Comparison

Mysa vs BRNKL

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Mysa

Control your home's heating and cooling remotely, set schedules, and monitor energy usage to save money and energy. Integrates with smart home platforms for seamless control.

Highlights
  • Remote access from anywhere
  • Customizable heating/cooling schedules
  • Geofencing for occupancy detection
  • Energy usage monitoring
  • Smart home platform integration
  • Shared access control
  • Vacation mode
Features
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With Mysa's regularly-updated, feature-packed mobile app, you get seriously smart control and home energy savings — all you need is a WiFi connection. Remote access from anywhere via the Mysa app means you can easily set heating or cooling schedules, use geofencing, see your heating and cooling usage, and much more. Stay energy-efficient and save money (and the planet!) with a few simple taps from your smartphone or tablet. Mysa works with your favourite smart home platforms and home assistants, so you stay conveniently connected and in control. Compatibility: Mysa for Electric Baseboard Heaters works with high voltage baseboard, convector (short cycle), fan-forced convector (long cycle), and radiant ceiling heating systems. Mysa for Electric In-Floor Heating works with most high voltage electric in-floor heating systems and flooring types. Mysa for Air Conditioners replaces remotes with displays for most ductless mini-split heat pump, window, or portable air conditioners. Energy-Saving App Features: Remote Control: Get out there. Use your smartphone or tablet to control your home heating or cooling from wherever you are. Scheduling: Life's busy. Create the flexible heating or cooling schedule that works best for you in less than a minute. Bye-bye, buttons! Geolocation: Boundaries are important. Mysa uses your location to detect if anyone is home, so that you're not paying to heat or cool an empty house. Shared Access: Teamwork works. Share access to your account easily so others can control your Mysas through the Mysa app. Vacation Mode: Take a well-deserved break. Away from home for a while? No worries! Mysa will keep helping you save energy while you're away. Energy Insights (Baseboard, In-Floor, AC): Track and monitor your humidity, setpoint, and temperature to create efficient heating or cooling schedules. Energy Spending (Baseboard & In-Floor): See your spending. Track your real-time energy use in kWh cost to find ways to reduce your electricity bill. Energy Runtime (AC): Get cool insights. Know your AC's runtime history and use it for help with making smart decisions about your cooling or heating schedules.

About

BRNKL

Monitor your boat's security and critical systems remotely. Check onboard cameras and vital functions like battery banks and bilge pumps from anywhere. Gain peace of mind knowing your vessel is safe and secure.

Highlights
  • Remote boat security system
  • Onboard camera monitoring
  • Critical systems monitoring (battery, bilge, shore power)
  • Peace of mind for vessel owners
  • Accessible from anywhere
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BRNKL is an award-winning ‘home security system for your boat’ built by people that know security. Whether you’re at the dock, at home, or half-way around the world you check on your vessel using the onboard camera while also monitoring critical systems such as battery banks, bilge pumps, shore power connections and more. BRNKL allows you to confidently leave your vessel knowing that it is safe and secure.

Screenshots

Mysa4 screens
BRNKL4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: BRNKL at 100% against Mysa's 30%. BRNKL also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mysa ships an update every 4 weeks, BRNKL every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Mysa versus BRNKL: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMysaBRNKL
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (574 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews30.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings574 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.112.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEmpowered Homes Inc.Barnacle Systems Inc

Customer experience

Mysa

All ratings574 ratings
Positive66.4%
Neutral8.4%
Negative25.3%
Written reviews227 reviews
Positive30.0%
Neutral18.5%
Negative51.5%

BRNKL

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Mysa

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashes when changing schedules
  • Thermostat settings not syncing properly
  • Geofencing not working as expected
  • Incompatibility with newer iOS versions
  • Inability to add new devices

Requested features

6 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Brightness control scheduling
  • Improved HomeKit integration
  • Ability to disable display
  • Geofencing improvements
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  • More scheduling flexibility

BRNKL

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Mysa

No in-app purchases

None

BRNKL

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mysa free?
Mysa is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BRNKL free?
BRNKL is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mysa or BRNKL have ads?
Neither Mysa nor BRNKL shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mysa or BRNKL?
Mysa ships an update every 4 weeks, and BRNKL every 5 weeks. Most recently, Mysa was updated on October 16, 2026 and BRNKL on October 3, 2026.

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