GecApp vs Ave Cloud
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
GecApp
Control and monitor GecApp's smart devices, including programmable thermostats and remote activators. Manage settings, alarms, and auxiliary relays for temperature control, lighting, and more.
- Device activation and management
- Real-time settings monitoring
- Temperature alarm threshold management
- Antifreeze mode enablement
- Auxiliary relay control
- User authorization management
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GECAPP is a smartphone App, which is able to interface in an easy and intuitive manner with its own devices: GecApp Crono GSMβ and βGecApp Crono Wi-Fiβ, and remote activator GSM βGSM03β. Through the application, you can select which device to activate and manage it. By operating with the devices, via the App you can know the real-time settings, intervene on the basic functionality, manage thresholdsβ temperature alarm, enable and set the antifreeze mode, and check the status of connected devices β equipped with dry contact relay. The programmable thermostats "GecApp Crono GSM" and "Crono GecApp Wi-Fi" are equipped, in addition to the standard relay for temperature management, with an independent auxiliary relay, which allows you, via the App, to activate any other thermoregulationβs devices present in the system, or to activate and deactivate auxiliary loads (electric gates, lighting, irrigation, etc.). When using the App to operate the remote controller GSM03, you can manage all features, as control the two relays, check the status of connected devices to the 3 dry contact inputs and manage the authorizations to enabled users to use the device. In future, it will be added to the App the ability to manage a whole new set of devices on which we are working.
Ave Cloud
Remotely manage your home automation systems from your smartphone. Control lights, shutters, and dimmers, and receive real-time alerts for security and technical events. The app also uses GPS to trigger actions when you approach your home.
- Remote control of home automation plants
- Control lights, shutters, and dimmers
- Receive push notifications for alarms
- GPS-based event triggering
- Access to central supervisor
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This App permits to our customers to have a complete remote control of their Home Automation Plants. The App requires an account to login in our Cloud system and see the plant list associated to that account. After the user login, you can enter in a specific home automation plant providing the username and password of the plant itself. Once the login has done, the user access directly to his/her home automation central supervisor and is able to control lights, shutters, dimmers, and so on of its plant. Bedise the direct control, the APP lets the user to receive push notification on burglar alarm events, or technical events when they occur. As a last feature, the app controls the position of the phone using GPS services. When the user arrives near his/her plant, it triggers an event sending a message to AVE Cloud service.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: GecApp at 11.0 against Ave Cloud's 13.0. On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
GecApp ships an update every 3 months, Ave Cloud every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and July 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GecApp | Ave Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 18.0% of reviews β better | 12.9% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 β better | 13.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 294 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Geca srl | Ave spa |
Customer experience
GecApp
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In-app purchases
GecApp
No in-app purchases
Ave Cloud
No in-app purchases









