Runway Control vs Control Envy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Runway Control
This app offers audio/video smart home and business control, enabling simple and reliable management of various systems. It supports video displays, audio zones, lighting, shading, and climate control.
- Audio/Video control
- Smart home automation
- Business control
- Video display management
- Audio zone control
- Lighting control
- Climate control
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Runway Control is an Audio / Video smart home and business control app. It provides simple and reliable control of your home or business, with support for video displays, audio zones, lighting, shading, climate, and much more to come. Requires a Runway Control Processor installed and commissioned by an Authorized Runway Reseller.
Control Envy
This app offers a unified interface to manage video, audio, lighting, and climate systems. It can function as a user interface connected to a dedicated controller or as a standalone controller for direct device management.
- Control video displays, projectors, and sources
- Manage audio processors, receivers, and sources
- Operate lighting systems
- Adjust climate control systems
- Combined mode with dedicated controller
- Standalone mode for direct device control
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Control Envy is a single, elegant app to control: - VIDEO displays, projectors, switchers, and sources; - AUDIO processors, receivers, switchers, and sources; - LIGHTING systems; and - CLIMATE systems. COMBINED Mode In combined mode, Control Envy works as a user interface that connects to a dedicated, always-on controller. Combined mode is preferable when using multiple user interfaces or when controlling many devices. STANDALONE Mode In standalone mode, Control Envy works as its own controller and connects directly to controlled devices. Standalone mode is ideal for demos and for single rooms.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Runway Control at 6 against Control Envy's 1. Runway Control also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Runway Control against 5.0 for Control Envy. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Runway Control has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Runway Control | Control Envy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 98 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pulse Group LLC | Control Envy |
Customer experience
Runway Control
Control Envy
In-app purchases
Runway Control
No in-app purchases
Control Envy
No in-app purchases
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