PIEPS vs Lenz heat_app
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PIEPS
Configure, check, and update your PIEPS or Black Diamond avalanche transceiver. Train your rescue skills with your phone as a remote control and register your device for additional services.
- Device configuration
- Functionality check
- Firmware updates
- Rescue skills training
- Remote control functionality
- Device registration
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- Configure your PIEPS or Black Diamond device according to your preferences. - Check the functionality of your PIEPS or Black Diamond device - Update your PIEPS or Black Diamond device to the latest firmware. - Train your emergency rescue skills. Use your phone as a remote control. - Register your PIEPS or Black Diamond device to get additional services
Lenz heat_app
Control your heated apparel like vests, socks, and gloves directly from your smartphone. Adjust heat levels individually for each connected battery pack, set heating intervals, and even deactivate LED lights. Monitor battery charge levels at a glance.
- Individual heat level control per battery pack
- Interval function for heating/pause times
- LED deactivation
- Battery charge level overview
- Assign colors to battery packs
- Control LED system (colors, modes, brightness)
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Control your heating products conveniently from your smartphone using the free app. Whether it be heat vests, socks, gloves, vests, pant or soles - with the Lenz heat app, the heat setting of the lithium packs can be regulated quickly and without complications. Additionally, it provides an overview of the current charge level of all the lithium packs. This is perfect if the heating product is under several layers of clothes. Advantages of the app: EACH LITHIUM PACK CAN BE CONTROLLED SEPARATELY Each of the connectible lithium packs can be set to a different heat level so you get just as much heat as you need everywhere. INTERVAL FUNCTION Heating and pause times can be set individually with the interval function, which extends the lithium packs’ lifetime. LED-OFF: If the LEDs glow through a thin item of clothing, they can be deactivated. The heat output remains set as defined in the app. ORDER FOR THE LITHIUM PACKS Coloured rubber rings are delivered with the lithium packs. These help you to distinguish entire “battery pairs” from each other or to distinguish the batteries that are purposely to be used on the left and on the right. You can assign the colour of the rubber rings to the batteries in the app. LED SYSTEM: The Lenz LED system 1.0 can also be controlled with the app. Different colours, lighting modes and brightness levels can be set. Smartphone requirements for running the Lenz heat app: - iOS 13.0 or above - Bluetooth 4.0 (SMART ready)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PIEPS at 4.9 against Lenz heat_app's 2.2. PIEPS also leads on review sentiment (63% vs 23%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). 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.
PIEPS holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PIEPS has 1K ratings behind it against 31, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of PIEPS's written reviews are positive against 23% of Lenz heat_app's.
PIEPS ships an update monthly, Lenz heat_app every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PIEPS | Lenz heat_app |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (1K ratings) — better | 2.2 (31 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 63.0% of reviews — better | 23.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1K — better | 31 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 106 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pieps GmbH | LENZ |
Customer experience
PIEPS
Lenz heat_app
Bugs and requests
PIEPS
Reported bugs
2 issues- App home screen going blank
- Incompatibility with certain beacon models
Requested features
2 requests- Support for more languages (e.g. Russian, Japanese)
- Improved security for app login/registration
Lenz heat_app
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PIEPS
No in-app purchases
Lenz heat_app
No in-app purchases
