Comparison

Magic Stove vs Abentor

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

Head to head
About

Magic Stove

Control your pellet stove remotely. Monitor room temperature, operating status, and set points. Program your stove's timer and operation mode from anywhere, with priority given to local users.

Highlights
  • Remote stove control
  • Monitor stove status
  • Set operating parameters
  • Program timer and mode
  • View stove events and anomalies
  • User registration
Features
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This app allows remote controlling of a pellet stove. It is possible displaying current stove state: room temperature, operating state, anomalies, operation set point and power settings, timer and operation mode. Remote users can also program stove, modifying main parameters as operation set point and power, operation mode and timer. Only one remote user at once is allowed to program stove; during remote programming performed by an user, other remote users have readonly permission. Local users have higher controlling priority than remote users. The app permits to read stove events as parameters modifications and anomalies. To use this app, login to selected stove is mandatory. At first usage new stove has to be registered: stove registration has to be performed once and for all.

About

Abentor

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The app will let you administer and use security systems made by Abentor Innovation AB that use Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE). The app can be used in admin-mode to configure locks and create access keys and in regular user mode to unlock locks. Administrators can configure internal settings in locks such as time, security modes and firmware. Users can access and unlock a lock by pairing to the lock system via BLE using an access key created by an administrator. The app also offers SMS keys and group keys for temporary access to groups or individuals.

Screenshots

Magic Stove4 screens
Abentor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Magic Stove at every 4 months against Abentor's every 8 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Magic Stove ships an update every 4 months, Abentor every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 7 level
Magic Stove versus Abentor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagic StoveAbentor
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews17.4% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 4 months โ€” betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size15 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrahma SpaExma Sakerhetssystem AB

In-app purchases

None

Magic Stove

No in-app purchases

None

Abentor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Magic Stove free?
Magic Stove is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Abentor free?
Abentor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Magic Stove or Abentor have ads?
Neither Magic Stove nor Abentor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Magic Stove or Abentor?
Magic Stove ships an update every 4 months, and Abentor every 8 months. Most recently, Magic Stove was updated on November 2, 2026 and Abentor on November 3, 2026.

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