Crestron Pyng for iPhone vs Josh
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Crestron Pyng for iPhone
This app offers a streamlined approach to home automation, allowing users to control their entire house with simple steps. It enables quick setup of scenes and events without needing a laptop, and securely backs up settings to the cloud for easy modifications.
- Complete home control
- Quick setup without a laptop
- Scene and event automation
- Cloud backup for settings
- Accessory connection via Hub
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Crestron Pyng is the world’s first home automation app to enable complete control in just a few easy steps. The whole house can be ready in minutes without ever opening a laptop. The Crestron Pyng Hub connects accessories with the app, and runs scenes and events even without the presence of a mobile device. Home settings are backed up to the cloud, so making changes is easy and secure.
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 Crestron Pyng for iPhone's 36%. Josh also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.6) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). Crestron Pyng for iPhone's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 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 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Josh has 114 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of Crestron Pyng for iPhone's written reviews are positive against 90% of Josh's.
Crestron Pyng for iPhone ships an update every 2 months, Josh weekly. The most recent releases landed on August 22, 2026 and August 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crestron Pyng for iPhone | Josh |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (18 ratings) | 4.9 (114 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.7% of reviews | 90.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18 | 114 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 18 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 108 MB | 142 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Crestron Electronics, Inc. | Josh.ai Inc |
Customer experience
Crestron Pyng for iPhone
Josh
In-app purchases
Crestron Pyng for iPhone
No in-app purchases
Josh
No in-app purchases
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