Composer Express vs Control+ Quickly control your Belkin WeMo devices for Apple Watch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Composer Express
This configuration tool streamlines system setup for authorized partners, simplifying installation and increasing productivity. It allows for account management, device connection, and system updates, both locally and remotely.
- Manage customer accounts and register controllers
- Service and update customer systems remotely
- Add and identify new controllers
- Search and add device drivers
- Configure project properties and network settings
- Manage Zigbee and Z-Wave devices
- Backup and load customer projects
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Composer Express is a configuration tool exclusively for authorized Control4 partners that dramatically simplifies the install process, allowing partners to minimize their time at job sites and increase their productivity during system setup. For smaller projects, use Composer Express standalone to create accounts, define a system, and connect devices. For more advanced projects, use it as a companion to the full Composer Pro programming experience. Key Features: • Search for, view, and add new customer accounts under your dealership • Register a controller to a customer account • Service and update a customer system locally or remotely • Add and identify a new controller into the project • Search and add device drivers from an online database or personal cloud storage • Set all project properties (date, time, timezone, location, locale & language, etc.) • Discover and add SDDP and IP devices on a local network • Setup and manage Zigbee networks and discover Zigbee devices • Add and manage supported Z-Wave devices • Update drivers on customer systems • Create connections between devices (AV Inputs, AV Outputs, Control, and Room) • Configure and set properties on device drivers • Manage room settings for device visibility, display order, or hide the room entirely • View Network status of all ZigBee (signal, battery, associated mesh controller) • Backup customer projects • Load customer projects (or project templates) from an online backup, USB drive, or Dropbox • Refresh Navigators • Assign a 4Sight license to a customer account • Reports controller serial number to support OvrC integration PLEASE NOTE: 1) Composer Express is available exclusively to authorized Control4 partners. 2) Partners can only access customers associated with their dealership. 3) Local and Remote Access to controllers requires Control4 OS version 2.7.0 and greater.
Control+ Quickly control your Belkin WeMo devices for Apple Watch
Manage your Belkin WeMo smart home devices directly from your Apple Watch and iPhone. Control individual devices or upgrade to manage your entire smart home setup with ease.
- Control WeMo devices from Apple Watch
- Control WeMo devices from iPhone
- Today widget support
- Control one device for free
- In-app upgrade for unlimited devices
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Control+ lets you quickly and easily control your Belkin WeMo devices from your Apple Watch! It also lets you control them on your iPhone via the app and Today widget. The free version of the app allows complete control of one WeMo device. Upgrading to Pro within the app will allow you to control all of your devices. Note: Control+ is not endorsed by or affiliated with Belkin in any way.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Composer Express at 4.8 against Control+ Quickly control your Belkin WeMo devices for Apple Watch's 2.8. Composer Express also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (54% vs 32%). Control+ Quickly control your Belkin WeMo devices for Apple Watch's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support 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. Control+ Quickly control your Belkin WeMo devices for Apple Watch sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Composer Express asks for nothing beyond the download.
Composer Express holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 32 and 75 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Composer Express's written reviews are positive against 32% of Control+ Quickly control your Belkin WeMo devices for Apple Watch's.
| Parameter | Composer Express | Control+ Quickly control your Belkin WeMo devices for Apple Watch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (32 ratings) — better | 2.8 (75 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 53.8% of reviews — better | 32.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 32 | 75 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Snap One, LLC | Appmosys |
Customer experience
Composer Express
Control+ Quickly control your Belkin WeMo devices for Apple Watch
Bugs and requests
Composer Express
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Control+ Quickly control your Belkin WeMo devices for Apple Watch
Reported bugs
13 issues- Server error when verifying previous purchase
- Network unavailable error for re-authorization
- Unable to connect
- Premium payment not reflected in app features
- App crashes or stops working
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- Apple Watch app not installing or working
- Socket not connected error
- Widget not showing all devices or available switches
- Lag and unresponsiveness on Apple Watch
- Dimmer switch not controllable
- Humidifier not controllable
- App not updated for newer OS versions
- Purchase restore issues
Requested features
7 requests- Remote access support
- Siri integration
- Improve Apple Watch responsiveness
- Fix device order/reappearing hidden devices
- Support for more device types (dimmers, humidifiers)
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- Glance support
- Built-in Siri integration with iOS 10
In-app purchases
Composer Express
No in-app purchases
Control+ Quickly control your Belkin WeMo devices for Apple Watch
- Pro Upgrade$1.99
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