SmartControl Heating vs NEX APP
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SmartControl Heating
This app allows remote control of Technotherm heaters with DSM thermostats. Features include open window detection, geolocation-based temperature control, and voice commands via Alexa. It also supports guest invitations for shared access.
- Open window detection
- Geolocation temperature control
- Alexa voice commands
- Guest access invitation
- Control Technotherm heaters
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- Detection of open windows - Geolocaton. Controls the temperature when leaving the apartment - Steerable via Alexa (previously only in English) - Invitation of guests - Control of all Technotherm heaters with the DSM thermostat
NEX APP
Control and program your home heating devices remotely for optimal thermal comfort and energy efficiency. Manage towel rails, local heaters, and central heating elements from your mobile device.
- Remote programming of heating devices
- Intelligent heat distribution
- Optimized electricity consumption
- Manage unlimited heating elements
- Control via mobile devices
- Intuitive device operation
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The new NEX system consists of local controller equipped with the radio communication, external sensors: temperature, open door/ window and mobile application NEX APP. Apply the solution, which ensure thermal comfort at home specially adapted to your needs. Towel rail equipped with the NEX heating element can be used as an electric dryer, local heater or as an additional source of heating in central heating radiators out of the heating season. Thanks to NEX APP application for mobile devices you can easily programme your heating devices. The benefits of using NEX system: - intelligent heat distribution in rooms allows to obtain a comfort, - optimizing of electricity consumption, - rooms heat management via mobile devices, - intelligent device operation control, - intuitive operation of devices, - possibility of managing unlimited amount of heating elements, i.e. in hotels, guesthouses, etc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SmartControl Heating at 75% against NEX APP's 0%. SmartControl Heating also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). 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.
SmartControl Heating holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of SmartControl Heating's written reviews are positive against 0% of NEX APP's.
SmartControl Heating ships an update every 2 months, NEX APP every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SmartControl Heating | NEX APP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EaD Elektroheizungen aus Deutschland | HeatQ Technology Sp. z o.o. |
Customer experience
SmartControl Heating
NEX APP
In-app purchases
SmartControl Heating
No in-app purchases
NEX APP
No in-app purchases
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