Ctrlable vs Josh
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ctrlable
Transform your daily devices into smart, accessible tools. This app provides state-of-the-art technology solutions to create a smart environment controlled from your palm.
- Smart environment creation
- Device transformation
- Accessible control
- State-of-the-art technology
- Palm-of-your-hand access
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We turn your environment into a Smart environment by creating state of the art technology solutions designed to transform your daily use devices into smart devices accesible at the palm of your hands with ctrlable.
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 update cadence: Josh at weekly against Ctrlable's every 2 months. Josh also leads on ratings volume (115 vs 1). Ctrlable's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18). On price, rating, 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.
Ctrlable holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Josh has 115 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Ctrlable ships an update every 2 months, Josh weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ctrlable | Josh |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.8 (115 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 87.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 115 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 18 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 144 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ctrlable | Josh.ai Inc |
Customer experience
Ctrlable
Josh
In-app purchases
Ctrlable
No in-app purchases
Josh
No in-app purchases
