Z Control vs Kichler Connects
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
Kichler Connects
Effortlessly manage your outdoor landscape lighting from your smartphone or tablet. Create custom schedules, use preset options that adjust to daylight savings, or control your lights with your voice. Enjoy seamless integration with smart home devices and easy sharing with family members.
- Smartphone and tablet control
- Customizable and preset schedules
- Location-based and dusk-to-dawn scheduling
- Daylight savings time adjustment
- Voice control integration
- Wi-Fi or Bluetooth connectivity
- On-board memory for offline control
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Kichler Connects Digitally control your landscape lighting from your smartphone or tablet in minutes with the Kichler Connects ™ app. Designed to work with our Kichler® Smart Control Timer, this app allows you to utilize one of our preset lighting schedules, or create custom schedules of your own. Preset schedules can align with your location, dusk-to-dawn, and adjust to daylight savings time– allowing you to be in control of the beauty of your outdoors. Easy to use and install, the Kichler Connects App: - Connects to your Smart Control Timer via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth - Create customizable or select easy preset on/off schedules - Select cloud and location-based control, including astronomical scheduling, to align with the daylight savings hours and the changing seasons - Voice control via smart home devices for whole-home integration - Easily share and control among family members - For use with low-voltage landscape lighting transformers (compatible with most styles) - On-board memory to control your lights even if your Wi-Fi connection is interrupted - Can be set up by installers or homeowners quickly– just plug your timer into your transformer and set-up the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Kichler Connects at 4.7 against Z Control's 2.4. Kichler Connects also leads on ratings volume (703 vs 74). Z Control's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 16 months) and review sentiment (23% vs 0%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Kichler Connects holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kichler Connects has 703 ratings behind it against 74, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 23% of Z Control's written reviews are positive against 0% of Kichler Connects'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, Kichler Connects every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Z Control | Kichler Connects |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (74 ratings) | 4.7 (703 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 74 | 703 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 16 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 12.2 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 243 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Zoeller Company | L.D. Kichler CO..THE |
Customer experience
Z Control
Kichler Connects
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
Kichler Connects
From 703 App Store ratingsRoom to improve
- 🐛 Drops connection and doesn't work 90% of the time
- 🤯 Confusing and frustrating app to use
- 🤯 Terrible user interface and user experience
- 🤯 Needlessly complex for simple tasks
- 🤯 Difficult to set up and connect
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
Kichler Connects
Reported bugs
3 issues- Schedules and presets not working as expected
- Inability to control lighting system through app or voice assistants
- Inconsistent performance, with lights not turning on/off as scheduled
Requested features
2 requests- Integration with Apple HomeKit
- Simpler and more intuitive app design
In-app purchases
Z Control
No in-app purchases
Kichler Connects
No in-app purchases
Questions
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