e_touch vs C&JsmartFIRE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
e_touch
Control your fireplace remotely with this intelligent application. Manage settings and enjoy a warm ambiance from your device.
- Intelligent fireplace control
- Remote management
- Ambiance control
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An intelligent fireplace control app.
C&JsmartFIRE
This app allows users to control smart-enabled gas and electric appliances from Charlton & Jenrick Ltd. It is not compatible with Infinity Gas fires, which require a separate application.
- Control smart gas appliances
- Control smart electric appliances
- Remote operation
- Appliance status monitoring
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Control your smart enabled Charlton & Jenrick Ltd Gas and Electric appliances. NB Not compatable with current Infinity Gas fires. See separate "Infinity Remote" App.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: e_touch at 5.0 against C&JsmartFIRE's 1.3. e_touch also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 23 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). C&JsmartFIRE's advantage is review sentiment (25% vs 3%) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
e_touch holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 3% of e_touch's written reviews are positive against 25% of C&JsmartFIRE's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
e_touch ships an update every 3 months, C&JsmartFIRE every 23 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | e_touch | C&JsmartFIRE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 1.3 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 3.2% of reviews | 25.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 23 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 198 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 宪卫 苏 | CHARLTON & JENRICK LIMITED |
Customer experience
e_touch
C&JsmartFIRE
In-app purchases
e_touch
No in-app purchases
C&JsmartFIRE
No in-app purchases
