Comparison

ControlPlus2 vs Hacklegate Housework

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

ControlPlus2

Manage your Orisec intruder alarm system remotely from your smartphone or tablet. Gain complete visibility, receive real-time notifications, and control multiple sites with an intuitive interface. Secure login options ensure quick and safe access to your system's status and events.

Highlights
  • Remote system access
  • Biometric login
  • Multi-site control
  • Arm/disarm alarm
  • Real-time notifications
  • Zone status monitoring
  • Device control
Features
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The ControlPlus2 app gives users full access to their Orisec intruder alarm system, anytime, anywhere. ControlPlus2 is for people who want complete visibility of their system, allowing total operational control, system event notifications and monitoring from anywhere in the world. With the Orisec ControlPlus2 app you can: • Remotely and securely access your Orisec intruder alarm system from your phone or tablet. • Use biometric fingerprint and face recognition to login for quick and secure access to your app. • Access and control multiple protected sites, like your home and your office. • Arm, disarm or part arm any of your alarm systems through a simple intuitive interface. • Receive real time notifications from all your monitored sites directly to your phone or tablet. • View notification history from each monitored site. • View the real time status and recent activity of each monitored zone. • View all or selected event types from the system event log. • View zone activity history. • Turn on or off devices connected to the remote-controlled outputs. • Use the virtual remote keypad to operate your alarm system. • Get context sensitive help to guide you through the app features and functions. • Use the dedicated Density Fog screen for diagnostics and remote control of their fog machines. • Select dark or light colour themes with the option of full customisation.

About

Hacklegate Housework

Features
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Hacklegate Housework is a calm, offline home chore planner built around one idea: the house moves forward one job at a time. The app learns how often you really do each task, tracks how far each room has slipped, and shows a single next job on the Today screen so you always know what will help most right now. Every completion also teaches the app through a simple verdict — could have waited, about right, or was overdue — so the schedule can adapt to the rhythm you actually keep. Organize chores by room, see the next fortnight at a glance, spot heavy days before they hit, and work through catch-up queues one task at a time. Hacklegate Housework also detects runs — chores you usually do back to back — and offers them as easy momentum-building sequences. You can review true rhythms, nudge chores to better intervals, and keep a clean record of what was done today across the whole house. Everything works entirely on device. There are no accounts, no sign-in, no sync, no ads, no notifications, and no network required. Grit is earned only by getting work done and spent only on visual customization such as glazes, plates, hen outfits, stamps, and trim. If you want a focused housework companion that helps you keep up without turning your home into a stressful spreadsheet, Hacklegate Housework is built for that.

Screenshots

ControlPlus24 screens
Hacklegate Housework4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ControlPlus2 at none against Hacklegate Housework's shown. ControlPlus2 also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Hacklegate Housework's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months). On price and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ControlPlus2 ships an update every 3 months, Hacklegate Housework every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences Ā· 4 level
ControlPlus2 versus Hacklegate Housework: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterControlPlus2Hacklegate Housework
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews19.7% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB37 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperColin GalbraithIan Jones

In-app purchases

None

ControlPlus2

No in-app purchases

None

Hacklegate Housework

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ControlPlus2 free?
ControlPlus2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hacklegate Housework free?
Hacklegate Housework is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ControlPlus2 or Hacklegate Housework have ads?
Hacklegate Housework shows ads; ControlPlus2 does not.
Which is updated more often, ControlPlus2 or Hacklegate Housework?
ControlPlus2 ships an update every 3 months, and Hacklegate Housework every 5 days. Most recently, ControlPlus2 was updated on October 25, 2026 and Hacklegate Housework on October 26, 2026.

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