Ductless Panel vs TrickleStar App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ductless Panel
Effortlessly manage your home's climate using your smartphone. This app allows remote control of heating and cooling for Wi-Fi® compatible ductless systems, enabling temperature adjustments and energy-saving schedules from anywhere.
- Remote climate control
- Temperature scheduling
- Wi-Fi® connectivity
- Heating and cooling modes
- Energy saving features
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Control your Ductless System with your smartphone. Adjust your home comfort from anywhere using our Ductless Panel app. It’s easy when you choose one of our Wi-Fi® compatible Ductless Systems. Not only are these systems perfect for providing areas of your home with precise temperature control without ductwork, they can sync with your home Wi-Fi® network. This gives you 24/7 control of your heating and cooling from anywhere using your smartphone. Remote Connectivity - Control your Ductless System’s fan or heating and cooling modes anytime, anywhere, using the Ductless Panel app for iOS® devices. Temperature Scheduling - Save energy by setting your Ductless System with the Ductless Panel app to automatically adjust your home’s temperature at different parts of the day. Wi-Fi® Compatibility for Every Budget - We offer a complete line of Ductless Systems that can sync with the Ductless Panel app through your Wi-Fi® network. Talk to your dealer to determine the Ductless System that is right for you.
TrickleStar App
Manage your home's climate and water heating remotely. Adjust thermostat settings, monitor power consumption, and utilize a feature-rich scheduler. Supports cloud and local network operation, with administrator functions for multiple users.
- Remote thermostat control
- Water heater power monitoring
- Feature-rich scheduler
- Cloud and LAN modes
- Administrator functions
- Push notifications
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With the TrickleStar App, you can: - Control your Thermostat: - Turn on or off, adjust temperature setpoints and change operation modes. - Support multiple remote Bluetooth Occupancy Sensors with temperature sensor to ensure correct temperature through the home. - Control your Water Heater: - Turn on or off - Observe its power consumption. - Feature rich scheduler, enable and disable pre-configured schedules. - Work in Cloud and LAN Modes (no internet connection required). - Administrator functions and provide multiple users with basic controls. - Execute pre-configured modes. - Manage your account details, messages and password. - Receive push notifications on system events and alerts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: TrickleStar App at 100% against Ductless Panel's 0%. TrickleStar App also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 19 months). Ductless Panel's advantage is rating (4.2 vs 2.0). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Ductless Panel holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 6 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Ductless Panel's written reviews are positive against 100% of TrickleStar App's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Ductless Panel ships an update every 19 months, TrickleStar App every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ductless Panel | TrickleStar App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better | 2.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 19 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 102 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Carrier Corporation | Tricklestar Inc. |
Customer experience
Ductless Panel
TrickleStar App
In-app purchases
Ductless Panel
No in-app purchases
TrickleStar App
No in-app purchases
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