro Control Z Series (remote control and smart processor) unlocks the full power of the smart home. Regardless of the Pro Control system you use, the ProPanel app offers the same intuitive control experience found on the dedicated Pro Control remotes controls, convenently on your favorite Apple® mobile device. Note: Before using the ProPanel application you will need a Pro Control system with a ProLink.z or ProLink.r control processor installed by your Pro Control dealer. Please visit www.procontrol.com for more information. Pro Control is a division of Remote Technologies Inc., an award-winning manufacturer of innovative residential and commercial control products for over 25 years. Key features include: • Use your favorite mobile device to control Audio/Video, Lighting, Climate, Security and other smart systems. • Professionally installed smart home and smart media performance. • Fully integrates Apple iPad® and iPhone® devices into new or existing Pro Control systems. • Use as the main control interface or in conjunction with Pro Control handheld remotes. • Compatible with the Pro Control ProLink.z and ProLink.r control processors. • Highly customizable user-interface (customized by your dealer/installer). • Auto-programming feature allows your dealer to create a complete, fully functioning system in a matter of minutes. • Supports the creation of both portrait and landscape views for maximum flexibility. • Supports full two-way feedback, including cover art, graphics, text, dynamic scrolling lists, and more! • Supports local connection via Wi-Fi® and off-site access via Wi-Fi® or 3G/4G, with automatic switching. • Highly optimized for fast connection times. • Control system programming is stored on the Apple® device to update automatically when changes are made.

About

Crestron Go

This app provides an intuitive and reliable user interface for controlling various aspects of your home, workplace, or classroom. It offers dynamic navigation with interactive elements and real-time feedback for functions like lighting, temperature, and security.

Highlights
  • Intuitive user interface
  • Dynamic navigation with swiping
  • Interactive controls (knobs, sliders, gauges)
  • Real-time feedback on settings
  • Customizable control needs
  • Support for Super Retina display
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

ProPanel3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ProPanel at 3.4 against Crestron Go's 2.6. ProPanel also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). Crestron Go's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 26 months) and ratings volume (30 vs 5). On price, review sentiment, ads and monetization model 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. ProPanel asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ProPanel holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crestron Go has 30 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 24% of ProPanel's written reviews are positive against 27% of Crestron Go's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ProPanel ships an update every 26 months, Crestron Go every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
ProPanel versus Crestron Go: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProPanelCrestron Go
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (5 ratings) — better2.6 (30 ratings)
Positive reviews23.5% of reviews27.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings530 — better
Update frequencyEvery 26 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB117 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRemote Technologies Inc.Crestron Electronics, Inc.

Customer experience

ProPanel

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive23.5%
Neutral11.8%
Negative64.7%

Crestron Go

All ratings30 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive27.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative72.7%

In-app purchases

None

ProPanel

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Crestron Go

One-time1
  • Crestron Go Tablet - Default$99.99

Questions

Is ProPanel free?
ProPanel 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, ProPanel or Crestron Go?
ProPanel is rated higher. ProPanel averages 3.4 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Crestron Go averages 2.6 from 30 ratings.
Do ProPanel or Crestron Go have ads?
Neither ProPanel nor Crestron Go shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ProPanel or Crestron Go?
ProPanel ships an update every 26 months, and Crestron Go every 4 months. Most recently, ProPanel was updated on October 2, 2026 and Crestron Go on September 28, 2026.

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