BuildingNet vs Synco
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BuildingNet
This mobile application provides an interface for the BuildingNet ICMS, allowing users to connect with and manage Heat-Timer controls remotely. It facilitates efficient control and monitoring of building systems through a user-friendly mobile platform.
- Remote access to BuildingNet ICMS
- Interface with Heat-Timer controls
- Mobile system management
- Building control monitoring
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Mobile application for BuildingNet ICMS (Internet Control Management System) to interface with Heat-Timer controls.
Synco
This platform facilitates seamless real-time communication for property management teams. It consolidates conversations into a single workspace, organized by groups and tags, replacing scattered emails and texts for enhanced team collaboration.
- Real-time communication
- Team collaboration
- Customized workspace
- Group conversations
- Tag-based organization
- Cross-departmental communication
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Synco is the real-time communications platform that keeps property management teams up to date and in the know, powering effortless collaboration and replacing endless emails and disorganized text messages. How it works: Synco connects your entire team - whether they’re on a computer or mobile device - and brings conversations together in a single customized workspace. Groups power communication around properties, projects, and topics. They are easy to create and simple to use. Tags organize and label communications in a standardized way. When one team member tags a conversation with a property, unit, project, etc., it’s labeled for everyone. Synco empowers your team to quickly communicate across departments, properties, and projects to get work done.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BuildingNet at 5.0 against Synco's 4.4. BuildingNet also leads on iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.0). Synco's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (12 vs 1). 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.
BuildingNet holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Synco has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
BuildingNet ships an update every 4 months, Synco monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and July 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BuildingNet | Synco |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.4 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 101 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BuildingNet LLC | CAKETECH INC. |
Customer experience
BuildingNet
Synco
In-app purchases
BuildingNet
No in-app purchases
Synco
No in-app purchases
