XGen vs PiSugar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
XGen
Control your smart water heater remotely from any location. This application enables seamless IoT integration for intelligent home management. Live smarter with advanced features.
- Remote water heater control
- IoT integration
- Global accessibility
- Smart home management
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World's First Smart Water Heater with IOT Integration. Control your water heater from anywhere in the world. Live Smart
PiSugar
Monitor and control your PiSugar battery system remotely. View battery status, charging information, and customize button functions. Supports managing multiple batteries simultaneously.
- View battery level
- Monitor charging status
- Configure custom buttons
- Manage RTC settings
- Support for multiple batteries
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Manage your PiSugar battery anywhere! Combining with PiSugar-server, you can access features such as viewing battery level, charging status, configuring custom buttons, RTC, etc., through this app. It supports the addition of multiple batteries simultaneously.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: XGen at 5.0 against PiSugar's 1.0. XGen also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 11 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.
XGen holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
XGen ships an update every 3 weeks, PiSugar every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on August 28, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | XGen | PiSugar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.2 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tesla Industries Private Limited | Guangzhou Soft Electric Technology Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
XGen
PiSugar
In-app purchases
XGen
No in-app purchases
PiSugar
No in-app purchases
