Comparison

ONE! vs Universe Thermostat

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

Head to head
About

ONE!

Control your smart home and building amenities from your phone. Adjust temperature, unlock doors, monitor security, and access building services with an intuitive interface. Experience the convenience of smart living.

Highlights
  • Unlock doors
  • Temperature control
  • Motion sensor monitoring
  • Camera surveillance
  • Access building services
  • User-friendly interface
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Elevate your living experience in SmartONE powered units with the ONE! App. Seamlessly interact with your suite and building amenities through our user-friendly interface. Unlock doors, fine-tune your comfort with temperature control, monitor security with motion sensors and cameras, and access a host of other essential building services. Discover the future of smart living, all at your fingertips.

About

Universe Thermostat

Control your home's heating and cooling systems remotely. Adjust temperature, fan speed, and schedules from your phone or tablet. Receive maintenance alerts and usage reports for optimal comfort.

Highlights
  • Remote VFC and thermostat control
  • Adjust temperature and fan modes
  • Set daily/weekly schedules
  • Receive maintenance alerts
  • Monitor usage reports
  • Customize interface
Features
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Your comfort is our business. We create innovative heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) products to control and provide high-rise residential comfort. Universe is the latest tool to control your comfort and vertical fan coil (VFC) settings – at home or on the go. Control your VFC and thermostat settings in the palm of your hand with Universe – update temperature mode, fan mode, scheduled programs and more from your tablet or phone. You’ll also receive notifications about maintenance and usage reports. Universe is the perfect app when you’re on the go, or don’t want to leave the couch. View your current settings from the homepage to keep track of indoor, outdoor & set temperature, temperature mode, fan mode and operating mode. Use the intuitive Universe navigation to: Change your temperature mode settings – heating, cooling or off Select your ideal fan mode settings – high, medium, low or auto Update your operating mode settings – hold, temporary hold or schedule Set up 4 programs per day for 7 days per week to run on schedule mode Program settings while you’re away on vacation Monitor alerts and manage maintenance issues Track approximate usage data for your VFC Customize your interface to suit you by naming your VFCs and choosing display options for time & temperature Universe is compatible with the Unilux VFC thermostats and all of our VFC solutions including our 2-pipe, 2-pipe with auxiliary heat, 4-pipe and 2-pipe retrofit configurations. The app works with the web browser version and the wall-mounted thermostat to monitor the last inputted change. Universe communicates with the control board located in the VFC to make all updates. Learn more about Universe and other Unilux VFC Wi-Fi-supported products at uniluxvfc.com

Screenshots

ONE!4 screens
Universe Thermostat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ONE! at 4.6 against Universe Thermostat's 1.0. ONE! also leads on review sentiment (23% vs 0%) and ratings volume (21 vs 1). Universe Thermostat's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). 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

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

ONE! holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ONE! has 21 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of ONE!'s written reviews are positive against 0% of Universe Thermostat's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ONE! versus Universe Thermostat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterONE!Universe Thermostat
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (21 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews22.5% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings21 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSmartONE Solutions IncVast Industrial Corp

Customer experience

ONE!

All ratings21 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.5%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive22.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative77.5%

Universe Thermostat

Written reviews8 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

ONE!

No in-app purchases

None

Universe Thermostat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ONE! free?
ONE! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Universe Thermostat free?
Universe Thermostat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ONE! or Universe Thermostat?
ONE! is rated higher. ONE! averages 4.6 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while Universe Thermostat averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do ONE! or Universe Thermostat have ads?
Neither ONE! nor Universe Thermostat shows ads.

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