ESi Centro vs evec
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ESi Centro
Control your home's heating and cooling remotely with this smart thermostat. It offers sophisticated energy-saving features for enhanced comfort and control.
- Programmable room thermostat
- Quick installation
- Easy to use
- Energy saving features
- High level of control
- Enhanced comfort
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The ESi Centro range of programmable room thermostats are quick to install, easy to use and packed with energy saving, sophisticated features that give high levels of control and comfort for the homeowner.
evec
Control and monitor your electric car charger remotely. Schedule charging sessions, turn the charger on or off, and review your charging history. This utility app is designed to enhance your EV charging experience.
- Turn charger on/off
- Schedule charging sessions
- Track charging history
- Remote charger management
- Electric vehicle charging utility
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This app is built to work with the evec electric car charger. You can turn your evec charger on and off, schedule your charging and track your history.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: evec at free against ESi Centro's paid. evec also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). ESi Centro's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 11 months). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ESi Centro ships an update every 5 weeks, evec every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and June 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ESi Centro | evec |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | 17.6% of reviews — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 206 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | ESI Controls Ltd | EVEC Ltd |
Customer experience
ESi Centro
evec
Bugs and requests
ESi Centro
Reported bugs
45 issues- Connection issues after updates
- App cannot find thermostat
- 5GHz WiFi issues
- Setup requires turning off 5GHz WiFi
- Permissions not requested at outset
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- Duplicate devices listed
- Cannot delete offline devices
- App crashes after updates
- Heating schedule resets
- Thermostat time incorrect
- Firmware update stuck
- Thermostat buttons unresponsive
- App freezes on login screen
- Incompatible with older devices
- App logs out frequently
- Room temperature not updating
- User interface design appalling
- Incorrect day reported
- No indication if boiler is on/off
- App crashes when accessing temperature control
- App crashes when trying to control heating
- App crashes when clicking thermostat
- App shuts down immediately
- App not working at all
- App crashes
- App doesn't sync
- App doesn't install properly
- App crashes on iOS 12
- Thermostat doesn't switch heating on
- Delays in thermostat switching heating on
- Thermostat doesn't call for heating
- Thermostat doesn't switch on without intervention
- App shows thermostat is off
- App keeps crashing
- App is always offline
- Device not found
- App ceased to work
- Device offline
- App not functional after upgrade
- App shuts down when clicking thermostat
- App opens briefly and crashes
- App crashes every time
- App struggles to find devices
- App cannot operate devices remotely
- App doesn't work on iOS 12
Requested features
11 requests- Option to rename devices
- 15/30 minute boost on heating
- Option for a 15/30 minute boost on heating
- Option to remove Hot Water for combi-boiler users
- Option to rename thermostats
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- Smart home integration like Homekit
- Geolocation integration
- Ability to rename thermostats
- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
- Option for a default home screen control
evec
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ESi Centro
No in-app purchases
evec
No in-app purchases
