i vs C&JsmartFIRE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
i
Control your fireplace remotely using your smart devices. This app allows you to turn your fireplace on and off from anywhere in the world, and can be retrofitted to existing fireplaces.
- Remote fireplace control
- Smart device integration
- Turn on/off from anywhere
- Retrofit existing fireplaces
- Proflame 1 & 2 compatible
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Now you can control your fireplace with your smart devices. The newly designed i-Flame app works with Proflame 1 and 2 models and you can even retrofit your current fireplace with a smart remote control. Features include, multiple smart device control. Turn on and off your fireplace from anywhere around the world.*
C&JsmartFIRE
This app allows users to control smart-enabled gas and electric appliances from Charlton & Jenrick Ltd. It is not compatible with Infinity Gas fires, which require a separate application.
- Control smart gas appliances
- Control smart electric appliances
- Remote operation
- Appliance status monitoring
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Control your smart enabled Charlton & Jenrick Ltd Gas and Electric appliances. NB Not compatable with current Infinity Gas fires. See separate "Infinity Remote" App.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: i at 1.8 against C&JsmartFIRE's 1.2. i also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 23 months) and ratings volume (40 vs 5). C&JsmartFIRE's advantage is review sentiment (25% vs 11%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
i holds the better App Store score, 1.8 against 1.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: i has 40 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 11% of i's written reviews are positive against 25% of C&JsmartFIRE's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
i ships an update every 5 weeks, C&JsmartFIRE every 23 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | i | C&JsmartFIRE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (40 ratings) — better | 1.2 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 10.7% of reviews | 25.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 40 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 23 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 144 MB | 198 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | t2Fi | CHARLTON & JENRICK LIMITED |
Customer experience
i
C&JsmartFIRE
In-app purchases
i
No in-app purchases
C&JsmartFIRE
No in-app purchases
