Smart eControl vs FP Remote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smart eControl
Control your heater with advanced features like thermostatic regulation and a seven-day timer. Adjust flame effect brightness and ember flicker for a personalized experience.
- Thermostatic heater control
- Seven-day programmable timer
- Flame effect brightness adjustment
- Ember flicker control
- Remote operation
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The advanced features of the app allow for thermostatic control of the heater, a seven day timer allowing for a single event to be set each day and brightness adjustment of the flame effect with ember flicker control.
FP Remote
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This application will let you control our M-Design electronic fireplace and our RGBW light strip. You can set and play 8 kinds of flame videos, control the heating wire, adjust the fan speed, adjust the video volume, control the LED color lights, adjust the color and brightness of the RGB light strip, and adjust the flash mode and speed. The video is provided from the U disk inserted in the control board. Using Bluetooth, you can control the fireplace remotely from the control panel. Please contact your M-Design dealer to see if your fireplace can be used with this application.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Smart eControl at fortnightly against FP Remote's every 14 months. Smart eControl also leads on iOS requirement (10.1 vs 12.0). 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.
Smart eControl ships an update fortnightly, FP Remote every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smart eControl | FP Remote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 29.4% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.1 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Flamerite Fires | M-DESIGN BENELUX BVBA |
In-app purchases
Smart eControl
No in-app purchases
FP Remote
No in-app purchases
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