Comparison

Savant vs GEST Service Call

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Savant

Effortlessly manage your entire smart home from lighting and climate to entertainment and security. Personalize your environment with custom scenes and schedules, and gain intelligent control over your home's energy usage. Monitor and manage power consumption, even with solar panels or backup batteries.

Highlights
  • Unified smart home control
  • Customizable scenes and schedules
  • Real-time lighting visualization
  • Intelligent energy monitoring
  • Remote security access
  • Multi-room audio/video control
Features
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It’s the app that all other smart home apps have been modeled after. Innovative and beautifully designed, the Savant Pro app is the easiest and most intuitive way to manage your smart home. Control your lighting, climate, entertainment and security with a single app on your iOS device. Savant is the only smart home platform that also allows you to monitor and manage how power is used throughout your home. UNIQUE AND PERSONAL Get ready for next-level personalization. Automate your home with Savant Scenes to capture the perfect music, climate, lighting and security for every occasion. Create a schedule around your Savant Scenes or activate them manually using your voice, iOS devices, in-wall touch panels, Savant Pro Remotes, and keypads. The Savant Pro app also lets you customize your views—your rooms and home become the app, and with Savant’s award-winning TrueImage feature, you can visualize your lighting in real-time with images that update live as you adjust the settings. LIGHTING FOR LIFE Savant’s patented Daylight Mode adjusts color temperature to match the sun throughout the day, harmonizing with your natural circadian rhythm. And our impeccably designed keypads let you recall different lighting scenes that you’ve created in the app with just a single touch. INTELLIGENT CONTROL OVER ENERGY USE The Savant Power System is a truly smart energy solution that gives you personalized control over energy consumption, whether you’re 100% on the grid or you have solar panels, a generator or a backup battery. The Savant Power System lets you monitor and prioritize different electrical loads across your home, manage consumption during a grid outage, and gain insights about your historical usage. SECURITY AND SAFETY FROM ANYWHERE With Savant, you can control locks and garage doors, access your security and door entry systems, and access your cameras from anywhere. The app sends you customized notifications for critical events, such as extreme temperatures or motion alerts. AUDIO AND VIDEO EVERYWHERE Savant is an industry leader in audio and video switching technology. Get high fidelity digital audio pumped throughout the home with our newly re-designed music interface, which supports Spotify, Pandora, Tidal, Deezer, Sirius XM, TuneIn and more. Want to play video games while watching the big game? With the Savant Pro app, you can tile multiple video streams onto one screen, making it perfect for sports or news events. YOUR PERFECT CLIMATE Control virtually any climate system with Savant. Set climate schedules and control the temperature and lights for pools and spas. Create Savant Scenes to capture the perfect climate, lights and music for any occasion, accessible at the touch of a button through your thermostat. Ready to design your Savant smart home? Visit savant.com to find an authorized dealer.

About

GEST Service Call

This app connects to a specialized service call button for luxury environments. It offers features like location identification, hardware monitoring, and easy WiFi integration. Designed for those who seek premium functionality and sophisticated design.

Highlights
  • Easy WiFi integration
  • Location identification via iBeacon
  • Hardware monitoring (battery, temp, connectivity)
  • Wireless charging support
  • Customizable design options
Features
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GEST, The Ingenious Service Call. A unique Service Call System created for those who demand nothing but the very best. The supplementary GEST Service App has been especially designed to interact with the GEST Service Call Button. Unique features of the GEST Service App: - Easy integration. Simply connect to your WiFi. - Sophisticated design. Use of a unique touch glass and the finest materials. - Customizability. Endless options to include logos or engravings. - Location aware. iBeacon technologies identify exactly where the button is located. - Hardware monitoring. Battery status, temperature and connectivity of the button can be found in the application. - Wireless Charging using the Qi protocol. For more information or questions, please contact us: T: +31 10 8200 252 E: info@my-gest.com W: www.my-gest.com GEST is a YachtCloud product, made in Holland.

Screenshots

Savant4 screens
GEST Service Call4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: GEST Service Call at 5.0 against Savant's 4.4. GEST Service Call also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.6). Savant's advantage is ratings volume (8.6K 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GEST Service Call holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Savant has 8.6K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Savant ships an update every 2 months, GEST Service Call monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Savant versus GEST Service Call: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSavantGEST Service Call
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (8.6K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews36.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings8.6K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size377 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSavant Systems Inc.Yachtcloud

Customer experience

Savant

All ratings8,244 ratings
Positive84.0%
Neutral3.9%
Negative12.1%
Written reviews190 reviews
Positive36.3%
Neutral7.9%
Negative55.8%

GEST Service Call

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Savant

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Lighting and shades control not working
  • Doorbell and camera integration issues
  • Syncing problems between app and hardware
  • Unreliable Wi-Fi connectivity

Requested features

4 requests
  • Voice control integration
  • Improved music playback and volume control
  • Customizable scenes and automation options
  • Better integration with third-party smart home devices

GEST Service Call

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Savant

No in-app purchases

None

GEST Service Call

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Savant free?
Savant is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GEST Service Call free?
GEST Service Call is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Savant or GEST Service Call?
GEST Service Call is rated higher. Savant averages 4.4 out of 5 from 8.6K ratings, while GEST Service Call averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Savant or GEST Service Call have ads?
Neither Savant nor GEST Service Call shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Savant or GEST Service Call?
Savant ships an update every 2 months, and GEST Service Call monthly. Most recently, Savant was updated on November 8, 2026 and GEST Service Call on November 2, 2026.

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