Berner Air App vs Intermatic Optimizer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Berner Air App
Control your smart air curtain remotely to manage energy savings and maintain comfortable indoor environments. Set operating schedules, choose from preset modes, or create custom programming for optimal performance.
- Remote control via Wi-Fi/Bluetooth
- Energy saving features
- Healthy and comfortable environments
- Customizable operating schedules
- Three preset modes (Comfort Plus, Auto, On)
- Custom programming options
- Verify air curtain function remotely
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At Berner, we make air curtains. Berner Air Curtains are machines that, when the door is open, save energy and create healthy, comfortable environments. Berner has been designing and manufacturing air curtains in the U.S.A. since 1956. Control your Berner Architectural Air Curtain from your phone with the Berner App. The Berner App works via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. This needs to be ordered along with the air curtain, as it is built into the unit at our factory in Pennsylvania. To set up the Berner App to control your air curtain, you will need: • A secure wireless access point connected to Internet (Wi-Fi) • A smart phone • To be within 10 feet of the air curtain and have a line of sight After the Berner Architectural Air Curtain has been installed, download this app and follow the prompts. Adding a device to the app only takes a couple of minutes. The first step is connecting your smartphone to the air curtain. A few steps later, you will connect the air curtain to your location’s secure Wi-Fi network. The Berner App allows you to choose the mode for your air curtain, select the time and days you would like it to operate and at what speed, or do your own custom programming. It also makes it easy to verify that the air curtain is functioning and what mode it is set to – from anywhere you can use your phone. Three Preset Modes to Choose from: - Comfort Plus (heated models only) – Protection of an air curtain combined with the benefits of a space heater. This mode operates the air curtain when the door is open and provides supplemental heat whether the door is open or closed, until both the thermostat and the time delay are satisfied. Special feature: When the door closes, the air curtain switches to low speed (if not already set to it) with heat until the thermostat is satisfied. Recommended for spaces that often need additional heat. - Auto (heated or unheated models) - Air curtain turns on when door is opened, when the door closes, the unit remains on until set delay time expires. Recommended for high traffic openings or for openings where the door stays open for an extended period. - On (heated or unheated models) - Air curtain turns on during the hours that you set it to run. Recommended for openings where the door stays open for an extended period or has continuous foot traffic. The Berner App also makes it simple to do one’s own custom programming, should you or the application require it. Berner Architectural Air Curtains: • Chosen by designers who are concerned with both aesthetics and protecting the intent of the space when the door is open • Used at entrances to enhance or replace a vestibule to save energy and maintain comfortable interiors • Simple to install, operate, and maintain • Made in U.S.A. About Berner Headquartered in New Castle, Pa., Berner combines engineering, state of the art equipment and highly skilled workers to produce the most efficient, cost effective, reliable air curtains on the market. In business for 60 years, Berner has a reputation for customer service, innovation, aesthetics, quality and performance. Berner is proud to be a leader in systems that save energy and create healthy, comfortable environments. Berner’s Commercial, Architectural, and Industrial Air Curtains effectively prevent heating or air conditioning from escaping through open doors, providing sizeable energy savings and personal comfort, along with insect control. For more information, go to www.BERNER.com Privacy Policy: http://www.berner.com/privacy/
Intermatic Optimizer
Control your pool and spa system remotely from your iPhone or iPad. Monitor and manage your equipment, create schedules, and store important documents like receipts and reports. Share access with family or service personnel for convenient management.
- Remote pool and spa control
- Create up to 12 schedules
- Store equipment pictures and reports
- Share access with others
- Monitor system status
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Your Intermatic® Optimizer system is a powerful pool and spa automation control system that offers anytime, anywhere remote access to control your pool and spa. From your iPhone®, you can remotely monitor and control one or more systems, create up to 12 schedules, and save pictures of your equipment, receipts, and water chemistry reports in the apps convenient Wallet feature. As the Pool owner, you can share access with others (family, service personnel, etc.).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Intermatic Optimizer at every 11 days against Berner Air App's every 4 months. Berner Air App's advantage is ratings volume (18 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 18.6). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Berner Air App against 5.0 for Intermatic Optimizer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Berner Air App has 18 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Berner Air App ships an update every 4 months, Intermatic Optimizer every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Berner Air App | Intermatic Optimizer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (18 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Berner International, LLC | Intermatic LLC |
Customer experience
Berner Air App
Intermatic Optimizer
In-app purchases
Berner Air App
No in-app purchases
Intermatic Optimizer
No in-app purchases
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