Sub vs Madronus Capture
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Madronus Capture
Assess your home's wildfire risk in minutes with a personalized plan. Connect with vetted professionals or use DIY guides to implement mitigation strategies. Understand defensible space and home hardening requirements for real estate transactions.
- Home wildfire risk scanning
- Personalized mitigation plans
- Vetted professional network
- DIY resources and guides
- Defensible space compliance
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Scan your home in five minutes and get a personalized plan that shows how to protect your home and earn the Wildfire Prepared Home recognized by insurers for coverage and premium discounts. Make sure your wildfire project looks good and is done right the first time with our vetted network of wildfire mitigation specialists and contractors. Report provides resources and how-to guides to help DIYers. Realtors, home buyers, and home sellers use Madronus Capture to understand what's required to meet defensible space and home hardening disclosure requirements like AB38 in California.
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Verdict
Sub and Madronus Capture both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Madronus Capture's written reviews are positive against 15% of Sub's. Madronus Capture also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Sub's advantage is ratings volume (778 vs 5). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Madronus Capture holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sub has 778 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of Sub's written reviews are positive against 100% of Madronus Capture's.
Sub ships an update every 5 weeks, Madronus Capture fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sub | Madronus Capture |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (778 ratings) | 4.6 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 778 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sub-Zero and Wolf | Wuuii |
Customer experience
Sub
Madronus Capture
Bugs and requests
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
Madronus Capture
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sub
No in-app purchases
Madronus Capture
No in-app purchases









