Comparison

Trust SmartHome vs Intertechno MasterGate

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Trust SmartHome

Control your home's lighting, curtains, and security remotely or automate them with this app. It works with a range of affordable wireless products, allowing you to manage your entire smart home system from your smartphone or tablet.

Highlights
  • Remote control of home devices
  • Home automation setup
  • Control lighting
  • Manage window coverings
  • Integrate security systems
  • Wireless product compatibility
Features
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Trust Switch-in makes a smart home accessible. With a wide range of affordable and wireless products, your home - from lighting to curtains to security - can be easily controlled remotely or even automated from a single app. Make everything smart; from your lights to window coverings to garage door. From now on, you control everything in your home remotely. 1. Choose the receiver suitable for your application, such as a built-in dimmer or plug-in switch. 2. Now choose the control that best suits your living situation, e.g. a remote control or wireless wall dimmer. Once you have chosen a transmitter, pair it with your receiver in no time and your smart solution is a reality. 3. Link your receivers and transmitters to the Trust Switch-in app by using the Smart Bridge and use your smartphone or tablet to control, manage and automate your system as desired.

About

Intertechno MasterGate

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Intertechno MasterGate allows you maximum freedom via Wi-Fi. You can easily change the assignment between sender and receiver via app, even for the duration of scenarios. Through this Smart Home Central you can create scenarios and automation rules (triggers can be: approach / distance, time of day / day of the week, dusk). Infrared compatibility and voice control are no problem! With our Smart Home Central, you can access your home app via voice worldwide, even via voice control. Be sure, even hundreds of miles away on vacation, that everything is switched off at home. Of course you can use our app on your smartphone or tablet. In our app, you can easily set that is detected in a burglary by motion or magnetic switch, all the lights are set to the maximum level and the blinds are raised. Features: - Control via smartphone and tablet - Pairing of senders and receivers - Push notifications on selected sensors - Assignment between senders and receivers can be varied by app (even for the duration of scenarios) - Voice control in the app - Voice control via Amazon Alexa (skill "Intertechno MasterGate") - Create scenarios and groups - Proximity / distance identifier - Twilight control - Infrared compatibility - Daytime and Weekday control - Worldwide access - Wi-Fi as communication basis

Screenshots

Trust SmartHome4 screens
Intertechno MasterGate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Intertechno MasterGate at 11.0 against Trust SmartHome's 15.8. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Trust SmartHome ships an update every 3 weeks, Intertechno MasterGate monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and May 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Trust SmartHome versus Intertechno MasterGate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrust SmartHomeIntertechno MasterGate
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews36.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.811.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size133 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKlikAanKlikUitIntertechno Funk-Technik GesmbH

In-app purchases

None

Trust SmartHome

No in-app purchases

None

Intertechno MasterGate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Trust SmartHome free?
Trust SmartHome is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Intertechno MasterGate free?
Intertechno MasterGate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Trust SmartHome or Intertechno MasterGate have ads?
Neither Trust SmartHome nor Intertechno MasterGate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Trust SmartHome or Intertechno MasterGate?
Trust SmartHome ships an update every 3 weeks, and Intertechno MasterGate monthly. Most recently, Trust SmartHome was updated on October 6, 2026 and Intertechno MasterGate on May 28, 2026.

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