Watts Vision vs tekmarNet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Watts Vision
Control your home's heating, lighting, and electrical appliances with an intelligent smart home system. Manage hydronic and electric underfloor heating, radiators, and more from your devices.
- Smart home system
- Control heating (hydronic/electric)
- Control lighting
- Control electrical appliances
- Remote management
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Vision® is an intelligent Smart Home system which is designed to control both hydronic and electric underfloor and radiator heating, lighting and other electrical appliances.
tekmarNet
This app provides remote access to HVAC systems, allowing users to monitor and adjust thermostat settings like temperature and humidity. It also displays boiler system data and can graph or export system information. Receive email or text notifications for errors and warnings.
- Remote thermostat control
- View boiler system data
- Temperature and humidity adjustment
- System data graphing
- Export data to CSV
- Email/text error notifications
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The tekmarNet® mobile app allows remote access to an HVAC system when installed with a tekmarNet® Gateway 486. Users can view and change settings for each thermostat, including: temperature, heat/cool/auto, fan operation, relative humidity, schedules, and the away scene. In addition, the boiler system temperatures, firing rate, run times, and pump status can be viewed. All system data can be graphed on a chart or exported to a CSV file. Users are informed of errors and warnings through email or text notifications. The 486 includes three alert inputs that can be used to monitor auxiliary equipment.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Watts Vision at 14% against tekmarNet's 0%. Watts Vision also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). tekmarNet's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 8 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Watts Vision ships an update every 8 months, tekmarNet every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and July 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Watts Vision | tekmarNet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 1.5 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 116 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Watts Electronics | Watts Water Technologies |
Customer experience
Watts Vision
tekmarNet
In-app purchases
Watts Vision
No in-app purchases
tekmarNet
No in-app purchases
