FanControl vs QuietCool Smart Control
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FanControl
Control your vehicle's climate remotely using your smartphone. Start your heater, monitor interior and engine temperatures, and receive alerts about your vehicle's status like fuel level and battery voltage.
- Remote heater control (Webasto, Eberspächer)
- Remote climate control system launch
- Vehicle geolocation
- Temperature monitoring (outside, interior, engine)
- Vehicle state information (alerts, fuel, battery)
- Quick system setup
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"FanControl” FanControl is an app for climate control systems “FanControl-GSM”. This application allows you to to launch heater with climate control system of your vehicle and see vehicle’s state with your smartphone. “FanControl” offers: • Remote control Webasto and Eberspächer heaters • Remote launch climate control system in your vehicle • Geolocation of your vehicle • Information about temperature outside, of the vehicle’s interior and engine • Information about vehicle’s state (factory security system alerts, perimeter state, fuel level, battery voltage, etc) • Quick system setup
QuietCool Smart Control
Manage your QuietCool attic fans remotely. Adjust fan speed, set run times, and monitor attic temperature and humidity. Utilize Smart Mode for automated adjustments and create custom presets for effortless control. View detailed analytics on fan performance and environmental conditions.
- Control fan speed
- Set fan run times
- View temperature and humidity
- Enable Smart Mode
- Add custom presets
- View analytics
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The QuietCool Smart Control is the new way to control your QuietCool attic fans. - Control the speed of your attic fan - Control the length of time to run your attic fan - View the Temperature and Humidity levels inside your attic - Enable Smart Mode for automatic speed changes based on attic temperatures - Add presets to your app for easy control of your attic fan - View detailed temperature, humidity, and fan runtime analytics Please note, the Smart Control app is only compatible with attic fans with a QuietCool Smart Control hub installed on your QuietCool attic fan. This will not work with a QuietCool Whole House Fan.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: FanControl at 9.0 against QuietCool Smart Control's 13.0. On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FanControl ships an update every 4 months, QuietCool Smart Control every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FanControl | QuietCool Smart Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.7 (15K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 45.0% of reviews — better | 38.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 15K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 145 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 'TEC electronics' Ltd | QC Manufacturing, Inc |
Customer experience
FanControl
QuietCool Smart Control
Bugs and requests
FanControl
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
QuietCool Smart Control
Reported bugs
4 issues- Firmware updates breaking existing functionality
- Inconsistent behavior with temperature and humidity settings
- Inability to stay connected after pairing a new device
- App failing to recognize the fan after updates
Requested features
6 requests- Add 'Quiet' mode to turn off fan during specified hours
- Integrate with weather data or allow time-of-day control
- Provide temperature/humidity history and trending
- Enable remote monitoring and control via WiFi or internet
- Allow multiple users to control the same fan
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- Add manual override and on/off controls
In-app purchases
FanControl
No in-app purchases
QuietCool Smart Control
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is FanControl free?
Is QuietCool Smart Control free?
Do FanControl or QuietCool Smart Control have ads?
Which is updated more often, FanControl or QuietCool Smart Control?
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