Extron Control vs ItemMap
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Extron Control
This app provides seamless control of AV systems from iOS devices. It emulates familiar interfaces of Extron control products, allowing users to manage rooms and devices with ease. Technicians can use it for troubleshooting and remote management.
- Seamless AV system control
- Emulates Extron touchpanels and controllers
- Room management and switching
- Real-time status and remote control
- Wireless control via Wi-Fi
- Demo mode for simulation
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Extron Control is an easy-to-use AV control system app that gives users complete access to Extron control systems directly from Apple iOS devices. After a quick initial setup, your device connects to the desired room, allowing a seamless, highly-responsive control experience. The app automatically loads the user interfaces present on any Extron control product without a lengthy setup and customization process. The familiar interfaces emulate the TouchLink® touchpanel, eBUS® button panel, Network Button Panel, or MediaLink® controller in your room, and all button presses are kept in sync between the app and your Extron control devices. Other powerful features include the ability to quickly add rooms and switch between rooms, and auto-reconnect which recalls the previous session even after the app is closed. Technicians will appreciate this new app as it supplements the control of any room and provides easy access for troubleshooting. Extron is offering education institutions special pricing on the Control App through the Apple Volume Pricing Program. Features • Provides a convenient point of control for Extron control systems • Supports all TouchLink, TouchLink Pro touchpanels, eBUS button panels, Network Button Panels, and Ethernet-enabled MediaLink, MediaLink Plus controllers • Familiar user interface provides the same experience as the touchpanel, button panel, or controller • Supports Extron LinkLicense • Room Manager allows users to easily add touchpanels, button panels, or controllers, and customize room lists • Quickly switch between rooms with a single tap on the screen • Button tracking allows mobile device and Extron control devices to stay in sync • Provides real-time status and remote control of multiple rooms for troubleshooting and management • Compatible with iOS VoiceOver feature that provides text to speech option for button labels and states • Wireless control using a Wi-Fi network allows users to move freely around a room and between rooms • Demo mode is a convenient way to simulate app functionality without being connected to a control processor • Full Screen Mode displays a larger image of the interface on the iOS device • Auto-reconnect recalls the previous session even after the app is closed • Auto-lock override keeps the iOS device screen on and allows the app to stay active at all times • A finger swipe permits access to MediaLink control modules like the IRCM-DV+, CM-9BLB, and CM-3BLB • Supports portrait mode
ItemMap
This app creates a 3D map and written inventory of your belongings by scanning them with your phone. It identifies items, provides retail and resale values, and allows for quick searching and export of your catalog. Users can also correct misidentified items to improve accuracy.
- 3D spatial mapping of items
- Written item descriptions and locations
- Retail and resale value estimates
- Organized inventory by zones and containers
- Fast, natural language search
- Exportable PDF, CSV, and .glb files
- User correction of item identification
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Your home has a search bar now. ItemMap lets you sweep your phone over the things you own, and makes a 3D inventory of what it sees. It matches each item against like items across the internet, puts what it sees into words, and hands you the list. HOW IT WORKS 1. Scan. Sweep your phone across the room. Items start appearing while you are still scanning. 2. Give it a minute. ItemMap works through what it saw, writes it up, and prices what it can identify. 3. Search. Find what it found, from your phone or from your computer at app.itemmap.app. WHAT YOU GET • A 3D map of the space, not just a list. See where each thing actually sits. • A written record of what the camera found: a name, a description, and the spot it was standing in. • Retail and resale numbers for the items it recognizes, drawn from current listings and recent completed sales. • Locations, zones, and containers, so the inventory is organized the way your space already is. • Fast search. Ask for "the good drill" or "grandma's china" and get it. • Export. A print-ready PDF catalog for insurance, a CSV spreadsheet, or the raw 3D scan as a .glb file. IT TELLS YOU WHEN IT IS NOT SURE ItemMap does not bluff. When all it can tell is that something is a black electronic device, that is what it writes down. Estimates carry a confidence figure and a short note on what would sharpen them, usually a clearer angle on a label or a brand badge. WRONG? TELL IT Pick anything it misread, tap "It's actually...", and say what it is in your own words. "It's a Roland FP-10, in pretty good condition" is plenty. ItemMap rebuilds the name, the description, the specs and the estimate around your answer, and keeps your sentence on the record. Your word beats its guess. GETTING A GOOD SCAN Point it at things the camera can see. A bookshelf, a table of gear, an open bin, one wall of the garage. Pan and turn rather than walking toward things, because sideways movement is what gives us depth. Go slow, give the room some light, and do not worry about length: several short scans of one room beat one long one. Deep piles and taped up boxes keep their contents to themselves, so what the camera cannot see stays a question mark with a photo and a place. PEOPLE USE IT FOR Moving and pack-outs. Storage units. Insurance documentation. Downsizing and estates. Small business stockrooms. Any time somebody has to write down what is in a room. PRIVACY No ads, ever. We do not sell your data. Your inventory is private to your account unless you choose to share it. The camera and microphone are live only during a scan you start. You can delete any scan, any item, or your whole account from inside the app. Full policy: https://itemmap.app/privacy.html WHAT YOU NEED An ARKit-capable iPhone and an internet connection. Scanning streams video to our servers, where the 3D reconstruction and item identification happen. Questions, or something scanned badly? hello@itemmap.app
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ItemMap at 5.0 against Extron Control's 4.5. ItemMap also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). Extron Control's advantage is ratings volume (11 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ItemMap holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Extron Control has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Extron Control's written reviews are positive against 100% of ItemMap's.
Extron Control ships an update every 4 months, ItemMap every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Extron Control | ItemMap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 114 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Extron Electronics | ItemMap, Inc. |
Customer experience
Extron Control
ItemMap
In-app purchases
Extron Control
No in-app purchases
ItemMap
No in-app purchases









