Proflame Connect vs C&JsmartFIRE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Proflame Connect
Control your Proflame-enabled fireplaces directly from your smartphone or tablet. This official app allows for seamless management of all connected fireplace units.
- Control Proflame fireplaces
- Official app
- Manage connected units
- Smartphone and tablet compatible
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This is the official app to control all fireplaces with embedded Proflame control.
C&JsmartFIRE
This app allows users to control smart-enabled gas and electric appliances from Charlton & Jenrick Ltd. It is not compatible with Infinity Gas fires, which require a separate application.
- Control smart gas appliances
- Control smart electric appliances
- Remote operation
- Appliance status monitoring
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Control your smart enabled Charlton & Jenrick Ltd Gas and Electric appliances. NB Not compatable with current Infinity Gas fires. See separate "Infinity Remote" App.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Proflame Connect at 3.4 against C&JsmartFIRE's 1.3. Proflame Connect also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 23 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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.
Proflame Connect holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 1.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 22% of Proflame Connect's written reviews are positive against 25% of C&JsmartFIRE's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Proflame Connect ships an update every 3 weeks, C&JsmartFIRE every 23 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Proflame Connect | C&JsmartFIRE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (8 ratings) — better | 1.3 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 22.2% of reviews | 25.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 23 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 198 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sit s.p.a. | CHARLTON & JENRICK LIMITED |
Customer experience
Proflame Connect
C&JsmartFIRE
In-app purchases
Proflame Connect
No in-app purchases
C&JsmartFIRE
No in-app purchases
