Comparison

Navien Smart Plus vs Restoring Mindsets

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Navien Smart Plus

Control your home's heating and hot water remotely. Monitor energy usage, set schedules, and benefit from intelligent features like geofencing and weather-adaptive adjustments. Ensures comfort and efficiency by learning your habits and responding to external conditions.

Highlights
  • Remote heating and hot water control
  • Energy usage monitoring
  • Intelligent learning thermostat
  • Geofencing capabilities
  • Weather-adaptive adjustments
  • Multizone control
Features
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Navien Smart Plus App will allow you to control heating and hot water anytime anywhere. You can simply check a status of heating system, and see how much energy you've used. In order to use Smart Plus App, sign up for a membership and register your Smart Plus Thermostat. Smart Plus Thermostat is compatible with any models of Navien LCB700 and NCB-CE boiler series. ■ Main Features - Easy-view energy usage monitor - Accurate forecast adapt - Intelligent learning thermostat (Hot water schedule) - Geofencing(The Navien SmartPlus app collects location data even when the app is closed or not in use to support the use of the Geofencing feature.) - 2 channel scheduling) - Multizone control (up to 3zones) - Boiler plus compliant ■ Smart forecast check Now your heating can check the weather forecast, and adjust itself accordingly. Come rain or shine, your boiler will respond intuitively to current conditions with Navien Smart Plus. When connected to Wi-Fi, it checks the weather forecast on the internet, ensuring your home is always the most comfortable temperature, and that your boiler is only using energy when you need it to. ■ Geofencing capabilities Let your location take care of your heating, with Navien Smart Plus. Never again return to a cold house, or heat an empty home. Simply register your smartphone, and your boiler will know when to turn on and off based on your proximity to home. Set up with multiple users and the whole household can enjoy the benefits of Geofencing. Vulnerability Reporting We are committed to responding to all security vulnerability reports as promptly as possible. While we aim to process all reports swiftly, we will generally provide an initial response within 5 business days of receipt. Progress Updates and Resolution We may provide progress updates depending on the reproducibility and severity of the issue. Once the issue has been fully resolved, we will inform the reporter that the matter has been successfully addressed. Security Update Support Period Security software updates for this product are guaranteed until 31 July 2031. During this period, necessary patches and updates will be provided to address potential vulnerabilities. Contact for Security Inquiries or Vulnerability Reporting Email: service@navienuk.com Telephone: 0344 332 2323

About

Restoring Mindsets

This wellness app offers a collection of mental health tools for moments of stress or reflection. It provides resources to help users manage their well-being and find calm.

Highlights
  • Mental wellness toolbox
  • Stress management tools
  • Reflection prompts
  • Moment of calm resources
  • User-friendly interface
Features
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Restoring Mindsets is a Novi Community Coalition wellness app aimed to provide users with a toolbox of mental wellness tools that they can use in moments of need. Whether you're feeling stressed, just need a little break, or want to take a moment to reflect, Restoring Mindsets has it all.

Screenshots

Navien Smart Plus4 screens
Restoring Mindsets4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Restoring Mindsets at 100% against Navien Smart Plus's 13%. Restoring Mindsets also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.7). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Restoring Mindsets holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of Navien Smart Plus's written reviews are positive against 100% of Restoring Mindsets's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Navien Smart Plus ships an update every 5 weeks, Restoring Mindsets every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Navien Smart Plus versus Restoring Mindsets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNavien Smart PlusRestoring Mindsets
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews12.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings38 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB80 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKD NavienCode for Nonprofit Inc.

Customer experience

Navien Smart Plus

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews63 reviews
Positive12.7%
Neutral11.1%
Negative76.2%

Restoring Mindsets

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Navien Smart Plus

Reported bugs

108 issues
  • App not working since update
  • Water heating not being timed
  • Energy usage doesn’t work
  • Loses info - history
  • Glitches so all of a sudden it goes into holiday mode
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  • Holiday doesn’t work
  • Cannot turn holiday mode back on through the app
  • App very temperamental and typically requires the app to be fully closed and restarted
  • App is awful, boiler inefficient and unreliable
  • Out of action more times than it’s working
  • Very temperamental boiler and the APP is very annoying and unreliable
  • Timer on the app is awful
  • System has a fault, only way to know is when heating hasn't come on or error code on thermostat
  • Needs to be improved, have to keep logging out and back in to get working
  • Unreliable, slow and often does not work
  • App glitches a lot
  • Data and graphs don’t work
  • App no longer works
  • App won’t load
  • Horrendous app
  • Schedule interface is ridiculously contrived and difficult to work with
  • Boosts don’t have durations
  • Thermostat has a mind of its own
  • App is constantly crashing when clicking on it
  • It won’t even open
  • Horrendous app constantly down
  • Constantly crashes
  • Doesn’t even allow you to log in
  • Unusable app
  • App says ‘loading’ and then changes to ‘offline’
  • App doesn’t get updated
  • Half the features don’t work
  • Can’t even sign up and make an account through the app
  • Keeps telling me my two passwords don’t match THEN tells me I have an incorrect password
  • Attempted to log in using both different passwords and obviously tells me I don’t have an account
  • Doesn’t work. App crashing all the time
  • Tried reinstalling app. But still doesn’t work
  • App won’t open
  • App has completely stopped working
  • Instantly closes down when I try to open it
  • Doesn’t work or function reliably
  • App says ‘offline’ when everything else is working fine
  • App does not work
  • Smart control of our central heating isn’t possible
  • App says it’s offline even though the boiler control module says it’s connected to the wi-fi and the server, and is working correctly
  • Re-connecting the control module to the wi-if multiple times and deleting and reinstalling the app hasn’t resolved the issue
  • Latest Update: app has just stopped working
  • Infuriating to use
  • Each time you load up the app you must force close the app and restart it to view the thermostat or to change any settings
  • Connects to my wifi but won’t connect to the internet
  • Terrible app
  • Almost useless
  • Constant issues connecting
  • Glitchy
  • Could use some work
  • Not updated in ages
  • App keeps crashing when trying to change oil usage
  • Very very poor
  • So many bugs with it
  • Developers can’t be bothered fixing them
  • App on my iPhone 11 doesn’t work
  • Won’t keep my location
  • Constantly have to re enter all info to get it to work
  • Geo fencing never works
  • Fuel consumption never work dispute constantly putting the Corcyra setting in
  • App was difficult to set up
  • Wouldn’t connect to my wifi during my first attempt at registration
  • Didn’t recognise the serial no of my boiler
  • App always says offline when I open it
  • Takes some time to connect
  • Says off;one when it has two blue lights and is online
  • You have to wait 20 seconds for it to reset then shows online
  • My temperature is set to 22 degrees but the app shows 0 degrees setting yet the boiler fires up as it should
  • Can’t put in special characters in password & doesn’t inform you this
  • Translation labels don’t match up
  • Connecting shows “network issues” but if you spam tap the button it’ll work
  • Repeat all these steps every time because the account doesn’t persist
  • App needs fixing as keeps shutting its self down
  • Hot water program options has been removed and you can only program heating on the app now
  • Shows as offline constantly
  • Constantly resets itself to whatever it likes
  • Temperatures bear no resemblance to those we input
  • Eg will always reset Tuesday to have temp of 32c at 7am, no matter how many times we set it to a normal temperature
  • Constantly goes ‘offline’
  • Useless as a way of controlling the boiler
  • There’s some sort of bug which means you can’t input the password to set up the account
  • Constant need to exit the app and then reopen otherwise it says “ offline”
  • Geofencing doesn’t work since it cannot identify my location
  • Oil consumption not updated daily
  • If an “E002” error appears on room thermostat it is not replicated in the app
  • The setup process for this assumes that everything will go smoothly and look exactly as it does in the pictures
  • If it doesn’t, there is no way to skip the setup process or sidestep to get help
  • There’s no apparent “Wi-Fi button” on it
  • The process for pairing it with the app must differ from the directions provided, but there’s no other guidance of any kind available
  • Constantly says ‘offline’ so you have to close and reopen until it connects
  • Scheduling is totally non-intuitive
  • When you click on another day, it annoyingly automatically reverts to the Monday
  • The app does not stay connected
  • Comes up with check internet connectivity, there’s nothing wrong with my WiFi
  • When I turn the heating down using the app, it resets itself back up again within a minute or 2 and the heating turns on again
  • It only stays off if I use the RF control instead
  • App used 43% of my battery in 3 hours while running in the background
  • App needs to use the same type of GPS usage as an actual navigation app
  • The only way to stop it is to kill the app
  • Poor design and usability
  • Written in broken English in a variety of fonts which hurts my head
  • Control options are confusing and not intuitive
  • Operationally works fine with the boiler but could look better

Requested features

21 requests
  • Implement summer time mode
  • Add dark mode
  • Improve scheduling interface
  • Allow duration for boosts
  • Show error codes in app
Show 16 more
  • Improve user interface
  • Add customer service contact
  • Allow remote control from outside Wi-Fi network
  • Make app more user convenient
  • Redesign app by a professional
  • Add option to sign up through web
  • Fix password input bug
  • Add support for special characters in password
  • Improve translation labels
  • Make account persist
  • Add hot water programming back to app
  • Add GPS location accuracy
  • Fix geofencing issues
  • Fix fuel consumption updates
  • Add Wi-Fi button instructions for water heater
  • Provide additional setup guidance

Restoring Mindsets

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Navien Smart Plus

No in-app purchases

None

Restoring Mindsets

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Navien Smart Plus free?
Navien Smart Plus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Restoring Mindsets free?
Restoring Mindsets is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Navien Smart Plus or Restoring Mindsets?
Restoring Mindsets is rated higher. Navien Smart Plus averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Restoring Mindsets averages 5.0 from 8 ratings.
Do Navien Smart Plus or Restoring Mindsets have ads?
Neither Navien Smart Plus nor Restoring Mindsets shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Navien Smart Plus or Restoring Mindsets?
Navien Smart Plus ships an update every 5 weeks, and Restoring Mindsets every 4 weeks. Most recently, Navien Smart Plus was updated on November 2, 2026 and Restoring Mindsets on November 3, 2026.

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