ThinKnx Pocket vs Ourican View
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
ThinKnx Pocket
Manage your home automation systems directly from your iPhone. Control lights, climate, security, and more across multiple buildings with a fast and intuitive interface. Supports various smart home protocols like KNX, Z-Wave, and Modbus.
- Manage KNX, Z-Wave, Modbus systems
- Control lights, climate, and security
- Supports multiple buildings
- Create custom scenarios
- Integrated video surveillance management
- Intuitive and attractive design
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ThinKnx is a new supervision application that, using the smart device ThinKnx Server, allows you to manage home automation systems with KNX (Konnex - EIB), Z-Wave, Modbus, Lutron or BTicino MyHome directly from your iPhone. Being developed natively for iOS it offers unprecedented speed during connection and operation using both Wi-Fi or phone connection. It allows to control multiple buildings supporting fast project switch. Description of software functions: Managing complete home automation systems EIB / KNX - Lights (on / off, dimmer, RGB) - Automations - Climate and heating (week thermostat feature) - Display weather data - Load control, water, gas, electricity - Create custom scenarios - Basic Logic - Boolean functions (AND, OR, NOT, NOR, NAND) and filter. - Timed controls thanks to calendars and a lot of kind of timers - KNX bus monitor via web page - RGB Lighting Control Integrated anti-intrusion systems: - Bentel: Kyo8, Kyo16, Kyo32, Kyo320, Absoluta - Tecnoalarm: protocol Tecnoout - Elkron: MP508TG - Aritech ATS - AVS Electronix Xtream 640 - Honeywell Galaxy Dimension - Inim - Siemens SPC Integrated management of video surveillance systems: - Mobotix Cameras - Axis Cameras - Network Cameras with MJPEG stream Integration of installations of other type such as: - Interfacing with devices with MODBUS RTU communication protocol (thermal / special plants / fire / electrical meters) as the FCC-PLANTEC, RDZ, Menerga - Integration with air conditioning systems by Sanyo - Integration with air conditioners by Mitsubishi - Gateway Function to and from MODBUS-RTU Integrated management of audio / video multi-room: - Sonos - Audio Matrix / video AMX multiroom, Autopatch, Kramer, Atlona (via serial interface) - Video walls NEC, Projectors Sanyo, LG Monitor (via serial interface) - Receivers Denon, Onkyo, Cambridge Audio (via serial or network) - Monitoring of all devices via IR remote control IR 36kHz or 52kHz Features - Fast and easy setup using the free ThinKnx Configurator - Unlimited number of KNX group addresses - Multiproject support - Secure connection thanks to encrypted stream - Comfortable and intuitive usage - Simple and attractive design - Available in English, Italian and German
Ourican View
Control your KNX home automation system remotely. Manage lighting, climate, curtains, and more from a single app. Customize pages for specific functions or rooms for personalized control.
- Lighting control (on/off, dimming, moods)
- Motorized curtain control
- Fan and AC control
- Scene execution
- Door lock integration
- Customizable pages
- Remote access via Wi-Fi
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The Ourican View mobile app, interacts with the MES-IP-SERVER (Hardware) and Brings the KNX ecosystem (Globally renowned Wired Home automation Standard) of; on/off Switching, Dimming and Mood lighting control, Motorized Curtain control, Fan and AC control, Scene execution, Door lock integration, and other such KNX based Controllers, onto the Ourican View app for convenient command and control of all automation devices. Offering 120 functions over 15 pages that can be defined based on user preference. Users can create specific pages for Climate control, Lighting control, Scene control on the app, or make pages as per the rooms like Living room, Dining room, master bedroom, etc. App can be used for Homes, Offices, Commercial spaces, Hotels, or wherever KNX Automation based devices are installed (specific application based KNX Devices must be Installed to have that functionality available on the Ourican view app). App allows users to control their KNX devices from any location, provided they have constant Wi-Fi access coming at the Hardware Side (where the KNX devices are installed).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ourican View at 100% against ThinKnx Pocket's 25%. ThinKnx Pocket's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ThinKnx Pocket | Ourican View |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews โ better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 โ better | 15.1 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | LuForLu | Messung Systems Pvt. Ltd |
Customer experience
ThinKnx Pocket
Ourican View
In-app purchases
ThinKnx Pocket
No in-app purchases
Ourican View
No in-app purchases
Questions
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