Comparison

iNELS Home Control IR for iPhone vs Controller for HomeKit

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

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iNELS Home Control IR for iPhone

Features
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Application iHC-MIIR universal controller for all Audio Video appliances (and air-conditioners / HVAC units)  The intuitive application environment makes it simple for anyone to control. The application connects via smart phone with the smart IR box, which further communicates with AV appliances using an IR code. It controls your home theater, TV, DVD or Blue Ray player, Amplifier, Set top box, Satellite receiver, Air-conditioning and more.   It can control up to 100 arbitrary commands with various controllers that you normally have at home. The scenes function, where by a single command you perform multiple functions simultaneously (e.g. you are heading to bed and switch off all AV appliances in the entire home with a single command).   You can integrate any number of IR boxes into a single application, i.e. in a single application, you have control over the living room, children's rooms and others...You can also remotely control your home from anywhere using your home Wi-Fi network (e.g. from work or vacation). Thanks to auto-IP acquisition from the DHCP server, you need not set up a network (if you have no set fixed IP address). Option of connecting three sensors (to the smart IR box) for three directions of control.    Type for control: Are you coming home from work or vacation and you want to come home to just the right temperature? This very application in combination with a smart IR box will let you do it.   Manual: http://www.elkoep.com/downloads/iHC-MIIR_manual_EN.pdf eLAN FW 1.6.510 version: http://www.elkoep.com/downloads/ELAN_IR.bin App is only in czech language. Aplikaci iHC-MIIR univerzální ovladač pro všechny Audio Video spotřebiče (včetně klimatizací)  Intuitivní prostředí aplikace je jednoduché pro ovládání které zvládne každý. Aplikace je prostředníctvím chytrého telefonu spojena s chytrou IR krabičkou, která dál komunikuje s AV spotřebičmi IR kódem. Co vše můžete ovládat (domácí kino, Televizi, DVD přehrávač, Blue Ray přehrávač, Zesilovač, Set top box, Satelitní prijímač, Klimatizaci) Dokáže ovládat až 100 libovolných povelů s různych ovladačů které máte běžně doma. Funkce scén kdy jedním povelem provedete více úkonů najednou (například jedete spát a jedným povelem vypnete všechyn AV spotřebiče v celém domě). Do jedné aplikace lze integrovat neomezený počet IR krabiček, to znamená že v jedné aplikaci máte pod kontrolou obyvák, dětský pokojík a další… Ovládání je možné v rámci síté wifi a také vzdáleně s jakéhokoliv místa (npříklad z práce nebo dovolené). Díky automatickému získání IP adresy s DHCP serveru není potřebné nastavování síte (v případě že nemáte nastavenou pevnou IP adresu). Možnost připojení tří senzorů (k chytré IR krabičce) pro tři směry ovládání.  Typ na ovládání: Jedete z dovolené nebo z práce a chcete aby jste měli po Vašom příchode optimální teplotu ? Právě tato aplikace ve spojení s chytrou IR krabičkou Vám to umožnuje. Manuál: http://www.elkoep.cz/downloads/iHC-MIIR_manual_CZ.pdf eLAN FW 1.6.510 verze: http://www.elkoep.com/downloads/ELAN_IR.bin

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Controller for HomeKit

Enhance your smart home experience with advanced control and automation. Visualize your home with floor plans, track device performance with charts, and create complex automations tailored to your needs. Organize devices, store setup codes, and monitor your entire smart home ecosystem.

Highlights
  • Floor plan visualization with LiDAR
  • Device performance charts
  • Complex automations and workflows
  • Custom notifications
  • Smart folders and filters
  • Setup code storage
  • Device maintenance and logs
Features
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Get more out of your smart home. Your HomeKit and Matter devices can do more than on and off: Controller for HomeKit gives you dashboards you build yourself, workflows that run over several steps, months of history, and a floor plan you control directly. YOUR OWN DASHBOARD Your devices sit where you need them, instead of in a list. - Views you compose yourself from tiles: per home, per person, and if you want, per device. One for the iPad on the wall, one for the iPhone in your pocket. - More than 25 tile variants: devices, scenes, workflows, time, weather, calendar, charts, battery warnings. - Five standard sizes, or drag your own size on the grid. - Visibility conditions: a tile or a whole section appears only when you need it. - Plus widgets for your Home Screen and a view of your own on Apple Watch. CONTROLLER AI Describe what you need in plain language: a dashboard, a scene, an automation or a workflow. Controller builds it, and you adjust it however you like afterwards. MORE THAN A SCHEDULE Two devices become a sequence that thinks along. - Workflows: multiple steps, conditions and branches for sequences a single automation cannot express. - Automations with advanced triggers and conditions. - States: virtual switches that capture how your home currently stands and drive your workflows accordingly. - Custom notifications for anything you want to know about. - NFC tags: one tap and the workflow runs. YOUR SENSORS ARE ALREADY MEASURING Controller remembers the values and makes them readable. - Charts: see how temperature, humidity or battery level develop over weeks and months, across every device and brand. - Maintenance: which battery is empty, which device is unreachable, which automation is broken. - Logs: every activity and every change, traceable. - Smart folders: devices and automations grouped by filters you define. - Floor Plan: scan your home with the LiDAR sensor of your iPhone or iPad and control your devices right on the plan. - Controller Hub: a dedicated iPhone, iPad, Apple TV or Mac runs your workflows automatically. Charts and States require Controller Hub. SHARE THE WORK, NOT JUST THE SWITCHES - Home Sharing: pass your entire setup to the people you live with. For each person you choose between the whole app or only the dashboards you share with them. - Setup codes: your HomeKit and Matter codes stay safe in the app and never get lost. - Backups: save your setup and restore it whenever you need to. TRY IT FREE FOR 7 DAYS A week in your own home tells you more than any screenshot. Choose a yearly subscription to Controller Essentials or Controller Plus: the first 7 days are free, so you can see what Controller gets out of your devices. Rather pay once? Controller Lifetime gives you everything in Controller Plus, forever, with no subscription. Controller for HomeKit runs on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Apple TV. You already own the devices. Controller for HomeKit brings out what is in them. More on our website: https://www.controllerforhomekit.com Privacy Policy: https://controllerforhomekit.com/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

iNELS Home Control IR for iPhone4 screens
Controller for HomeKit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: iNELS Home Control IR for iPhone at none against Controller for HomeKit's 8. iNELS Home Control IR for iPhone also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). Controller for HomeKit's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 10 months) and device support (5 vs 2). On price 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. Controller for HomeKit sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. iNELS Home Control IR for iPhone asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iNELS Home Control IR for iPhone ships an update every 10 months, Controller for HomeKit every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
iNELS Home Control IR for iPhone versus Controller for HomeKit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriNELS Home Control IR for iPhoneController for HomeKit
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.1 (2.8K ratings) — better
Positive reviews—28.5% of reviews
Number of ratings—2.8K — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB232 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJiri Konecnyacasa Software GmbH

Bugs and requests

iNELS Home Control IR for iPhone

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Controller for HomeKit

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Backup and restore issues
  • Disappearing automations and accessories
  • Compatibility problems with iOS 16.2
  • Slow performance and unresponsiveness

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improved documentation and tutorials
  • Better integration with Apple Home app
  • Support for more HomeKit device types
  • Ability to customize automation triggers

In-app purchases

None

iNELS Home Control IR for iPhone

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Controller for HomeKit

Subscriptions4
  • Controller Essentials2 variants$4.991 Month
  • Controller Plus$8.991 Month
  • Controller Essentials7 Days trial2 variants$39.991 Year
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  • Controller Plus7 Days trial$79.991 Year
One-time1
  • Controller Plus Lifetime2 variants$179.99

Questions

Is iNELS Home Control IR for iPhone free?
iNELS Home Control IR for iPhone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Controller for HomeKit free?
Controller for HomeKit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do iNELS Home Control IR for iPhone or Controller for HomeKit have ads?
Neither iNELS Home Control IR for iPhone nor Controller for HomeKit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iNELS Home Control IR for iPhone or Controller for HomeKit?
iNELS Home Control IR for iPhone ships an update every 10 months, and Controller for HomeKit every 2 weeks. Most recently, iNELS Home Control IR for iPhone was updated on November 1, 2026 and Controller for HomeKit on November 6, 2026.

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