Comparison

VisuControl for KNX vs KNX APP

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

Head to head
About

VisuControl for KNX

Control and visualize your smart home system from your mobile device. Manage lighting, heating, blinds, and multimedia with an intuitive interface. Sort controls by function or area for personalized management.

Highlights
  • Manage KNX bus system
  • Control lighting, heating, blinds
  • Visualize building functions
  • Sort controls by function and area
  • Two design themes
  • Remote home management
Features
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With this app you can inexpensively and easily manage and visualize your building. The server "VisuControl Easy" from MDT technologies GmbH connects the KNX bus system with your iPad or iPhone. Lighting, switching sockets, blinds, multimedia, heating and much more - everything can be easily controlled with your iPad or iPhone. The view can be sorted by functions and areas. Also two designs can be used. More information at www.mdt.de

About

KNX APP

Control your home or office remotely with custom scenes and time programs. Manage lighting, temperature, security, and more. Offers live previews, camera control, and push notifications for alarms.

Highlights
  • Custom scene creation
  • Time program management
  • Lighting and blind control
  • Temperature management
  • IP camera pan, tilt, zoom
  • Alarm notifications
  • PIN page protection
Features
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The KNX APP-Control app is a client for the KNX APP-Control Server. Controlling your home or office was never so fast and easy. Build your own scenes and time programs for your home and change them when ever you want. Lighting control, blind control, temperature control, energy management, EV-Charger, timers, IP cameras, alarm notifications, charts and much more. A selection of the features: • change scenes directly from within the app • optional "live preview" of the scenes • add new time programms, change them or remove them • pan, tilt and zoom support for IP cameras • multiple accounts support • multiple visualizations support  • alarm messages with support for push messages and email • protect pages with a PIN

Screenshots

VisuControl for KNX4 screens
KNX APP4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: VisuControl for KNX at every 2 months against KNX APP's every 5 months. VisuControl for KNX also leads on review sentiment (37% vs 26%) and iOS requirement (11.1 vs 15.0). 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VisuControl for KNX ships an update every 2 months, KNX APP every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
VisuControl for KNX versus KNX APP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVisuControl for KNXKNX APP
PriceFreeFree
Rating—1.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews36.8% of reviews — better26.1% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS11.1 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB105 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMDT technologies GmbHBusch-Jaeger Elektro GmbH

Customer experience

VisuControl for KNX

Written reviews19 reviews
Positive36.8%
Neutral15.8%
Negative47.4%

KNX APP

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive26.1%
Neutral13.0%
Negative60.9%

In-app purchases

None

VisuControl for KNX

No in-app purchases

None

KNX APP

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VisuControl for KNX free?
VisuControl for KNX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is KNX APP free?
KNX APP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do VisuControl for KNX or KNX APP have ads?
Neither VisuControl for KNX nor KNX APP shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VisuControl for KNX or KNX APP?
VisuControl for KNX ships an update every 2 months, and KNX APP every 5 months. Most recently, VisuControl for KNX was updated on October 14, 2026 and KNX APP on October 24, 2026.

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