Ride North Wales vs Polypipe Smart
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ride North Wales
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Ride North Wales official app with graded mountain biking routes and trails, with maps and information about the rides and local mountain bike friendly facilities.
Polypipe Smart
Control your heating system and appliances remotely with this app. It offers room-by-room temperature management, personalized automation rules, and the ability to create and store custom heating profiles for different scenarios. Manage multiple locations and switch between them seamlessly.
- Remote heating and appliance control
- Room-by-room temperature management
- Personalized automation rules
- Customizable smart profiles
- Multi-location support
- Geolocation-based control
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The Polypipe Smart App is designed to work with the Polypipe Smart, Polypipe Smart RF and Polypipe SmartPlug devices. Together they offer you the most comprehensive way to control your heating system & appliances from anywhere. HomeKit Support on Polypipe Smart With HomeKit, you can setup automation rules and take control of your Polypipe Smart accessories straight from control centre in iOS. Flexible GeoLocation - With No Subscription Our flexible Geo location system puts you in control. You don't need to switch the entire house heating off when you leave, you can decide on a room by room level what happens. Furthermore, each user can can decide the precise actions Polypipe Smart takes when they leave and return. Smart Profiles With Polypipe Smart Profiles, you can create and store multiple Profiles in the SmartHub ready for use later. Our new "Apply to" function lets you quickly assign the profile to any number of zones in your home. Programming your heating system has never been so simple. Multi Location Polypipe Smart supports Multi Location, enabling you to quickly switch between any of your locations.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Polypipe Smart at every 4 months against Ride North Wales's every 48 months. Ride North Wales's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Ride North Wales ships an update every 48 months, Polypipe Smart every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ride North Wales | Polypipe Smart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 10.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 48 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 165 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cobalt Techno | Polypipe PLC |
In-app purchases
Ride North Wales
No in-app purchases
Polypipe Smart
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Ride North Wales free?
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Do Ride North Wales or Polypipe Smart have ads?
Which is updated more often, Ride North Wales or Polypipe Smart?
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