Carel Applica vs Budderfly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Carel Applica
This app allows users to interact with CAREL's new generation of parametric and programmable controllers. It offers a simplified user experience for managing functions, parameters, and data trends with access control based on user type.
- Parameter management with descriptions
- Local and remote configuration management
- Live and historical data trend management
- Exportable data trends
- Controller documentation access
- Device information retrieval
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APPLICA is the CAREL app for interacting with the new generation of parametric controllers and programmable controllers, offering an all-new user experience and ensuring simple configuration. Functions and parameters are managed via profiles so as to ensure the correct access level based on the type of user. The main features are: - Parameter management with descriptions in different languages, maximum/minimum values with consistency control, advanced search capabilities and categorisations; - Management of local and remote configurations, both default and personal; - Management of data trends, both live and historical, with option to export the displayed data; - Up-to-date documentation relating to the connected controller; - Device information (serial number, software version, etc.)
Budderfly
Monitor and control energy efficiency with smart devices. This app requires a valid Budderfly user account for access. It's designed for customers, contractors, and employees.
- Energy efficiency control
- Device monitoring
- User account access
- Customer, contractor, and employee use
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Control and monitor energy efficiency using Budderfly Devices and the Budderfly Mobile App. This application is intended for use by Budderfly users only with valid user accounts. This includes but is not limited to customers, contractors and employees of Budderfly, Inc. across the US and Canada. Anonymous users will not be able to use App.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Budderfly at every 9 days against Carel Applica's every 3 months. Budderfly also leads on ratings volume (6 vs 2). Carel Applica's advantage is review sentiment (21% vs 0%). 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 — 3.0 for Carel Applica against 3.0 for Budderfly. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 6 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 21% of Carel Applica's written reviews are positive against 0% of Budderfly's.
Carel Applica ships an update every 3 months, Budderfly every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Carel Applica | Budderfly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 3.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 21.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 201 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CAREL INDUSTRIES S.p.A. | Budderfly LLC |
Customer experience
Carel Applica
Budderfly
In-app purchases
Carel Applica
No in-app purchases
Budderfly
No in-app purchases
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