Mysa vs SmartCocoon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Remote access from anywhere
- Customizable heating/cooling schedules
- Geofencing for occupancy detection
- Energy usage monitoring
- Smart home platform integration
- Shared access control
- Vacation mode
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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.
SmartCocoon
This app works with smart booster fans to provide intelligent climate control for your home. Manage and control individual room temperatures remotely via the app, or let the system automatically sync with your thermostat and furnace for optimal comfort.
- Smart booster fan integration
- Remote register control
- Automatic thermostat syncing
- Furnace synchronization
- App-based temperature management
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According to Statistics Canada, heating and cooling account for about 56% for a typical Canadian home. And as for the US, energy.gov reports this to be 48% for a typical US home, making it the largest energy expense for most homes. Smart Cocoon’s smart booster fans work with smart thermostats to bring true and smart climate control for homes. Our smart fans come with an app at allows the homeowner to manage and control each register, from wherever they are. Alternatively, the homeowner could setup the smart fan once and the device syncs itself with the thermostat and furnace to ensure the perfect temperature.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Mysa at 3.8 against SmartCocoon's 2.0. Mysa also leads on ratings volume (572 vs 6) and review sentiment (30% vs 20%). SmartCocoon's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Mysa holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mysa has 572 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of Mysa's written reviews are positive against 20% of SmartCocoon's.
Mysa ships an update every 4 weeks, SmartCocoon fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and August 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mysa | SmartCocoon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (572 ratings) — better | 2.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 29.7% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 572 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Empowered Homes Inc. | Smart Cocoon Inc |
Customer experience
Mysa
SmartCocoon
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
SmartCocoon
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Mysa
No in-app purchases
SmartCocoon
No in-app purchases









