Z Control vs StreamLabs
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Z Control
Monitor and manage your property's flood protection systems remotely. Receive real-time alerts, test equipment, silence alarms, and customize settings for peace of mind.
- Real-time flood alerts
- Remote equipment testing
- Silence alarms
- Manage preferences
- Adjust settings
- Monitor sump pump systems
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Z Control products protect your property from flooding. With the Z Control app, you can receive alerts, remotely test equipment, silence alarms, manage preferences, and adjust settings. Compatible with the following Z Control Enabled devices: Zoeller Aquanot Fit 508 DC Sump Pump System Zoeller APak Indoor High Water Alarm Z Control Wi-Fi Gateway Flint and Walling Commander Pro VFD system Tulsar Sentry Indoor High Water Alarm Zoeller Basement Sentry Plus DC Sump Pump System Zoeller Basement Sentry Platinum DC Sump Pump System Zoeller Basement Sentry Intelligent Sump Pump
StreamLabs
This app provides comprehensive home water management, detecting leaks and offering insights into water usage. It connects with smart devices to alert you to potential issues and allows for customized settings or automatic learning for protection.
- Real-time water usage monitoring
- Customizable leak detection alerts
- Smart Alerts™ learning leak detection
- Freeze and temperature alerts
- Home and Away modes
- Remote water shut-off (with Control device)
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Meet StreamLabs®, your all-in-one home water solution that protects your home from water damage and leaks from both plumbing and non-plumbing sources. Using a combination of advanced ultrasonic technology and sensors, StreamLabs captures and delivers powerful insights into your water usage – and provides real-time alerts of potential leaks. Manually customize your leak alert settings or let the new learning Smart Alerts™ feature automatically protect your home by detecting any water usage outside of the norm. Choose from three StreamLabs devices: StreamLabs Scout, StreamLabs Monitor or StreamLabs Control. All three of these Wi-Fi-enabled devices provide leak protection for your home, and work together or independently. The StreamLabs Scout and the StreamLabs Smart Home Water Monitor each install in under 5-minutes with no pipe cutting, tools, or professional installer required. The StreamLabs Control features remote, flow-based automatic water shut-off functionality, and can use alerts from the Scout to stop leaks even sooner for high-risk appliances such as water heaters and ice makers. The StreamLabs App is mission control for your StreamLabs devices. It supports the Scout, Monitor and Control all in one place to create tailored household leak protection optimized for your needs. In the StreamLabs App, you’ll have access to: - Live water usage - Customized leak detection settings: slow and major leak alerts (Monitor and Control) - Smart Alerts™ learning leak detection (Monitor and Control) - Freeze alerts (Scout, Monitor and Control) - Home and Away modes (Monitor and Control) - Comparative water usage charts (Monitor and Control) - Remote shut-off (Control only) - Water pressure, water temperature (Control only) - Drip Detect™ alerts (Control only) - Room Temperature alerts (Scout, Monitor, and Control) - Humidity alerts (Scout and Control) See how StreamLabs puts household leak protection at your fingertips. To learn more, visit www.StreamLabswater.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Z Control at free against StreamLabs's free with in-app purchases. Z Control also leads on iOS requirement (12.2 vs 15.6). StreamLabs's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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.
StreamLabs holds the better App Store score, 2.5 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 74 and 93 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 23% of Z Control's written reviews are positive against 20% of StreamLabs's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Z Control ships an update every 6 weeks, StreamLabs every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Z Control | StreamLabs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (74 ratings) | 2.5 (93 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.3% of reviews — better | 19.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 74 | 93 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.2 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zoeller Company | RWC |
Customer experience
Z Control
StreamLabs
User reviews
Z Control
From 74 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✅ Provides peace of mind
- ✅ Automatic weekly testing
- ✅ Notifies of power outages
- ✅ Alerts for high water
- ✅ Reliable monitoring tool
Room to improve
- ❌ Extremely basic functionality
- ❌ Zero run history
- ❌ Lazy app support link
- ❌ No in-app support/feedback
- ❌ Cannot log in
StreamLabs
From 93 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✅ Real-time water flow
- 🛡️ Prevents water damage
- 💡 Great idea for monitoring
- 🏠 Protects home from leaks
- 📈 Usage reports available
Room to improve
- ❌ App frequently crashes
- ❌ Poor customer service
- ❌ Device not connecting to WiFi
- ❌ App freezes/shuts down
- ❌ Inaccurate leak detection
Bugs and requests
Z Control
Reported bugs
15 issues- App crashes on launch
- App crashes during registration/login
- Login loop errors
- Password reset emails not received
- Wi-Fi connection issues
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- Device not recognized
- Shared devices not appearing
- Notifications delayed or not sent
- Inability to adjust dates (battery install, self-test)
- App not compatible with certain Wi-Fi networks
- App crashes after updates
- Unable to sign in after online account creation
- App crashes after login
- Unable to add previously set up device
- App crashes immediately upon opening
Requested features
13 requests- Add run history
- Add in-app support/feedback mechanisms
- Improve Wi-Fi connectivity
- Fix login issues
- Fix password reset email delivery
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- Allow adjustment of battery install date
- Fix self-test date display
- Improve notification delivery speed
- Provide analytics and insight into pump performance
- Allow device sharing to work correctly
- Provide direct customer/tech support contact within the app
- Make the app more intuitive
- Provide advanced notice of pump failure
StreamLabs
Reported bugs
38 issues- App keeps freezing on login
- Device dies before use
- Device doesn't connect to WiFi
- App needs user feedback (timeout, signal strength)
- App crashes when clicking on device
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- Controller has power but no lights/connectivity
- System failed to detect major leak
- App shuts off water for normal activities (shower, softener regen)
- No alerts received after update
- App crashes and shuts off water
- Buggy and terrible UX
- App crashing on 3/10/2024
- App shows device offline incorrectly
- App update caused connectivity loss
- App won't allow device naming/saving
- App asks for setup repeatedly
- App works only on Android, not iPhone
- App kicks user out, requires password reset, forgets devices/history
- App crashes after reinstall
- App stuck on opening screen
- App doesn't recognize home WiFi network
- App deletes account setup
- App doesn't load properly
- App recalibrates when opened past home page
- App disconnects from server
- App shows offline message
- App doesn't stay logged in
- App is dormant, cannot load
- 504 Gateway Time-Out error
- Historical data needs better display (minutes, calendar access)
- Water running status rarely correct
- App is unstable
- App prone to crashes
- Fails to connect
- Tells user there's a leak when there isn't
- Failure with firmware status
- Unit would not connect to iPhone
- App stuck at calibration step
Requested features
11 requests- Add Apple Watch compatibility
- Allow specified alert sound for leaks
- Integrate with Google Home/Home/Away status
- Support for password managers
- Display historical data for previous days
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- Calendar interface for historical data access
- Real-time meter for last 60 minutes
- Ability to input unusual water events beforehand
- Improve API access for free users
- Allow multiple devices per account
- Fix iPhone compatibility issues
In-app purchases
Z Control
No in-app purchases
StreamLabs
No in-app purchases
