Comparison

IHS Smart Control vs HASE iQ

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

Head to head
About

IHS Smart Control

This app offers electronic control for wood burning stoves, ensuring optimal airflow for cleaner and more economical heating. It simplifies lighting, restoking, and allows you to set desired room temperatures, providing notifications for refueling and extending combustion for overnight warmth.

Highlights
  • Automatic optimum airflow control
  • Easy lighting and restoking
  • Set and maintain desired room temperature
  • Refueling notifications
  • Reduced firewood consumption
  • Night reduction for extended burn
  • Combustion development tracking
Features
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HWAM SmartControl provides electronic control for your wood burning stove, making it easy for you to have the cleanest and most economical heating possible – giving you both comfort and a clear conscience. If you have a wood burning stove/insert with HWAM SC, download this app to your smartphone/tablet to get the best user experience. Your benefits are many: - Optimum airflow is supplied automatically. No manual regulation of air supply. - Easy lighting and restoking. - Set the desired heat level in the room and keep it from getting too hot. - Notification when the fire needs more wood, which is often later than one would expect. - The combustion does not get more air than necessary, which typically results in reduced firewood consumption and improved burning economy for you. - Activate night reduction to extend combustion and heat for as long as possible while you sleep. - Keep track of the combustion's development in terms of temperature and oxygen content over time. - Menu with a lot of extra knowledge - The app and system are automatically updated when new updates from HWAM are available. The app is available in Danish, English, German, French and Italian Read more in the stove/insert user manual to learn about correct connection, installation and use, or see more on www.hwam.com.

About

HASE iQ

Monitor your iQ stove's efficiency, view current combustion chamber temperatures, and track past firing processes. Receive push notifications for optimal wood refueling times to ensure clean and beautiful fires.

Highlights
  • Combustion chamber temperature monitoring
  • Firing process history
  • Automatic refueling notifications
  • Air flow regulation
  • Clean and beautiful fire display
Features
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*Compatible with iQ stoves with delivery dates from November 2024 (ex works).* Keep an eye on the efficiency of your iQ stove. You can see the current combustion chamber temperature, the history of the last firing processes and are informed via push notification about the optimum time to add wood. The HASE iQ technology regulates the air flows of the stove. The fire burns extremely cleanly and beautifully.

Screenshots

IHS Smart Control4 screens
HASE iQ4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: HASE iQ at every 3 weeks against IHS Smart Control's every 2 months. IHS Smart Control's advantage is iOS requirement (13.5 vs 15.6). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IHS Smart Control ships an update every 2 months, HASE iQ every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
IHS Smart Control versus HASE iQ: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIHS Smart ControlHASE iQ
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews23.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.5 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size118 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIHS Innovation ApSHase Kaminofenbau GmbH

Customer experience

IHS Smart Control

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral8.6%
Negative71.4%

HASE iQ

Written reviews13 reviews
Positive23.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative76.9%

In-app purchases

None

IHS Smart Control

No in-app purchases

None

HASE iQ

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is IHS Smart Control free?
IHS Smart Control is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HASE iQ free?
HASE iQ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do IHS Smart Control or HASE iQ have ads?
Neither IHS Smart Control nor HASE iQ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, IHS Smart Control or HASE iQ?
IHS Smart Control ships an update every 2 months, and HASE iQ every 3 weeks. Most recently, IHS Smart Control was updated on November 2, 2026 and HASE iQ on October 30, 2026.

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