StreamLabs vs Watts® Home
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.
Watts® Home
Control and monitor your Watts connected home devices remotely. Manage thermostats, snow melting systems, and floor heating with programmable schedules and energy-saving modes. Receive alerts for any issues and access support easily.
- Remote monitoring and control
- Programmable schedules
- Energy-saving modes (Away mode)
- Thermostat and floor heating setpoint adjustments
- Snow melting system control
- Energy usage monitoring and reporting
- Device access sharing
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Use the Watts® Home app to remotely monitor and control all of your Watts connected home solutions from your mobile phone. Watts® Home gives you more functionality and greater control of tekmar Wi-Fi Thermostats, tekmar Wi-Fi Setpoint Controls, tekmar Wi-Fi Snow Melting Controls, and SunTouch SunStat Wi-Fi Floor Heating Thermostats. Features - Watts® Home is compatible with: - tekmar thermostat models 561, 562, 563, 564 and 564B - tekmar setpoint control model 170 - tekmar snow melting control models 670 and 671 - SunTouch thermostat models SunStat Connect, ConnectPlus, and CommandPlus - Remotely monitor and control your Watts connected home solutions - Notifications if there is a problem with any of your Watts connected home solutions - Increase efficiency by accessing all of your properties and devices from one app - Save money with the easy-to-use programmable schedule - Additional savings with Away mode, which conserves energy when properties are not in use - Change thermostat mode, heat and cooling setpoints, fan, relative humidity and floor heating setpoints - Remotely start and or stop your snow melting system - Detailed daily and monthly energy usage monitoring and reporting - Easily share device access with other users - Instant access to customer support and product resources
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Watts® Home at 4.6 against StreamLabs's 2.5. Watts® Home also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (4K vs 93). StreamLabs's advantage is update cadence (every 3 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.
Watts® Home holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Watts® Home has 4K ratings behind it against 93, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of StreamLabs's written reviews are positive against 28% of Watts® Home's.
StreamLabs ships an update every 3 weeks, Watts® Home every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | StreamLabs | Watts® Home |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (93 ratings) | 4.6 (4K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 19.7% of reviews | 28.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 93 | 4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 187 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RWC | Watts Water Technologies |
Customer experience
StreamLabs
Watts® Home
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
Watts® Home
From 4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Reliable connectivity
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🔥 Awesome app updates
- 🌡️ Helpful temperature monitoring
Room to improve
- 🐛 Connectivity issues
- 🤯 Frequent sign-outs
- 🤔 Limited functionality
- 🤖 Unstable app performance
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
Watts® Home
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes after updates
- Devices not detected or offline
- Login issues and account problems
Requested features
4 requests- Improved scheduling options
- Integration with smart home platforms
- More detailed sensor data and reporting
- Customizable user interface
In-app purchases
StreamLabs
No in-app purchases
Watts® Home
No in-app purchases








