enControl vs Control
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
enControl
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enControl is a connected home service designed to give you peace of mind. Provides security, home automation, comfort and energy management functionalities in one application. Energy management features provide 24-hour visibility of electricity, gas and water consumption. Home automation and control features, allows you to control your thermostats, plugs, dimmers and shutters. It allows to create rules (IFTTT) for automatic control of any device and appliance at home, improve your comfort and energy expenditure. Security offers real time visibility of events and incidents in your home. Key features: - Push, email and SMS notifications of any home event - Photo/Video capture upon security alarm - Remote security management - On-Demand Video Streaming - Track and manage your energy consumption - 24x7 calendar for security, comfort, lights and appliances - Rule engine (IFTTT) for personalised automation - Works with BT, WiFi, ZWAVE and Wireless MBUS enabled devices. Features depends on service subscription and devices installed at your home.
Control
Engage in private AI conversations with lightweight, open-source language models that run entirely on your device. Enjoy offline functionality and complete data protection without any data collection or sharing. Choose and switch between models to find the best AI assistant for your needs.
- Private AI conversations
- Local LLM processing
- Offline functionality
- Data privacy
- Model selection
- No account required
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Your AI conversations with complete privacy. Control is a free LLM interface that puts you in charge of your AI experience. Chat with lightweight open source language models while keeping your data completely private. These mobile-optimized models offer basic AI assistance with the trade-off of complete privacy and offline functionality - everything runs locally on your device. This is a basic tool. Privacy & Data Protection: All processing happens on your device with no data collection or sharing. Your conversations never leave your phone and no accounts, logins, or cloud storage are required. Works completely offline with zero network dependencies for chat, no tracking or analytics. Your data stays yours and history resets after every session or 24 hours, whichever comes first, ensuring no persistent data storage. Choice: Choose from various open source language models and switch between models instantly to find the perfect AI assistant for your specific needs. Free and open source with no subscriptions or hidden costs.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Control at every 5 days against enControl's every 2 months. enControl's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
enControl ships an update every 2 months, Control every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | enControl | Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Sensing & Control | Carlos Tarrats |
In-app purchases
enControl
No in-app purchases
Control
No in-app purchases
