Ideal Touch vs Werksy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ideal Touch
Control your home heating system remotely from your smartphone or web browser. Optimize energy consumption with features like weather compensation and holiday mode. Manage multiple users and set detailed heating schedules for busy lifestyles.
- Remote heating control
- Set time and temperature periods
- OpenTherm modulation
- Weather compensation
- Energy consumption monitoring
- Holiday function
- Remote customer support
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You’re in control. The Ideal Touch Connect heating app allows complete control of your heating system anytime and anywhere from your smart phone and web browser. As Touch is designed by Ideal boilers, for Ideal boilers, the Touch app integrates seamlessly with your boiler to ensure you get first class performance with top class efficiency. With over 40 time and temperature periods per week, the Touch app can handle even the busiest of lifestyles with ease. HEATING CONTROL, ANYTIME, ANYWHERE - Control your heating at home or on the move. - Multiple users can connect to one home - OpenTherm modulation - Weather compensation using up-to-date information from over 6,000 weather stations - Touch constantly monitors the inside and outside temperature, making sure your boiler only ever uses the minimum gas it needs to, reducing your energy consumption. - Holiday function - Remote Smart Support from Ideal Boiler Customer Service
Werksy
Discover and access flexible workspaces by the minute. Find locations near you, check in upon arrival, and pay only for the time you use. Enjoy vetted, unique spaces designed for productivity and comfort.
- Find nearby workspaces
- Filter by amenities
- Walk-in access
- Pay per minute
- Vetted unique spaces
- No bookings or commitments
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Werksy is the fastest way to get out of the house and into a great place to work. Find spaces near you, walk in, and check in when you arrive. When you're done, check out. You only pay for the time you spend. No bookings. No commitments. Just show up. Find your spot: Browse a map of workspaces near you. Filter by what matters: free coffee, phone booths, dog-friendly, whatever you need to do your best work. Walk in, check in: Arrive at any Werksy space and check in at reception. No forms, no waiting. When you're ready to leave, check out and you're done. Pay for what you use You're charged down to the minute. No day passes, no surprise costs. Spaces you'll actually want to work from: Every space on Werksy is vetted. These are not sterile hot-desking warehouses. Think independent studios, creative hubs, and neighbourhood spots with good coffee and good wifi. Whether you need a change of scenery, somewhere to focus, or just a reason to get dressed today, Werksy gets you out the door.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Werksy at 100% against Ideal Touch's 14%. Werksy also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). Ideal Touch's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, 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.
Ideal Touch ships an update every 2 months, Werksy every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ideal Touch | Werksy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 13.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.0.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 148 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ideal Boilers | Altnet |
Customer experience
Ideal Touch
Werksy
Bugs and requests
Ideal Touch
Reported bugs
20 issues- Keeps signing out
- Heating stays on when leaving house
- Never connects
- Server always goes down
- Clocks change breaks app
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- App changes temperature randomly
- Never remembers password
- Changes made in app don't reach boiler
- App shows different temp to thermostat
- App doesn't reflect changes made on thermostat
- App shows incorrect temperature
- App turns heating off unexpectedly
- App doesn't communicate reliably in one direction
- App shows incorrect status (on/off, temp)
- Input commands ignored
- App resets when trying to turn heating on manually
- App sticks at connecting to devices
- App asks for 12-digit PIN not found
- App freezes during registration
- App loses connection from server
Requested features
8 requests- App needs an update
- Improve connection stability
- Sync app and thermostat accurately
- Add Apple Watch app
- Add IFTTT integration
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- Provide a manual
- Improve iOS notifications
- Add widget support
Werksy
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ideal Touch
No in-app purchases
Werksy
No in-app purchases









