StreamLabs vs Sub
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
StreamLabs
This app provides comprehensive home water management, detecting leaks and offering insights into water usage. It connects with smart devices to alert you to potential issues and allows for customized settings or automatic learning for protection.
- Real-time water usage monitoring
- Customizable leak detection alerts
- Smart Alerts™ learning leak detection
- Freeze and temperature alerts
- Home and Away modes
- Remote water shut-off (with Control device)
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Meet StreamLabs®, your all-in-one home water solution that protects your home from water damage and leaks from both plumbing and non-plumbing sources. Using a combination of advanced ultrasonic technology and sensors, StreamLabs captures and delivers powerful insights into your water usage – and provides real-time alerts of potential leaks. Manually customize your leak alert settings or let the new learning Smart Alerts™ feature automatically protect your home by detecting any water usage outside of the norm. Choose from three StreamLabs devices: StreamLabs Scout, StreamLabs Monitor or StreamLabs Control. All three of these Wi-Fi-enabled devices provide leak protection for your home, and work together or independently. The StreamLabs Scout and the StreamLabs Smart Home Water Monitor each install in under 5-minutes with no pipe cutting, tools, or professional installer required. The StreamLabs Control features remote, flow-based automatic water shut-off functionality, and can use alerts from the Scout to stop leaks even sooner for high-risk appliances such as water heaters and ice makers. The StreamLabs App is mission control for your StreamLabs devices. It supports the Scout, Monitor and Control all in one place to create tailored household leak protection optimized for your needs. In the StreamLabs App, you’ll have access to: - Live water usage - Customized leak detection settings: slow and major leak alerts (Monitor and Control) - Smart Alerts™ learning leak detection (Monitor and Control) - Freeze alerts (Scout, Monitor and Control) - Home and Away modes (Monitor and Control) - Comparative water usage charts (Monitor and Control) - Remote shut-off (Control only) - Water pressure, water temperature (Control only) - Drip Detect™ alerts (Control only) - Room Temperature alerts (Scout, Monitor, and Control) - Humidity alerts (Scout and Control) See how StreamLabs puts household leak protection at your fingertips. To learn more, visit www.StreamLabswater.com.
Sub
This app enhances your kitchen experience by guiding you through recipes from websites and a curated collection. It allows remote control and monitoring of Sub-Zero refrigeration, Cove dishwashing, and Wolf appliances, ensuring optimal performance and convenience.
- Guided cooking from online recipes
- Chef-tested recipes optimized for Wolf appliances
- Remote dishwasher control and monitoring
- Refrigerator settings and alerts
- Filter recipes by cooking mode
- Bookmark and share recipes
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Elevate your kitchen experience with the Sub-Zero Group Owner’s App. Connect your Wi-Fi-enabled appliances and enjoy greater control, personalized cooking, and now, integrated wine inventory management. • Build and manage your wine collection • Scan bottles to quickly add wines to your inventory • Track where each bottle is stored across locations • Organize your collection with filters, groups, and tags • View inventory history as wines are enjoyed over time • Enjoy a guided cooking experience with recipes tailored to your appliances • Set timers and view oven status directly from recipe steps • Monitor and control your appliances from anywhere • Receive notifications for appliance status, maintenance, and more The app also gives you powerful control over your Sub-Zero refrigeration and Cove dishwashing appliances. Start your dishwasher remotely, monitor cycles, and manage supplies Wine Inventory transforms a traditionally manual task into a simple, intuitive experience. Manage your collection, understand where your wines are stored, and stay connected to your kitchen in one place. Download now and get more from every Sub-Zero, Wolf, and Cove appliance.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sub at 4.4 against StreamLabs's 2.5. Sub also leads on monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (778 vs 93). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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.
Sub holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sub has 778 ratings behind it against 93, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 20% of StreamLabs's written reviews are positive against 15% of Sub's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
StreamLabs ships an update every 3 weeks, Sub every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | StreamLabs | Sub |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (93 ratings) | 4.4 (778 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 19.7% of reviews — better | 15.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 93 | 778 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RWC | Sub-Zero and Wolf |
Customer experience
StreamLabs
Sub
User reviews
StreamLabs
From 93 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✅ Real-time water flow
- 🛡️ Prevents water damage
- 💡 Great idea for monitoring
- 🏠 Protects home from leaks
- 📈 Usage reports available
Room to improve
- ❌ App frequently crashes
- ❌ Poor customer service
- ❌ Device not connecting to WiFi
- ❌ App freezes/shuts down
- ❌ Inaccurate leak detection
Sub
From 778 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Responsive and intuitive app
- 👍 Helpful notifications and alerts
- 🔒 Secure connection to appliances
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent connection issues and disconnects
- 🔍 Lack of actual temperature monitoring
- 🤔 Confusing setup and pairing process
- 🔍 Missing key features like remote start
Bugs and requests
StreamLabs
Reported bugs
38 issues- App keeps freezing on login
- Device dies before use
- Device doesn't connect to WiFi
- App needs user feedback (timeout, signal strength)
- App crashes when clicking on device
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- Controller has power but no lights/connectivity
- System failed to detect major leak
- App shuts off water for normal activities (shower, softener regen)
- No alerts received after update
- App crashes and shuts off water
- Buggy and terrible UX
- App crashing on 3/10/2024
- App shows device offline incorrectly
- App update caused connectivity loss
- App won't allow device naming/saving
- App asks for setup repeatedly
- App works only on Android, not iPhone
- App kicks user out, requires password reset, forgets devices/history
- App crashes after reinstall
- App stuck on opening screen
- App doesn't recognize home WiFi network
- App deletes account setup
- App doesn't load properly
- App recalibrates when opened past home page
- App disconnects from server
- App shows offline message
- App doesn't stay logged in
- App is dormant, cannot load
- 504 Gateway Time-Out error
- Historical data needs better display (minutes, calendar access)
- Water running status rarely correct
- App is unstable
- App prone to crashes
- Fails to connect
- Tells user there's a leak when there isn't
- Failure with firmware status
- Unit would not connect to iPhone
- App stuck at calibration step
Requested features
11 requests- Add Apple Watch compatibility
- Allow specified alert sound for leaks
- Integrate with Google Home/Home/Away status
- Support for password managers
- Display historical data for previous days
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- Calendar interface for historical data access
- Real-time meter for last 60 minutes
- Ability to input unusual water events beforehand
- Improve API access for free users
- Allow multiple devices per account
- Fix iPhone compatibility issues
Sub
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes after recent updates
- Unable to log in or register account
- Appliances disappear from the app
- Firmware update failures brick appliances
Requested features
3 requests- Add support for Celsius temperature units
- Provide real-time temperature and energy consumption data
- Integrate with smart home platforms like Apple HomeKit
In-app purchases
StreamLabs
No in-app purchases
Sub
No in-app purchases








