Comparison

AlertAQ vs Mysa

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

Head to head
About

AlertAQ

This platform offers businesses actionable insights for water and HVAC systems to reduce operating costs, enhance sustainability, and protect assets. It provides real-time data on water usage, leak detection, and environmental conditions, powered by IoT sensors.

Highlights
  • Minute-by-minute water use monitoring
  • Automatic water leak detection
  • Temperature and humidity tracking
  • HVAC system performance insights
  • Power outage alerts
  • Sustainability improvement metrics
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The AlertAQ water and HVAC intelligence platform provides businesses and organizations with actionable insights that help lower operating costs, protect people and buildings and improve sustainability. Over $20,000,000 saved in water costs, 34,000,000 pounds of CO2e emissions prevented, and more than 10,000 water leaks detected. Insights & Alerts - minute-by-minute water use - automatic water leak detection - temperature - humidity - superheat & subcooling - liquid & vapor line pressure & temperature - power outages The AlertAQ platform works with Alert Labs cellular-connected IoT sensors for water and HVAC. Visit alertlabs.com to learn more.

About

Mysa

Control your home's heating and cooling remotely, set schedules, and monitor energy usage to save money and energy. Integrates with smart home platforms for seamless control.

Highlights
  • Remote access from anywhere
  • Customizable heating/cooling schedules
  • Geofencing for occupancy detection
  • Energy usage monitoring
  • Smart home platform integration
  • Shared access control
  • Vacation mode
Features
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With Mysa's regularly-updated, feature-packed mobile app, you get seriously smart control and home energy savings — all you need is a WiFi connection. Remote access from anywhere via the Mysa app means you can easily set heating or cooling schedules, use geofencing, see your heating and cooling usage, and much more. Stay energy-efficient and save money (and the planet!) with a few simple taps from your smartphone or tablet. Mysa works with your favourite smart home platforms and home assistants, so you stay conveniently connected and in control. Compatibility: Mysa for Electric Baseboard Heaters works with high voltage baseboard, convector (short cycle), fan-forced convector (long cycle), and radiant ceiling heating systems. Mysa for Electric In-Floor Heating works with most high voltage electric in-floor heating systems and flooring types. Mysa for Air Conditioners replaces remotes with displays for most ductless mini-split heat pump, window, or portable air conditioners. Energy-Saving App Features: Remote Control: Get out there. Use your smartphone or tablet to control your home heating or cooling from wherever you are. Scheduling: Life's busy. Create the flexible heating or cooling schedule that works best for you in less than a minute. Bye-bye, buttons! Geolocation: Boundaries are important. Mysa uses your location to detect if anyone is home, so that you're not paying to heat or cool an empty house. Shared Access: Teamwork works. Share access to your account easily so others can control your Mysas through the Mysa app. Vacation Mode: Take a well-deserved break. Away from home for a while? No worries! Mysa will keep helping you save energy while you're away. Energy Insights (Baseboard, In-Floor, AC): Track and monitor your humidity, setpoint, and temperature to create efficient heating or cooling schedules. Energy Spending (Baseboard & In-Floor): See your spending. Track your real-time energy use in kWh cost to find ways to reduce your electricity bill. Energy Runtime (AC): Get cool insights. Know your AC's runtime history and use it for help with making smart decisions about your cooling or heating schedules.

Screenshots

AlertAQ4 screens
Mysa4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: AlertAQ at 80% against Mysa's 30%. AlertAQ also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.8) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Mysa's advantage is ratings volume (572 vs 5). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AlertAQ holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mysa has 572 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of AlertAQ's written reviews are positive against 30% of Mysa's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AlertAQ ships an update weekly, Mysa every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
AlertAQ versus Mysa: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlertAQMysa
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (5 ratings) — better3.8 (572 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better30.1% of reviews
Number of ratings5572 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.515.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlert LabsEmpowered Homes Inc.

Customer experience

AlertAQ

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Mysa

All ratings572 ratings
Positive66.4%
Neutral8.4%
Negative25.2%
Written reviews226 reviews
Positive30.1%
Neutral18.6%
Negative51.3%

Bugs and requests

AlertAQ

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Mysa

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashes when changing schedules
  • Thermostat settings not syncing properly
  • Geofencing not working as expected
  • Incompatibility with newer iOS versions
  • Inability to add new devices

Requested features

6 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Brightness control scheduling
  • Improved HomeKit integration
  • Ability to disable display
  • Geofencing improvements
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  • More scheduling flexibility

In-app purchases

None

AlertAQ

No in-app purchases

None

Mysa

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AlertAQ free?
AlertAQ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mysa free?
Mysa is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AlertAQ or Mysa?
AlertAQ is rated higher. AlertAQ averages 4.4 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Mysa averages 3.8 from 572 ratings.
Do AlertAQ or Mysa have ads?
Neither AlertAQ nor Mysa shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AlertAQ or Mysa?
AlertAQ ships an update weekly, and Mysa every 4 weeks. Most recently, AlertAQ was updated on September 27, 2026 and Mysa on October 4, 2026.

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