Black Button Assistance vs TrickleStar App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Black Button Assistance
Report any issue or request, regardless of size, at any time. Create shared punch-lists for different homes to manage tasks collaboratively.
- Report any issue or request
- Create shared punch-lists
- Manage tasks for different homes
- Real-time issue reporting
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Black Button Assistance App - Report issues or requests for any issue, of any size, at any time - Create shared punch-lists for your different homes
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 rating: Black Button Assistance at 5.0 against TrickleStar App's 2.0. Black Button Assistance also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 months). TrickleStar App's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). 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.
Black Button Assistance holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 6 respectively.
Black Button Assistance ships an update every 8 days, TrickleStar App every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Black Button Assistance | TrickleStar App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | 2.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 102 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Justin Shulman | Tricklestar Inc. |
Customer experience
Black Button Assistance
TrickleStar App
In-app purchases
Black Button Assistance
No in-app purchases
TrickleStar App
No in-app purchases
Questions
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