Fireplace Bluetooth Source Pro vs Whalen Premier Fireplace
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fireplace Bluetooth Source Pro
Control your electric fireplace remotely using your smartphone. Adjust temperature, flame brightness and color, ember bed color, and set a shut-off timer. Manage multiple fireplaces with ease from your device.
- Adjust temperature (62-86°F / 15-30°C)
- Change temperature unit (°F/°C)
- Adjust flame brightness (F1-F5)
- Change flame color (Orange, Blue, Mixed, Loop)
- Change ember bed color (L1-L4)
- Set shut-off timer (30 min - 9 hours)
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Connect the Electric Fireplace to your smart phone via Bluetooth. You can even connect to multiple fireplaces and customize the settings right in the palm of your hands: 1. Adjust temperature (62-86°F or 15 -30°C) 2. Change temperature unit (°F or °C) 3. Adjust flame brightness (F1 to F5) 4. Change flame color (1:Orange / 2:Blue / 3:Orange & Blue / 4:Loop) 5. Change ember bed color (L1 to L4) 6. Set shut-off timer (00:30 to 09:00, 30-minute intervals) Our Supporting Website: https://soupro.com/
Whalen Premier Fireplace
Control your electric fireplace remotely via Bluetooth. Adjust temperature, flame color, speed, brightness, and set timers. Customize settings and language for a personalized experience.
- Remote on/off control
- Adjustable thermostat (62-82°F / 17-27°C)
- Customizable flame color, speed, and brightness
- Set auto-off timer
- Change temperature units (°F/°C)
- Multi-language support
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Easily connect your Whalen Premier electric fireplace to your smartphone or tablet via Bluetooth. The app allows you to fine-tune the fireplace to your liking and comfort level. With this app you can: - Turn the fireplace on or off - Set the heater thermostat to 62-82°F or 17-27°C - Change the temperature unit to °F or °C - Operate with or without heater on - Change the color of the flames among 6 different settings - Adjust the speed of the flames from 6 different levels - Adjust the flame brightness from 6 different levels - Set the auto-off timer from 30 minutes to 6 hours - Customize the name of the fireplace for easy recognition - Enable or disable the fireplace to connect to Bluetooth automatically on app startup - Supports English, Spanish and French languages
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Whalen Premier Fireplace at 1.9 against Fireplace Bluetooth Source Pro's 1.2. Whalen Premier Fireplace also leads on review sentiment (14% vs 6%). Fireplace Bluetooth Source Pro's advantage is ratings volume (367 vs 32). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Whalen Premier Fireplace holds the better App Store score, 1.9 against 1.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fireplace Bluetooth Source Pro has 367 ratings behind it against 32, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 6% of Fireplace Bluetooth Source Pro's written reviews are positive against 14% of Whalen Premier Fireplace's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fireplace Bluetooth Source Pro | Whalen Premier Fireplace |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.2 (367 ratings) | 1.9 (32 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 5.8% of reviews | 14.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 367 — better | 32 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BULL.B TECHNOLOGY LIMITED | Whalen LLC |
Customer experience
Fireplace Bluetooth Source Pro
Whalen Premier Fireplace
Bugs and requests
Fireplace Bluetooth Source Pro
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes when trying to add fireplace
- App freezes and won't let user exit
- App can't connect to fireplace
- App is completely unusable
Requested features
3 requests- Update the app
- Fix the bugs
- Make the app compatible with newer devices
Whalen Premier Fireplace
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Fireplace Bluetooth Source Pro
No in-app purchases
Whalen Premier Fireplace
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Fireplace Bluetooth Source Pro free?
Is Whalen Premier Fireplace free?
Which has better reviews, Fireplace Bluetooth Source Pro or Whalen Premier Fireplace?
Do Fireplace Bluetooth Source Pro or Whalen Premier Fireplace have ads?
Which is updated more often, Fireplace Bluetooth Source Pro or Whalen Premier Fireplace?
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