Comparison

Wiser 2 vs PIXIE PLUS

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

Head to head
About

Wiser 2

Control your C-Bus home automation system remotely from your iPhone or iPad. Manage lighting, security, climate, entertainment, and energy monitoring with a consistent user experience. Set up favorite widgets for quick access to frequently used functions.

Highlights
  • Remote C-Bus home control
  • Lighting, security, climate management
  • Entertainment and energy monitoring
  • Favorites home page
  • Multiple home controller support
  • Consistent user experience
Features
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C-Bus® Wiser™ Home control products from Schneider Electric enable the control over your C-Bus home automation ecosystem from any connected location. The Wiser 2 Application makes connecting to and controlling of your home easy, from inside or away from your home you can have control over all C-Bus connected devices, providing a consistent user experience from iPhone or iPad. After connecting your mobile device to your home using the connection details of your Wiser home controller, there is nothing more to configure. You will have available at your fingertips, everything your C-Bus Wiser Home Control has access to. This may include lighting, security, climate, entertainment as well as energy and camera monitoring. You can have multiple devices connected to your Wiser Home Control simultaneously with a consistent user experience synchronized across all devices. The Wiser 2 Mobile Application as of Version 3.7.3 supports Wiser MK II and C-Bus Home Controller. The Wiser 2 Application is supporting a Favorites home page where you can add your favorite widgets for quick access to common functions when inside or away from the home. Wiser 2 C-Bus® Home Control supports connecting to multiple home controllers. Manage and control multiple homes from within the single application. Add edit and delete controllers from within the application. Switch home by selecting the Switch Controller and maintain separate favourites pages for each Controller.

About

PIXIE PLUS

Control your smart home devices remotely with this app. It allows for voice control, remote monitoring, and advanced security setup. Organize devices by room, create schedules, and sync lights with music for a personalized smart home experience.

Highlights
  • Remote device control
  • Voice control compatibility
  • Room-based organization
  • Customizable schedules
  • Device discovery and setup
  • Sync lights to music
Features
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Make your home smart simply with PIXIE PLUS. The PIXIE PLUS App is used to control and is compatible with the PIXIE smart home range of devices from SAL National Pty Ltd. The PIXIE PLUS app works with the PIXIE Gateway and one PIXIE Gateway must be present in a project for the PIXIE PLUS app to operate. The PIXIE Plus app adds advanced system capabilities to a PIXIE smart home, introducing voice control compatibility through a number of service providers and remote monitoring options, with more sophisticated security setup capability for larger homes and families needing to manage who is in control of different parts of the smart home. The PIXIE PLUS app allows the user to divide the home into Rooms for fast, fine tuned control and configuration of PIXIE smart home devices and delivers the ability to control the home from anywhere an internet connection is available. PIXIE PLUS enables the ability to create schedules for scenes and groups, provides direct control of all devices, groups and scenes, and is also used for device discovery, setup and configuration processes of a PIXIE smart home system. PIXIE PLUS is easy to operate and allows the user to control a comprehensive selection of lighting commands; set a scene, set a schedule, dim, switch, group devices, sync your lights to music and more! PIXIE PLUS is compatible with all SAL PIXIE smart devices (including smart gateway, smart dimmer, smart switch, smart LED strip kit etc.) and popular voice control devices. Need more information on the navigation of PIXIE PLUS or PIXIE range products, check out the HELP page on the app or visit sal.net.au.

Screenshots

Wiser 24 screens
PIXIE PLUS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PIXIE PLUS at 88% against Wiser 2's 3%. PIXIE PLUS also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.7) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months). Wiser 2's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PIXIE PLUS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 3% of Wiser 2's written reviews are positive against 88% of PIXIE PLUS's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wiser 2 ships an update every 4 months, PIXIE PLUS every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 14, 2026 and August 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Wiser 2 versus PIXIE PLUS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWiser 2PIXIE PLUS
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.7 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews2.8% of reviews88.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB93 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSchneider Electric SASAL Nationwide Pty Ltd

Customer experience

Wiser 2

All ratings3 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive2.8%
Neutral16.7%
Negative80.6%

PIXIE PLUS

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive88.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.8%

In-app purchases

None

Wiser 2

No in-app purchases

None

PIXIE PLUS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Wiser 2 free?
Wiser 2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PIXIE PLUS free?
PIXIE PLUS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Wiser 2 or PIXIE PLUS?
PIXIE PLUS is rated higher. Wiser 2 averages 1.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while PIXIE PLUS averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Wiser 2 or PIXIE PLUS have ads?
Neither Wiser 2 nor PIXIE PLUS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wiser 2 or PIXIE PLUS?
Wiser 2 ships an update every 4 months, and PIXIE PLUS every 5 weeks. Most recently, Wiser 2 was updated on August 14, 2026 and PIXIE PLUS on August 13, 2026.

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