Comparison

Mysa vs Owl Home

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

Owl Home

This smart home security system monitors for smoke, carbon monoxide, motion, and environmental changes. It offers Wi-Fi connectivity, a backup battery, and a built-in siren for alerts. The system prioritizes user privacy with a microphone mute switch and secure, encrypted communication.

Highlights
  • Smoke and CO detection
  • Motion and sound sensing
  • Temperature and humidity monitoring
  • Wi-Fi connectivity
  • Backup battery power
  • Built-in siren and LED alerts
  • Microphone privacy switch
Features
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Monitoring System Owl Sensors can detect Smoke, Carbon Monoxide, Sound, Motion, Temperature and Humidity. Wi-Fi Connected Owl Wired is a Wi-Fi connected device. It gives you access to your data through your Owl Home mobile app. Backup Battery Owl is equipped with a sealed lithium-ion battery that can power the device during power outages for up to a few months. Built-in Siren and LED Owl Sensor features a customizable, multi-color LED ring to alert the user of hazards. It also has a loud buzzer to sound the alarm. Privacy Focused Protecting the privacy of our users is very important to us. Owl Wired features a switch in the back to mute your microphone. Always Up-to-date Owl Sensor and Hub comes with the ability to do over the air(OTA) software updates. This helps you stay on top on latest improvements to power efficiency and added security. Fast and secure Your security and privacy are of utmost concern to the team at Owl. We use end-to-end encryption in our services. Intelligence Owl Sensor knows when there should be movements in the house and when there shouldn't be. It will alert you only for the ones you should be concerned about. Interconnected Owl Wired has a third wire to interconnect with traditional smoke alarms and inform you of smoke anywhere around your house to your mobile phone. USB-C port for power Owl Wired also features a USB-C port for charging during outdoor use or in RVs. Elegant Design We designed Owl with great attention to detail. We are committed to providing ultimate user experience to our users. Ultimate Control Using the Owl Home mobile app, you will be able to customize and control your alerts to the finest detail. An example of this is the ability to modify the volume level of a sound required to trigger an alert.

Screenshots

Mysa4 screens
Owl Home4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Mysa at 3.8 against Owl Home's 2.5. Mysa also leads on ratings volume (575 vs 15) and review sentiment (30% vs 11%). Owl Home'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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mysa holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mysa has 575 ratings behind it against 15, 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 11% of Owl Home's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mysa ships an update every 4 weeks, Owl Home monthly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Mysa versus Owl Home: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMysaOwl Home
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (575 ratings) — better2.5 (15 ratings)
Positive reviews30.0% of reviews — better11.1% of reviews
Number of ratings575 — better15
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB72 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEmpowered Homes Inc.Owl Home Inc.

Customer experience

Mysa

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

Owl Home

All ratings14 ratings
Positive35.7%
Neutral7.1%
Negative57.1%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive11.1%
Neutral11.1%
Negative77.8%

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

Owl Home

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Mysa

No in-app purchases

None

Owl Home

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mysa free?
Mysa is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Owl Home free?
Owl Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mysa or Owl Home?
Mysa is rated higher. Mysa averages 3.8 out of 5 from 575 ratings, while Owl Home averages 2.5 from 15 ratings.
Do Mysa or Owl Home have ads?
Neither Mysa nor Owl Home shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mysa or Owl Home?
Mysa ships an update every 4 weeks, and Owl Home monthly. Most recently, Mysa was updated on October 24, 2026 and Owl Home on October 24, 2026.

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