MRCOOL Remote vs Arccaptain
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MRCOOL Remote
Control your smart air conditioner remotely for enhanced comfort, efficiency, and safety. This app offers a new user experience with interactive design and special functions. Manage your home air quality from anywhere, customize sleep comfort, and set time schedules for automatic operation.
- Remote AC control
- Air quality management
- Customizable sleep curves
- Time scheduling
- Interactive UI design
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The MRCOOL Remote is a smart air conditioner app, it is compatible with our smart WiFi module and connected with open cloud service. 1. Easily Control Your Air Conditioner: Comfort, Efficiency, and Safety. 2. New User Experience: Special functions and interactive UI design. 3. Remote Control: Set and modify your home air quality anywhere. 4. Sleep Curve: Customize your sleep comfort. 5. Time Scheduling: Set time to automatically switch your unit on and/or off.
Arccaptain
Control your welding equipment wirelessly via Bluetooth. Fine-tune parameters, save custom presets, and connect with a community of fabricators. Earn rewards for participation.
- Wireless Bluetooth connectivity
- Real-time parameter control
- Customizable welding presets
- Community forum for welders
- Member rewards program
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Arccaptain is your all-in-one smart welding companion, engineered to give you seamless wireless control over your welding equipment. Designed for professional fabricators and DIY hobbyists alike, the app empowers you to fine-tune welding parameters, manage custom presets, and connect with fellow welders directly from your smartphone. KEY FEATURES: 【Instant Wireless Connectivity】 - Fast and reliable Bluetooth pairing with compatible smart welders. - Real-time parameter sync and remote status monitoring. 【Precision Welding Control】 - Fine-tune welding settings effortlessly for MIG, TIG, and MMA processes. - Save, manage, and recall custom JOBS and presets for consistent welds every time. 【Member Rewards Center】 - Earn points easily through daily check-ins and community participation. - Redeem points for exclusive brand perks, welding accessories, and gear. - Join interactive reward events to unlock special bonuses. 【Welder Community & Inspiration】 - Share your latest builds, projects, and fabrication tips. - Connect with experienced fabricators worldwide and discover optimal weld configurations. Connect your smart welder in seconds and take full control of your craftsmanship with Arccaptain!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Arccaptain at 4.0 against MRCOOL Remote's 1.5. Arccaptain also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 20 months) and review sentiment (27% vs 11%). MRCOOL Remote's advantage is ratings volume (71 vs 3) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). 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.
Arccaptain holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MRCOOL Remote has 71 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 11% of MRCOOL Remote's written reviews are positive against 27% of Arccaptain's.
MRCOOL Remote ships an update every 20 months, Arccaptain every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MRCOOL Remote | Arccaptain |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (71 ratings) | 4.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 10.6% of reviews | 26.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 71 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 20 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 194 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HVAC Distributing LLC | 深圳市劲擎创新科技有限公司 |
Customer experience
MRCOOL Remote
Arccaptain
Bugs and requests
MRCOOL Remote
Reported bugs
77 issues- App doesn't let you register
- App doesn't work
- Cannot add mini split to account
- Cannot get passed connect to AC WiFi
- App never lets you move forward
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- App sends you back to settings
- Mini split hung in AP mode
- Reset breaker to recover system
- App takes you to app settings
- App throws you out to MRCOOL remote settings
- Cannot get further in pairing process
- Cannot sync unit with app
- App loops between setting and install routine
- Doesn't work with the app all the time
- Authentication failed for no reason
- Application setup redirects to settings frequently
- AC doesn't sync with remote
- Device goes offline completely after 30 days
- Cannot complete the setup
- Pain to connect
- Wouldn't connect with phone
- Units went offline
- Cannot get upstairs unit to connect
- App keeps taking you to allow notifications screen
- Endless loop in setup
- Cannot pair with unit
- Cannot get tech support
- Will not keep any settings on the app
- Have to reprogram everything each time
- Account disappeared
- New account creation failure
- Link sent via email is broken
- Link illegal or expired
- Time scheduling doesn’t work
- Unit doesn’t turn on or off as scheduled
- Verification email link is invalid/illegal site
- App doesn’t show device on network
- Version 2.1 is non functional
- Update locked me out of account
- Doesn’t read QR code
- Instructions do not match mini-split
- Update wipes out account
- Unit is offline
- Delete profile and reinstall
- Device is offline
- Newest update fail
- Lose your account with newest update
- App shows HVAC system offline
- App is absolutely useless
- App shows unit is offline
- Error 'the ASYN reply does not exist'
- Unit shows offline
- App stopped working
- App randomly decided not to work
- Often loses wireless connection
- Shows offline and does not operate AC
- App controls suc
- App is incredibly buggy and inconsistent
- Cannot turn on freeze protection mode
- Button never engages on the app
- App only kind of works
- Unit stops blowing
- Power cycle with physical remote needed
- Blower kicks in after power cycle
- Cannot program unit for different settings
- Missing controls on the app
- WiFi should work
- AC unit disconnects from WiFi
- App is unreliable
- Unit connects now
- Signal disconnects occasionally
- App doesn't have programming for different temps
- App functioned fine for two months
- App works maybe 65% of the time
- Has to be reset
- Worthless app
- Worked good first day
Requested features
30 requests- Add more features
- Replicate all remote functions
- Allow renaming AC units
- Allow deleting AC units
- Update app for better functionality
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- Improve app design and usability
- Add programming for daily operations
- Fix app to include all features
- Improve WiFi reliability
- Add dark mode
- Add advanced analytics dashboard
- Fix freeze protection button
- Fix turbo button functionality
- Fix air direction controls
- Allow WiFi passwords with special characters
- Improve app stability
- Add Fahrenheit display option
- Fix 'follow me' function
- Improve temperature adjustment speed
- Update instructions for current iOS version
- Ensure app works with iOS
- Improve app responsiveness
- Add ability to see actual vs target temperatures
- Improve time scheduling functionality
- Fix verification email link issue
- Fix authentication failures
- Fix app redirecting to settings
- Fix lost connection/sync issues
- Fix setup loops
- Fix app frequently offline issues
Arccaptain
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MRCOOL Remote
No in-app purchases
Arccaptain
No in-app purchases
Questions
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