URC Mobile vs epiXsky Star Control
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
URC Mobile
Transform your smartphone or tablet into a powerful handheld controller for your home automation system. Effortlessly manage entertainment, lighting, security, and climate from anywhere. Enjoy intuitive control with swipe, tap, and rotate gestures.
- Control entertainment, lights, security, thermostats
- Swipe, tap, and rotate gestures
- Access music sources and volume controls
- Adjust lighting and temperature
- Set DVR and navigate channels
- Control movies and window shades
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Leverage the power of your smartphone or tablet by turning it in to an amazing handheld controller for your URC® Total Control® or ccGEN2™ home automation system. Right from your mobile device easily control and monitor things such as entertainment, lights, security systems, thermostats and more in fast, new ways. Swipe, tap and rotate your way to securely control your equipment! This app gives you full control of all the features and full functionality afforded by a Total Control or ccGEN2 system installation, with easy access control to a variety of music sources, volume controls, lighting adjustments, and more from multiple locations! Your main home and your vacation home can all be accessed from within one app. Aided by intuitive graphical interfaces that can easily flip between portrait and landscape views, you can do everything from setting a DVR and navigating favorite channels to controlling movies and window shades. While at the office or away on vacation turn off lights, adjust temperature and beyond. This version of URC Mobile requires a Wi-Fi connection to the local area network that is host to the Master Base Station / Central Processor and other system devices. Control is possible within the home or from anywhere in the world where internet or cell phone access is available. Unlimited iDevices can be setup in one system. Contact an authorized URC integration pro for programming / setup to have the app look and perform just the way you want. PLEASE NOTE: An installed Total Control or ccGEN2 system is required to enjoy and access the features above. For more information visit www.universalremote.com or www.universalremote.com provides a list of URC authorized dealers in your area via our “Where to Buy” pages
epiXsky Star Control
Easily control your epiXsky star system modules and effects. Design your own universe with features like stars, constellations, meteor showers, and ambient lighting.
- Control stars and constellations
- Simulate meteor showers
- Manage galaxy effects
- Adjust Saturn and mini lights
- Configure ambient LED cove lighting
- Create shooting star and fireworks effects
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epiXsky Star Control is an easy setup interface that allows you to control your epiXsky star system modules and effects. BUILD YOUR UNIVERSE! Control the following epiXsky features: - stars - constellations - meteor showers - galaxy - saturn - mini lights - ambient led cove lighting - shooting stars - fireworks
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: epiXsky Star Control at 100% against URC Mobile's 41%. epiXsky Star Control also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.5). URC Mobile's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 16 months) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 13.0). On price, ratings volume, 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.
epiXsky Star Control holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of URC Mobile's written reviews are positive against 100% of epiXsky Star Control's.
URC Mobile ships an update every 6 weeks, epiXsky Star Control every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | URC Mobile | epiXsky Star Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (16 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 16 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Universal Remote Control | impact lighting inc |
Customer experience
URC Mobile
epiXsky Star Control
In-app purchases
URC Mobile
No in-app purchases
epiXsky Star Control
No in-app purchases
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