RMControl vs Bed Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RMControl
Control dual or single motor devices like beds and sofas using your mobile phone. This application provides a convenient way to manage your furniture's functionality remotely.
- Dual motor device control
- Single motor device control
- Bed and sofa applications
- Mobile phone remote control
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RMControl is a device that uses a mobile phone to control a dual motor device or a single motor device for bed or sofa applications. For more information, visit www.richmat.com.
Bed Connect
Control your LINAK-powered comfort bed using voice commands or the app. Set up your bed with Google Home or Amazon Alexa for easy adjustments like back, leg, neck, and foot positions. Save favorite positions and use the built-in troubleshooting guide.
- Voice command control
- Google Home/Alexa integration
- Save favorite positions
- Control up to four adjustment points
- Intuitive troubleshooting guide
- Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity
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Set up your LINAK®-powered comfort bed with Google Home or Amazon Alexa, and control your bed with voice commands or via the app. This app works with LINAK actuator systems for comfort beds with memory functionallity, equipped with the WiFi2LIN011 product from LINAK®. The app works via Bluetooth® Low Energy and wifi connectivity. Use the LINAK Bed Connect app to control up to four adjustment options/points (back, leg, neck and foot). Features: - Easy pairing of mobile device and adjustment system via Bluetooth® wireless technology - Bed selector: choose between ‘single bed’, ‘double bed’, or ‘synchronised bed’ - Favourite positions - Use voice commands to control your bed and under-bed light - Automatic drive to favourite positions - Intuitive built-in troubleshooting guide
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bed Connect at 50% against RMControl's 10%. Bed Connect also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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.
| Parameter | RMControl | Bed Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (73 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 10.2% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 73 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Qingdao Richmat Intelligence Technology Inc. | LINAK |
Customer experience
RMControl
Bed Connect
Bugs and requests
RMControl
Reported bugs
31 issues- App stopped working after update
- App crashes when selecting bed
- App kicks user out after selecting device
- Cannot pair Bluetooth
- Controls do not work after pairing
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- App cannot find Bluetooth
- App doesn't work on iPhone
- Connection issues when bed is connected to another device
- Massage/Vibrate option missing
- Language changed to foreign language after update
- Wake-up function activates at random times
- No 'Refresh' button in instructions
- App doesn't scan back of remote
- Setup is complicated
- Some features like massage control do not work
- App doesn't work on iPhone
- App stopped working after last update
- App crashes
- App doesn't open
- App doesn't find bed
- No scan button in instructions
- App doesn't pair with device
- App doesn't work at all
- Cannot connect Bluetooth
- App crashes when selecting a bed
- App kicks user out after selecting device
- App doesn't recognize bed
- App doesn't find lift
- App doesn't pair Bluetooth
- App returns to home screen after device selection
- App doesn't recognize adjustable base for one user but does for another
Requested features
6 requests- Fix the wake-up function
- Bring back old style app features (memory, massage, presets)
- Allow changing label to be saved
- Show entered name under Settings
- Fix language settings
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- Roll back software to earlier version
Bed Connect
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
RMControl
No in-app purchases
Bed Connect
No in-app purchases
