I’ve used BOTH IRULE and Simple Control - since the Roomie legacy days. I found the Roomie control MUCH easier to build and manage then Irule - with the exception of the commercial Lutron lighting controls i have. I was able to build a custom interface for the Lutron control with Irule - but NOT roomie legacy. Roomie is barely the same product now as it was - so i’m excited to attempt to build lighting control now with it now. I also always really liked the fact that i only have to build things once with roomie - not build separate templates for IPAD vs. Iphone. I have ipad controllers in the house - but every family member also has Simple Control installed on their iphones. The new version makes that even easier i’m finding - by dedicating an APPLE TV as a hub.
On another note - when i moved from Roomie Legacy to Simple Control V5 - it migrated EVERYTHING for me… and considering the vintage differences did an amazing job in my opinion. Kudos to them. I think that says a TON about their support… and their desire to make things as seamless as possible.