Comparison

Mysa vs Pay Box Timer

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

Pay Box Timer

This mobile payment system allows property managers to charge tenants for using washing machines. It attaches to any washer model, enabling automated billing for each use.

Highlights
  • Mobile payment system for washers
  • Charge tenants per wash cycle
  • Attaches to any washer model
  • Automated billing
Features
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Take any regular washer and add this mobile phone payment system. By doing so can charge tenants every time washing machine is used. Limited Resources mobile phone payment system attaches to any manufacturer’s model washers.

Screenshots

Mysa4 screens
Pay Box Timer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Mysa at 3.8 against Pay Box Timer's 1.7. Mysa also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 15 months) and ratings volume (572 vs 6). Pay Box Timer's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, review sentiment, 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 1.7. 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 complicate that: 30% of Mysa's written reviews are positive against 33% of Pay Box Timer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mysa ships an update every 4 weeks, Pay Box Timer every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Mysa versus Pay Box Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMysaPay Box Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (572 ratings) — better1.7 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews30.0% of reviews33.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings572 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 15 months
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 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEmpowered Homes Inc.limitedressources

Customer experience

Mysa

All ratings572 ratings
Positive66.4%
Neutral8.4%
Negative25.2%
Written reviews227 reviews
Positive30.0%
Neutral18.5%
Negative51.5%

Pay Box Timer

All ratings6 ratings
Positive16.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative83.3%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

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

Pay Box Timer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Mysa

No in-app purchases

None

Pay Box Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mysa free?
Mysa is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pay Box Timer free?
Pay Box Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mysa or Pay Box Timer?
Mysa is rated higher. Mysa averages 3.8 out of 5 from 572 ratings, while Pay Box Timer averages 1.7 from 6 ratings.
Do Mysa or Pay Box Timer have ads?
Neither Mysa nor Pay Box Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mysa or Pay Box Timer?
Mysa ships an update every 4 weeks, and Pay Box Timer every 15 months. Most recently, Mysa was updated on October 12, 2026 and Pay Box Timer on September 26, 2026.

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