ESi Centro vs Connexin Home
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.
Connexin Home
Manage your home Wi-Fi network remotely. Features include parental controls, guest network setup, and a list of connected devices. Enhance your network security and customize user experiences.
- Remote Wi-Fi control
- Parental controls
- Guest network setup
- View connected devices
- Network security features
- User profile customization
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With Connexin SmartHome, you can control your Wi-Fi anytime and from anywhere. This mobile app offers features such as parental controls, setting up guest networks, viewing all connected devices, and network security. Create individual profiles and further customize the subscriber experience.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Connexin Home at 67% against ESi Centro's 17%. Connexin Home also leads on monetization model (free vs paid). ESi Centro's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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, Connexin Home every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ESi Centro | Connexin Home |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 138 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ESI Controls Ltd | Connexin Ltd. |
Customer experience
ESi Centro
Connexin Home
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
Connexin Home
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ESi Centro
No in-app purchases
Connexin Home
No in-app purchases
