Big Ass Fans vs SmartWings
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Big Ass Fans
Control your residential fans remotely from anywhere in the world. Adjust fan speeds, set automated comfort levels, and integrate with smart home assistants. Manage LED lights, schedule operations, and utilize special modes like Whoosh and Clean Mode.
- Remote fan speed control (7 speeds)
- Automated comfort level settings
- Smart home assistant integration (Alexa, Google Assistant)
- LED light brightness and color temperature adjustment
- Scheduling and automated operation
- Whoosh mode for natural breezes
- UV-C system status and Clean Mode control
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Control your residential fans from anywhere in the world with the Big Ass Fans app! • Select among your fan’s seven unique speeds • Configure your fan to automatically maintain your ideal comfort level • Learn how to connect your fan to Amazon Alexa or The Google Assistant, for voice control and smart home integration • Adjust your LED light’s brightness and color temperature • Improve energy efficiency by setting up your light to work automatically • Link your fan with ecobee smart thermostat • Group multiple fans together to control them as one • Schedule your fan to make your daily routine even easier • Mimic cooling, natural breezes with Whoosh mode • Turn Clean Mode on or off and check the status of your UV-C system • Get help and find FAQs Having trouble with your fan? Call 877-BIG-FANS to speak with a customer support specialist.
SmartWings
Effortlessly manage your smart shades and curtains. Connect devices via Bluetooth, QR codes, or Matter, and control them by room or location. Automate routines with scenes and voice commands.
- Remote shade and curtain control
- Device organization by room
- Scene and automation creation
- Voice control via Siri Shortcuts
- Firmware update management
- Smart home service integration
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Control your SmartWings shades and curtains from one convenient app. Connect compatible devices using Bluetooth, QR codes, or Matter. Organize devices by location and room, adjust positions, and quickly open, close, or stop your shades. Create scenes and automations for everyday routines, manage supported firmware updates, and connect compatible smart home services. Siri Shortcuts support lets you run SmartWings scenes with your voice. Some features require compatible SmartWings hardware, network access, Bluetooth, and location permission during device setup.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Big Ass Fans at 4.9 against SmartWings's 3.0. Big Ass Fans also leads on ratings volume (2.2K vs 3). SmartWings's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 88%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Big Ass Fans holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Big Ass Fans has 2.2K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 88% of Big Ass Fans's written reviews are positive against 100% of SmartWings's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Big Ass Fans ships an update every 2 months, SmartWings monthly. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Big Ass Fans | SmartWings |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (2.2K ratings) — better | 3.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 88.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.2K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Delta T LLC | SMARTWINGS HOME LLC |
Customer experience
Big Ass Fans
SmartWings
Bugs and requests
Big Ass Fans
Reported bugs
3 issues- Light turning on randomly at night
- Fans disconnecting from WiFi
- Wall controls becoming unresponsive after updates
Requested features
4 requests- Add support for Apple HomeKit
- Improve scheduling and automation features
- Provide more granular speed and light control
- Integrate with more smart home platforms
SmartWings
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Big Ass Fans
No in-app purchases
SmartWings
No in-app purchases
