HomeControl vs Escapement
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HomeControl
Manage smart home access for your property. Open gates, doors, and barriers remotely, grant temporary access to guests, and automate entry upon arrival. Track access logs and manage users with detailed reports.
- Instant access to gates and doors
- Automated entry upon arrival
- Verified presence for access
- Temporary guest access passes
- User and payment management
- Access reports and activity logs
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HomeControl es el control de acceso inteligente para tu hogar, residencia o urbanismo. Abre portones, puertas y barreras desde tu iPhone, comparte el acceso con invitados y automatiza la apertura cuando llegas. FUNCIONES • Acceso instantáneo: abre tus portones y puertas con un toque. • Llegada Inteligente: el portón se abre automáticamente al llegar en carro, sin tocar el teléfono (opcional). • Presencia Verificada: tus accesos solo se accionan cuando estás realmente en la zona. • Pases de invitado: comparte acceso temporal o de un solo uso con visitas, delivery o personal. • Administración: gestiona usuarios, pagos y reportes de uso de tu residencia. • Reportes y bitácora: revisa quién accede y cuándo, con gráficas de actividad. Tu privacidad es prioridad: la ubicación se usa solo para las funciones de acceso que tú actives, y puedes eliminar tu cuenta cuando quieras.
Escapement
This utility app provides an accurate reference clock for precisely setting mechanical watches. It features a minute signal with haptic or audio cues, a screen that stays awake during use, and a photorealistic moonphase display. Step-by-step guidance is included for syncing watches and moonphase complications.
- Precise watch time synchronization
- Minute signal with haptic/audio cues
- Always-on display
- Photorealistic moonphase display
- Step-by-step syncing guidance
- Privacy-focused (no accounts/analytics)
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Escapement is a reference clock for setting a mechanical watch precisely. A full seconds hand sweeps a clean dial. Hack your watch, wait for the minute, push the crown back in. A SIGNAL ON THE MINUTE Watching the screen while you hold a crown is awkward. Turn on the minute signal and Escapement ticks through the last five seconds, then marks the exact minute with a distinct cue, as a haptic pulse or a soft tone. You can look at the watch instead of the phone. THE SCREEN STAYS AWAKE No dimming halfway through a sync. While the clock is open the display stays on. MOONPHASE A photoreal moon rendered from NASA elevation and albedo maps, showing tonight's phase with real terminator shadows. It gives you an accurate disc to set a moonphase complication against, and tells you when not to touch the corrector. ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN AND IN STANDBY A widget for the Lock Screen and StandBy with the time, the date and the current phase. HOW TO SYNC Step-by-step guidance for setting the moonphase disc, hacking the seconds, choosing the moment and verifying the result afterwards. PRIVACY There is no account and no analytics, and the app makes no network requests. Escapement reads your device clock, which iOS already keeps synchronised, and computes the moonphase locally. Free, with no ads and nothing to unlock. FROM THE MAKERS OF MAINPLATE If you keep more than one watch, Mainplate catalogues your collection, tracks flips from purchase to sale with timegrapher readings, and measures how well each piece keeps time. Available separately. DISCLAIMER Escapement is an independent app not affiliated with, endorsed by, or associated with any watch brand, manufacturer, or marketplace. By downloading Escapement, you agree to Apple's Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://mainplate.jacopocaggiano.com/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HomeControl at 5.0 against Escapement's 4.0. On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
HomeControl holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
HomeControl ships an update every 3 weeks, Escapement every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HomeControl | Escapement |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Marc Rivero Vila | Jacopo Caggiano |
Customer experience
HomeControl
Escapement
In-app purchases
HomeControl
No in-app purchases
Escapement
No in-app purchases









