Crestron Pyng for iPhone vs Intercom Anywhere
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.
Intercom Anywhere
Transform your mobile phone into a video intercom for your smart home. Receive doorbell notifications, see and speak to visitors, and control smart home devices remotely. Stay connected with family through in-home calls.
- Doorbell notifications
- See and talk to visitors
- Control smart home devices
- In-home touch screen calls
- Remote mobile calls
- Programmable custom buttons
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The Intercom Anywhere app is built exclusively for your Control4 Smart Home and makes your mobile phone part of your video intercom experience. Get notified when someone rings your doorbell—then see and talk to them, or simply ignore. Two built-in, custom buttons allow you to control your smart home during the intercom call—turn on lights, unlock the door, disarm the alarm, or anything else you would want to do when a visitor comes to the door. Plus, make calls between your Control4 touch screens and your mobile phones—allowing you to keep in touch with your family when you are away. Intercom Anywhere features: - Receive notifications when someone is at the door - See door station video, answer or ignore - Initiate smart home actions with two programmable buttons - Call to and from touch screens - Ring groups of touch screens in the home - Works over your mobile phone network from virtually anywhere Requirements: - Control4 OS 2.10.3 or newer - Control4 4Sight service - Control4 DS2 Door Station for doorbell features - Control4 T3-Series touch screens for in-home calls - iOS 10 or newer for iPhones
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Intercom Anywhere at 3.2 against Crestron Pyng for iPhone's 2.6. Intercom Anywhere also leads on ratings volume (84 vs 18). Crestron Pyng for iPhone's advantage is review sentiment (36% vs 11%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Intercom Anywhere holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 84 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 36% of Crestron Pyng for iPhone's written reviews are positive against 11% of Intercom Anywhere's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Crestron Pyng for iPhone ships an update every 2 months, Intercom Anywhere every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on August 22, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crestron Pyng for iPhone | Intercom Anywhere |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (18 ratings) | 3.2 (84 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.7% of reviews — better | 10.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 18 | 84 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 108 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Crestron Electronics, Inc. | Snap One, LLC |
Customer experience
Crestron Pyng for iPhone
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In-app purchases
Crestron Pyng for iPhone
No in-app purchases
Intercom Anywhere
No in-app purchases
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