myControl® vs Josh
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
myControl®
This app provides a customizable mobile interface for your building's control system. It allows users to monitor and adjust environmental conditions, view and modify system points, and control HVAC equipment through different interface views.
- Customizable mobile interface
- Monitor and adjust environmental conditions
- View and adjust system points
- Programmable thermostat interface
- Control HVAC equipment
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The myControl® mobile app offers a fully customizable mobile interface to your Reliable Controls® MACH-System. Contact your Reliable Controls® Authorized Dealer for details about configuring your MACH-System™ for myControl®. Three different views are currently available for monitoring and adjusting control points in a MACH-System™. The SPACEview provides a simple, intuitive interface for occupants to adjust environmental conditions in their space. The LISTview provides a flexible, custom list of system points that an occupant or operator can quickly view and adjust. The STATview provides a familiar, programmable thermostat interface, allowing users to monitor and control the operation of HVAC equipment.
Josh
Control your smart home with an AI-powered platform. Personalize your experience by adjusting settings, creating automations, and accessing devices from anywhere. Enjoy intuitive control through touch, text, and voice commands for the whole family.
- AI-powered smart home control
- Personalize home intelligence
- Create automations and alerts
- Access property from anywhere
- Intuitive touch, text, and voice commands
- Customizable dashboards and interfaces
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Josh.ai: AI powered smart home control. Powered by Josh.ai's award winning software platform AI OS, the Josh App provides seamless access to your connected devices and dynamic tools to personalize your home intelligence experience to the fullest. Refine administrative settings, adjust a home's floor plan, nickname devices, create automations and alerts, and add custom photos to your bespoke interface. Access your property from anywhere and easily navigate to what's important. Simply swipe from the Interactive Home Page to access custom dashboards, areas, devices, and scenes. The Josh.ai platform is designed to empower every member of the family with intuitive control and intelligent assistance through touch, text, and natural voice commands. Note: The Josh App requires a valid software plan and accompanies Josh hardware, which is exclusively available through certified home technology professionals. Visit www.josh.ai for more information.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Josh at 90% against myControl®'s 0%. Josh also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.0) and update cadence (weekly vs every 8 months). myControl®'s advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Josh holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Josh has 114 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of myControl®'s written reviews are positive against 90% of Josh's.
myControl® ships an update every 8 months, Josh weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | myControl® | Josh |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (3 ratings) | 4.9 (114 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 90.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 114 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 142 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Reliable Controls Corporation | Josh.ai Inc |
Customer experience
myControl®
Josh
In-app purchases
myControl®
No in-app purchases
Josh
No in-app purchases
