Comparison

KNX vs frogControl

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

Head to head
About

KNX

Transform your smartphone or tablet into a comprehensive remote control for your home or office building functions. Easily manage lights, shutters, climate, and more with an intuitive interface. Personalize settings like function names and symbols for a tailored experience.

Highlights
  • Intuitive operating concept
  • Scene call via widget
  • Rapid navigation
  • Personalized settings
  • Freely definable scenes
  • Intelligent self-configuration
  • Remote control in WiFi networks
Features
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Note: This app can only be used in conjunction with the discontinued KNX/App interface V1. The app will remain available for approximately 2 more years. ***The modern type of remote control*** The innovative Feller KNX app turns smartphones and tablets into a remote control for all building functions. Thanks to its clear and easy to understand intuitive operating concept, lights, shutters, climate and much more can be controlled very simply. The user can adapt the KNX app to their individual needs, for example, rename functions or assign appropriate symbols etc. Fast navigation is guaranteed by favorites, function groups and rooms. ***Purpose*** The KNX app is used as a remote control in homes and to control functions in individual rooms or whole parts of the building. In offices, meeting rooms or training rooms, the new KNX app can be used to conveniently control presentations when combined with a tablet. In hotels, guests can, for example, control the functions in their hotel room using their own mobile device. ***App features*** • Easy, intuitive KNX app operating concept • Scene call via widget • Rapid navigation through favourites, rooms or functions • Saves time through personal settings, such as function names, symbols, order • Saves costs thanks to freely definable scenes • Saves costs thanks to intelligent self-configuration when you first start up the KNX app. • Remote control in WiFi networks (remote access in planning) • Demo version, runs without the KNX/app interface ***Hardware features*** • Simple product concept • KNX/app interface to connect app to LAN and KNX • Fast configuration within ETS4 (no plug-in!) • 12 rooms can be configured with 12 functions each • Does not require much space in the control cabinet 2TE • Supports a max. of 5 access at the same time • 5 different user rights • chargeable, available from your electrican, E-No 405 831 000 ***Operating systems*** • iOS 8 and higher ***Formats*** • iPhone / iPod Touch: portrait • iPad: portrait and landscape ***More Informations*** • http://www.feller.ch/Produktangebot/Gebaeudeautomation/Gebaeudeautomation-KNX • http://clixx.feller.ch/download/index.php?menueidLev1=279&menueidLev2=327

About

frogControl

Control your smart building's lighting, blinds, heating, and security systems remotely via Bluetooth. Create custom scenes and manage access securely. The system builds a reliable mesh network without a central hub.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth smart building control
  • Lighting and shading management
  • Heating and alarm system control
  • Remote access via WLAN/Internet
  • Scene creation and configuration
  • Door opening function
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frogControl is the intuitive app to control the Bluetooth® based smart building solutions of frogblue. Whether lighting, blinds, heating, access or the alarm system, with this app you have everything under control. Of course also remotely with WLAN and via Internet. Always encrypted and secured. The frogControl app communicates directly and without detours with the frogblue components. These components build up a reliable Bluetooth® mesh network among themselves and do not require a central control unit. In the frogControl app, the user has the possibility to define or adjust scenes comfortably by himself at any time without having to call the expert again. The setup for the frogControl app comes automatically from the frogProject app, which the installer uses to configure the frogblue system. So it knows the rooms and names of the lights and doors right away. Furthermore, frogDisplay can be used to control the system even when you are not at home. The app offers among others the following functions: - Light control/light scenes - Shading control - Astro function - Remote control - Door opening function - Creating and configuring scenes The company frogblue offers consumers and installers a new, easy way to smart home solutions - without cables, without a central control unit, without time-consuming work, without IT technology, without a control cabinet, without space in a sub-distributor and without a cloud. The system is based on so-called Frogs, which are installed behind the light switch in the flush-mounted box. These intelligent control modules offer everything that a smart house or smart building must be able to do. In addition, it is fail-safe and doubly secure thanks to double encryption and time stamps. frogblue is a German medium-sized company and 100% made in Germany. The company attaches great importance to high-quality and user-friendly components. That's why the Frogs are certified by the independent VDE Institute and tested by more than 100 tests not only for electrical safety but also for fire protection.

Screenshots

KNX4 screens
frogControl4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: frogControl at every 2 months against KNX's every 9 months. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

KNX ships an update every 9 months, frogControl every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
KNX versus frogControl: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKNXfrogControl
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews—25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFeller AGfrogblue TECHNOLOGY GmbH

Customer experience

KNX

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

frogControl

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

In-app purchases

None

KNX

No in-app purchases

None

frogControl

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is KNX free?
KNX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is frogControl free?
frogControl is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do KNX or frogControl have ads?
Neither KNX nor frogControl shows ads.
Which is updated more often, KNX or frogControl?
KNX ships an update every 9 months, and frogControl every 2 months. Most recently, KNX was updated on October 10, 2026 and frogControl on October 25, 2026.

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