Comparison

Sélection vs Controller for HomeKit

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

Head to head
About

Sélection

This digital magazine offers inspiring articles, impactful reports, and practical advice on health, finance, travel, and more. Enjoy exclusive interactive content, photos, and videos, alongside the classic 'Pris au mot' game.

Highlights
  • Inspirational articles
  • Impactful reports
  • Practical advice
  • Exclusive interactive content
  • Photos and videos
  • Pris au mot game
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ABONNEMENTS MAINTENANT OFFERTS. Abonnez-vous à Sélection du Reader’s Digest aujourd’hui et recevez UN MOIS D’ESSAI GRATUIT. Téléchargez l’application maintenant ! Sélection du Reader’s Digest Informatif, divertissant et enrichissant, le magazine Sélection du Reader’s Digest vous livre chaque mois des textes inspirants, des reportages percutants et des conseils pratiques qui vous divertissent et vous aident à vivre mieux. Découvrez le magazine Sélection sous un jour nouveau grâce à sa version numérique pour iPad. Dans ce nouveau format interactif de Sélection, vous retrouvez le même excellent contenu éditorial que celui de notre version imprimée, mais en plus, cette version iPad est enrichie de contenu exclusif et de compléments d’information qui promettent de vous offrir une expérience de lecture améliorée. Dans chaque numéro, vous trouverez: • Un contenu riche et soigneusement sélectionné traitant de santé, finances personnelles, voyage, famille, cuisine, lecture et bien plus • Du journalisme d’enquête, des histoires inspirantes et des drames vécus • Des photos, diaporamas et vidéos disponibles en exclusivité sur la version iPad • Notre célèbre jeu Pris au mot • Des textes humoristiques • Des liens interactifs vers le web ABONNEMENTS OFFERTS • 1-mois d’abonnement pour 1,99 $, renouvelé automatiquement jusqu’à annulation • 1-an d’abonnement pour 19,99 $, renouvelé automatiquement jusqu’à annulation • NOTE: Il est possible d’acheter des numéros antérieurs à l’unité. RENOUVELLEMENT AUTOMATIQUE POUR LES ABONNÉS: Les frais d’abonnement seront automatiquement portés à votre carte de crédit pour une période d’abonnement supplémentaire (une année pour les abonnements annuels, un mois pour les abonnements mensuels) à moins que vous ne changiez les paramètres de votre abonnement par le biais de votre compte App Store. Il se peut que le téléchargement d’un numéro prenne quelques minutes. Nous vous remercions de votre patience. Pour toute question ou tout commentaire, veuillez composer sans frais le 1-866-674-2458 ou écrivez à support@selection.ca. Conditions d’Utilisation: https://www.selection.ca/termes/ Protection de la vie privée: https://www.selection.ca/vie-privee/

About

Controller for HomeKit

Enhance your smart home experience with advanced control and automation. Visualize your home with floor plans, track device performance with charts, and create complex automations tailored to your needs. Organize devices, store setup codes, and monitor your entire smart home ecosystem.

Highlights
  • Floor plan visualization with LiDAR
  • Device performance charts
  • Complex automations and workflows
  • Custom notifications
  • Smart folders and filters
  • Setup code storage
  • Device maintenance and logs
Features
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Experience and control your Apple Home in a whole new way with Controller for HomeKit. Our app combines all the familiar HomeKit features with numerous additional enhancements, offering you a user-friendly interface, unparalleled control, and flexibility. * CONTROLLER AI: Describe a scene, automation, or workflow in everyday language – Controller builds it for you. * FLOOR PLAN: Create a detailed floor plan of your home using the LiDAR sensor on your iPhone or iPad and control your HomeKit accessories directly through the floor plan. * CHARTS: See how your Apple Home evolves over time. Charts in Controller for HomeKit show how values like temperature, humidity or battery usage change – across all your devices and brands. * COMPLEX AUTOMATIONS: Utilize advanced triggers and conditions for custom automations that are perfectly tailored to your needs. * WORKFLOWS: Optimize your daily routines with workflows that go beyond the capabilities of Apple Home. * NOTIFICATIONS: Create custom notifications to stay informed about important events in your home. * BACKUPS: Secure your setup and restore it easily when needed. * SMART FOLDERS: Organize your devices and automations effortlessly with smart folders and custom filters. * SETUP CODES: Securely store your HomeKit and Matter codes in the app, so they are always at hand and never lost. * MAINTENANCE: Keep track of your setup, quickly identifying which batteries need to be replaced, which devices are unreachable, or which automations are broken. * LOGS: Monitor all activities and changes in your smart home. * WIDGETS: Control your devices faster and easier with convenient widgets or quickly jump into your floor plan. Unlock the full potential of your smart home with Controller for HomeKit. Download the app now and experience how simple and intuitive home automation can be. For more information, visit our website: https://www.controllerforhomekit.com Privacy Policy: https://controllerforhomekit.com/privacy-en/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Controller for HomeKit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sélection at 5.0 against Controller for HomeKit's 4.1. Sélection also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). Controller for HomeKit's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (2.7K vs 2). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Sélection sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Controller for HomeKit sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sélection holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Controller for HomeKit has 2.7K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Sélection's written reviews are positive against 26% of Controller for HomeKit's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sélection ships an update every 2 months, Controller for HomeKit every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Sélection versus Controller for HomeKit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSélectionController for HomeKit
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.1 (2.7K ratings)
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews — better26.0% of reviews
Number of ratings22.7K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB212 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTrusted Media Brands, Inc.acasa Software GmbH

Customer experience

Sélection

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative58.3%

Controller for HomeKit

All ratings2,726 ratings
Positive75.8%
Neutral4.7%
Negative19.6%
Written reviews457 reviews
Positive26.0%
Neutral9.6%
Negative64.3%

Bugs and requests

Sélection

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Controller for HomeKit

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Backup and restore issues
  • Disappearing automations and accessories
  • Compatibility problems with iOS 16.2
  • Slow performance and unresponsiveness

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improved documentation and tutorials
  • Better integration with Apple Home app
  • Support for more HomeKit device types
  • Ability to customize automation triggers

In-app purchases

14 purchases

Sélection

Subscriptions2
  • Options d'abonnement pour Sélection$1.991 Month
  • Options d'abonnement pour Sélection$14.991 Year
One-time12
  • Sélection Jan/Feb 2021$2.99
  • Sélection Sep 2021$2.99
  • Sélection Jul/Aug 2022$2.99
Show 9 more
  • Sélection Apr 2023$2.99
  • Sélection May 2023$2.99
  • Sélection Jul/Aug 2023$2.99
  • Sélection Jun 2023$2.99
  • Sélection Mar 2024$2.99
  • Sélection May 2024$2.99
  • Sélection Apr 2024$2.99
  • Sélection Jun 2024$2.99
  • Selection September 2014$3.99
8 purchases

Controller for HomeKit

Subscriptions6
  • Controller Essentials2 variants$4.991 Month
  • Essentials Lifetime - Plus Addon$4.991 Month
  • Controller Plus$8.991 Month
Show 3 more
  • Essentials Lifetime - Plus Addon3 Months trial$39.991 Year
  • Controller Essentials7 Days trial2 variants$39.991 Year
  • Controller Plus7 Days trial$79.991 Year
One-time2
  • Controller Essentials Lifetime$99.99
  • Controller Essentials Lifetime$139.99

Questions

Is Sélection free?
Sélection is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Controller for HomeKit free?
Controller for HomeKit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sélection or Controller for HomeKit?
Sélection is rated higher. Sélection averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Controller for HomeKit averages 4.1 from 2.7K ratings.
Do Sélection or Controller for HomeKit have ads?
Neither Sélection nor Controller for HomeKit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sélection or Controller for HomeKit?
Sélection ships an update every 2 months, and Controller for HomeKit every 10 days. Most recently, Sélection was updated on September 26, 2026 and Controller for HomeKit on October 12, 2026.

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