Comparison

Mysa vs OtO Lawn

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

OtO Lawn

This app is essential for setting up and calibrating smart lawn watering devices. It allows users to define watering zones on their property for optimal lawn care.

Highlights
  • Device setup
  • Lawn calibration
  • Watering zone definition
  • Property mapping
Features
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OtO is the best way to get a perfect yard! The OtO Lawn Companion App is required to set up your OtO devices on your property and calibrate them to your watering zones.

Screenshots

Mysa4 screens
OtO Lawn4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: OtO Lawn at 81% against Mysa's 30%. OtO Lawn also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.8) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ratings volume, 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

OtO Lawn holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 624 and 1.3K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of Mysa's written reviews are positive against 81% of OtO Lawn's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mysa ships an update every 4 weeks, OtO Lawn every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Mysa versus OtO Lawn: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMysaOtO Lawn
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (624 ratings)4.8 (1.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews30.0% of reviews81.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6241.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEmpowered Homes Inc.OtO Incorporated

Customer experience

Mysa

All ratings575 ratings
Positive66.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative25.4%
Written reviews227 reviews
Positive30.0%
Neutral18.5%
Negative51.5%

OtO Lawn

All ratings1,268 ratings
Positive95.6%
Neutral1.9%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews286 reviews
Positive81.5%
Neutral4.5%
Negative14.0%

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

OtO Lawn

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Mysa

No in-app purchases

None

OtO Lawn

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mysa free?
Mysa is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OtO Lawn free?
OtO Lawn is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mysa or OtO Lawn?
OtO Lawn is rated higher. Mysa averages 3.8 out of 5 from 624 ratings, while OtO Lawn averages 4.8 from 1.3K ratings.
Do Mysa or OtO Lawn have ads?
Neither Mysa nor OtO Lawn shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mysa or OtO Lawn?
Mysa ships an update every 4 weeks, and OtO Lawn every 11 days. Most recently, Mysa was updated on November 2, 2026 and OtO Lawn on November 3, 2026.

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