Comparison

CI Smart Sensor vs Drakken

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

CI Smart Sensor

Monitor humidity and temperature in your humidor or container remotely. Receive alerts for out-of-range conditions or unauthorized access. Analyze historical data to optimize storage and protect your valuables.

Highlights
  • Continuous humidity and temperature gauging
  • Push notifications for custom ranges
  • Alerts for container access
  • Hourly, daily, and monthly data analysis
  • Bluetooth Low Energy connectivity
  • Remote monitoring
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CI Smart Sensor, Humidity Management System Keep a watchful eye on your cigars without lifting the lid of your humidor or container. The CI Smart Sensor will continuously gauge humidity and temperature levels inside your humidor and container providing access to those vital readings. You will receive push notifications if readings are outside your customized humidity ranges or if someone dips into your container. Analyze your hourly, daily and monthly readings, then use that info to adjust for seasonal changes or newly introduced valuables. Once you’ve linked your CI Smart Sensor to your iOS device, you can rest easy knowing that your sensor will monitor your valuables using Bluetooth Low Energy technology. The CI Smart Sensor keeps watch even when you can’t.

About

Drakken

Features
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Drakken is the water heater control app for your home, which allows for simple and convenient interaction between your phone and smart hardware, and enables interconnectivity between smart hardware

Screenshots

CI Smart Sensor4 screens
Drakken4 screens

Verdict

The call

CI Smart Sensor and Drakken are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
CI Smart Sensor versus Drakken: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCI Smart SensorDrakken
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (358 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews68.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings358 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better12.4
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB54 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperBPA Sales, LP华湛 张

Bugs and requests

CI Smart Sensor

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Sensor readings not updating in real-time
  • Calibration process not working as expected
  • Battery draining faster than expected
  • App losing historic data after updates

Requested features

4 requests
  • Wi-Fi connectivity for remote monitoring
  • Customizable alert thresholds
  • Ability to rearrange sensor order in app
  • Bring back analog hygrometer display

Drakken

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

CI Smart Sensor

No in-app purchases

None

Drakken

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CI Smart Sensor free?
CI Smart Sensor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Drakken free?
Drakken is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CI Smart Sensor or Drakken have ads?
Neither CI Smart Sensor nor Drakken shows ads.

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