Comparison

bOS Client 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

bOS Client

Control all devices in your smart home, office, or hotel from a single application. Integrate and automate major technical systems, visualize building status, and manage devices remotely. Offers advanced features like logical operations, scheduling, and presence simulation.

Highlights
  • Integrates diverse devices and protocols
  • Remote control of lights, climate, security, and multimedia
  • Powerful configuration environment
  • Logical operations and scheduling
  • Scene creation for different occasions
  • Energy consumption monitoring
  • Presence simulation
Features
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bOS Client is a part of ComfortClick bOS, the first building operating system for your home, office or hotel. bOS enables you to control all devices in your smart home from a single app on your favorite mobile device. ComfortClick bOS is designed to integrate and automate all major technical systems and devices in any building. It enables smart building visualization, control and automation. ComfortClick bOS, the first building operating system supports the following devices: • KNX world standard for building automation • Z-Wave wireless home automation system • DSC alarm system • Global Caché IR and other devices • IR Trans IR transciever devices • KODI (XBMC) media center • IP video cameras • Philips Hue • SMA Solar Technologies • Modbus • S-Bus • GSM modem for SMS messaging One universal platform where all devices are working together offers a limitless number of different features. Below is the list of just a fraction of ComfortClick bOS features: • Integration of different devices, protocols and systems and data exchange between them. • Remote control of your lights, heating/cooling/air-conditioning, shades, alarm, home theater, multimedia, energy consumption, etc. • Configuration with a powerful configuration environment. • Logical operations - if this happens, do that (e.g. when you leave home ComfortClick bOS will turn off the lights, lower the shades, reduce heating, turn off electrical sockets and activate presence simulation). • Schedules – do something (e.g. raise shades) at 7’o clock every day from Monday to Friday. • Scenes – design different scenes (lighting, shades) for different occasions (romantic dinner, Friday party, etc.). • Data logging – monitor your energy consumption (electricity, water and gas) • Presence simulation – make it look like you are at home even when the house is empty. • Operating time – measure how long a device was turned on • Text-to-speech – the system can read you your emails • Support for multiple users with different access privileges and unlimited number of client devices. For more information please visit www.comfortclick.com or email us at info@comfortclick.com IMPORTANT: bOS Client requires ComfortClick bOS software platform. You can get ComfortClick bOS for FREE from www.comfortclick.com. On our web site you can also find all the necessary documentation including demo projects which will help you to get started with your own projects in the shortest possible time.

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

bOS Client3 screens
KNX APP4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: bOS Client at 5.0 against KNX APP's 1.0. bOS Client also leads on review sentiment (29% vs 0%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

bOS Client holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of bOS Client's written reviews are positive against 0% of KNX APP's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

bOS Client ships an update every 3 months, KNX APP every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on August 16, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
bOS Client versus KNX APP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterbOS ClientKNX APP
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews28.6% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB104 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperComfortClick d.o.o.Busch-Jaeger Elektro GmbH

Customer experience

bOS Client

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral14.3%
Negative57.1%

KNX APP

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

bOS Client

No in-app purchases

None

KNX APP

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is bOS Client free?
bOS Client is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is KNX APP free?
KNX APP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, bOS Client or KNX APP?
bOS Client is rated higher. bOS Client averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while KNX APP averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do bOS Client or KNX APP have ads?
Neither bOS Client nor KNX APP shows ads.
Which is updated more often, bOS Client or KNX APP?
bOS Client ships an update every 3 months, and KNX APP every 5 months. Most recently, bOS Client was updated on August 16, 2026 and KNX APP on June 1, 2026.

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