Comparison

Flair vs Sunsa

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

Head to head
About

Flair

Control your home's heating and cooling room by room from your smartphone. Create custom schedules, save energy with geofencing, and integrate with smart home devices for ultimate comfort and efficiency.

Highlights
  • Room-by-room temperature control
  • Customizable schedules
  • Geofencing for energy saving
  • Smart home device integration
  • Remote access and control
  • Share access with family
Features
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Flair is Next Degree™ climate control for your home air conditioning and heating system. With the Flair app, you can enjoy room-by-room comfort anytime, anywhere by adjusting your temperature setpoints and creating schedules for individual rooms. Away from home? Our geofencing will make sure you save energy by automatically setting rooms as active or inactive as needed. You can use the Flair app to -Easily set up your Flair Puck and Smart Vents. You can also connect your Flair devices to your mini split, Nest, ecobee, Honeywell Lyric, and even your Alexa or Google Assistant devices. -Get room-by-room comfort. You can create schedules to make sure every room in your home is comfortable. -Save energy. Set up geofencing and Smart Away to make sure your rooms are exactly how you want them when you're out of the house. -Share home comfort. Set up account permissions for friends, family, or a house sitter. But don't worry: anyone can set a temperature directly from the Puck, even if they don't have the App. Have some thoughts? We always want to hear your feedback on our app. Send them our way: hello@flair.co

About

Sunsa

Automate your existing blinds with motorized control from your phone. Schedule them to open and close for natural light or privacy, and create groups to manage multiple blinds simultaneously. Enhance home security by simulating occupancy while away.

Highlights
  • Motorize existing blinds
  • Remote control via smartphone
  • Customizable schedules
  • Group control for multiple blinds
  • Simulate home occupancy
Features
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Sunsa - The world’s simplest smart blinds, motorized, and automate your existing blinds. Control your blinds anywhere, anytime right from your phone with the Sunsa App for IOS. Open and close your blinds to shut out the glare or open them up to enjoy the view. The Sunsa App for IOS makes it easy to fully open your blinds, close them, or anything in between to get it exactly right. Create schedules that automatically tilt your blinds open and close. Wake up to natural light in the morning and close at night for privacy. You can even make it look like someone is home when you are away for vacation or business. Create groups that let you control as many blinds as you want at the same time. Want to close all the blinds in your house? No problem. There is no limit to the number of groups you can have and blinds can be in multiple groups. *******IMPORTANT INFORMATION******* The Sunsa app is free to install, but it requires the purchase of one or more Sunsa Wands. Sunsa Wands upgrade your blinds to smart blinds in under 2 minutes and can be purchased at sunsahomes.com.

Screenshots

Flair4 screens
Sunsa4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sunsa at 4.5 against Flair's 3.3. Sunsa also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 42%) and ads (none vs shown). Flair's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 29 months) and ratings volume (125 vs 27). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Sunsa holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 125 and 27 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of Flair's written reviews are positive against 83% of Sunsa's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flair ships an update every 6 weeks, Sunsa every 29 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Flair versus Sunsa: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlairSunsa
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (125 ratings)4.5 (27 ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.5% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings125 — better27
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 29 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.113.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStandard EulerSunsa, Inc

Customer experience

Flair

All ratings125 ratings
Positive51.2%
Neutral5.6%
Negative43.2%
Written reviews106 reviews
Positive42.5%
Neutral5.7%
Negative51.9%

Sunsa

All ratings27 ratings
Positive85.2%
Neutral11.1%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral11.1%
Negative5.6%

Bugs and requests

Flair

Reported bugs

21 issues
  • App loses API connection and requires reconfiguration
  • Thermostat puts out max heat despite room being above setpoint
  • Vents don't respond to app commands inconsistently
  • App splash screen overlay blocks interface in portrait mode
  • Back button unresponsive on iPhone 14/15
Show 16 more
  • Temperature settings revert to previous values
  • Vent stuck in manual mode and won't return to auto
  • App doesn't follow thermostat priority schedules
  • Motion sensors override schedule settings incorrectly
  • 5+ minute delay in temperature updates from sensors
  • Devices show offline despite active WiFi connection
  • App hangs on iPad initial load screen
  • Firmware updates delete system configuration
  • Geofencing fails to detect home/away status
  • System switches between heat and cool modes excessively
  • Hold function defaults to permanent with no obvious duration option
  • Temperature adjustment dial is oversensitive
  • Text selection appears when trying to adjust temperature
  • App doesn't communicate mode changes to pucks
  • Nest thermostat integration inconsistent
  • Historical vent open percentage data no longer visible

Requested features

17 requests
  • Dark mode for app interface
  • Dual setpoint control (separate heat/cool temperatures)
  • HomeKit integration
  • Local control without cloud dependency
  • Manual mode scheduling
Show 12 more
  • Ability to set vents to mixed automatic/manual states
  • Faster app refresh and response times
  • Visible vent open/close status in main view
  • Better integration with Nest thermostat
  • Puck temperature offset adjustment
  • Temperature range settings instead of single setpoint
  • Matter protocol support
  • Zigbee or Z-Wave compatibility
  • Occupancy sensor integration from other platforms
  • Mode switching delay to prevent heat/cool cycling
  • Default vent state when HVAC is off
  • Improved schedule UI and temperature adjustment controls

Sunsa

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Flair

No in-app purchases

None

Sunsa

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flair free?
Flair is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sunsa free?
Sunsa is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Flair or Sunsa?
Sunsa is rated higher. Flair averages 3.3 out of 5 from 125 ratings, while Sunsa averages 4.5 from 27 ratings.
Do Flair or Sunsa have ads?
Flair shows ads; Sunsa does not.
Which is updated more often, Flair or Sunsa?
Flair ships an update every 6 weeks, and Sunsa every 29 months. Most recently, Flair was updated on September 19, 2026 and Sunsa on June 1, 2026.

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