QuietCool Smart Control vs FranklinWH
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
QuietCool Smart Control
Manage your QuietCool attic fans remotely. Adjust fan speed, set run times, and monitor attic temperature and humidity. Utilize Smart Mode for automated adjustments and create custom presets for effortless control. View detailed analytics on fan performance and environmental conditions.
- Control fan speed
- Set fan run times
- View temperature and humidity
- Enable Smart Mode
- Add custom presets
- View analytics
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The QuietCool Smart Control is the new way to control your QuietCool attic fans. - Control the speed of your attic fan - Control the length of time to run your attic fan - View the Temperature and Humidity levels inside your attic - Enable Smart Mode for automatic speed changes based on attic temperatures - Add presets to your app for easy control of your attic fan - View detailed temperature, humidity, and fan runtime analytics Please note, the Smart Control app is only compatible with attic fans with a QuietCool Smart Control hub installed on your QuietCool attic fan. This will not work with a QuietCool Whole House Fan.
FranklinWH
Monitor and control your home energy system remotely. Track solar, grid, battery, and generator supply, alongside home electricity consumption. Optimize usage patterns and manage smart devices for energy savings.
- Remote system management
- 24/7 energy monitoring
- Usage statistics (year, month, day)
- Remote control of consumption patterns
- Smart Circuit management (AC, EV chargers)
- Installer management tools
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With the FranklinWH app, homeowners can manage your Franklin Home Power (FHP) system anytime, anywhere. The FranklinWH app monitors your home electricity consumption 24 hours a day, tracking solar, grid, battery and generator supply and home consumption. It provides usage statistics for time periods including year, month and day. You can remotely control your home electricity consumption pattern and the energy equipment while choosing an economical and energy-saving home electricity consumption plan. With the app, you can control the three optional Smart Circuits, managing unique devices such as air conditioners and EV chargers manually or through automatic schedules. The FranklinWH app also provides installers management of installation, operations and maintenance. Through the direct communication between app and the FHP, problems can quickly be resolved. The FranklinWH app is under constant development and we would love to receive your feedback and suggestions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: QuietCool Smart Control at 4.7 against FranklinWH's 3.4. QuietCool Smart Control also leads on ratings volume (15K vs 95) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). FranklinWH's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, 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.
QuietCool Smart Control holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: QuietCool Smart Control has 15K ratings behind it against 95, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 39% of QuietCool Smart Control's written reviews are positive against 36% of FranklinWH's.
QuietCool Smart Control ships an update every 2 months, FranklinWH fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | QuietCool Smart Control | FranklinWH |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (15K ratings) — better | 3.4 (95 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 38.5% of reviews — better | 36.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15K — better | 95 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 145 MB | 166 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | QC Manufacturing, Inc | FranklinWH Energy Storage Inc |
Customer experience
QuietCool Smart Control
FranklinWH
User reviews
QuietCool Smart Control
From 15K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Works smoothly and reliably
- 👍 User-friendly and intuitive interface
- 🚀 Easy setup and installation
- 👍 No account required
- 🚀 Impressive Bluetooth range
Room to improve
- 🐛 Connectivity issues after app updates
- 🔒 Limited remote access (Bluetooth-only)
- 🐛 Pairing issues with multiple devices
- 🐛 Bugs with smart mode and temperature settings
- 🐛 Unreliable WiFi connectivity
FranklinWH
From 95 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Good reporting and information
- 👍 App works well overall
- 👍 System works great
- 👍 Beautiful, intuitive and insightful
- 👍 Flexible and reliable
Room to improve
- 😠 Loss of homeowner control
- 😠 Features locked out
- 😠 Requires payment for installer
- 😠 App requires constant refresh
- 😠 Data not accurate
Bugs and requests
QuietCool Smart Control
Reported bugs
4 issues- Firmware updates breaking existing functionality
- Inconsistent behavior with temperature and humidity settings
- Inability to stay connected after pairing a new device
- App failing to recognize the fan after updates
Requested features
6 requests- Add 'Quiet' mode to turn off fan during specified hours
- Integrate with weather data or allow time-of-day control
- Provide temperature/humidity history and trending
- Enable remote monitoring and control via WiFi or internet
- Allow multiple users to control the same fan
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- Add manual override and on/off controls
FranklinWH
Reported bugs
23 issues- Refresh problem, requires constant refresh
- Download function not working after update
- Duplicates in event list
- App takes a long time to load data
- Issues tracking savings, they disappear
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- Analysis part is useless, shows 0kwh
- Shows 0 solar, analysis confusing
- Errors in software
- App has issues connecting to Agate
- Grid outage and restoration notifications no longer work
- Cannot connect to equipment without internet
- App shows outages that are not occurring
- Constant disconnect between SOC value and aPower
- Message 'operation without permission' on access
- App thinks temperature is Celsius, cannot change
- Cannot update site name
- TOU tariff data erased/changed
- Reporting is not accurate, daily production sums incorrectly
- Does not register weather correctly
- Does not give correct FV panel production
- Does not give correct unit consumption
- App reports problems that self-correct but doesn't indicate it
- Asks consumer to take actions without instructions or authorization
Requested features
23 requests- Add widget for basic information
- Allow custom notification sounds
- Add iPad layout/landscape mode
- Add FaceID/biometric login
- Break down months into weeks for Tariff Seasons
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- Add Mac app or web app access
- Integrate with HomeKit for automations
- Make analytics available on PC or tablet
- Ability to schedule smart circuits by day of week
- Ability to use different SOC levels for different time periods
- Add NEM3 profile update
- Display individual battery percentages
- More granular control over mode settings
- Option to revert to previous dashboard/version
- Manual hardware option for app support loss
- Add push notification option for user-set SOC
- Allow direct connection to Agate hotspot
- Divert power from grid to charge battery
- Improve TOU tariff data and Edison integration
- Option to change temperature units (Celsius/Fahrenheit)
- Allow updating site name without issues
- Provide State of Health (SOH) data
- Add true offline mode
In-app purchases
QuietCool Smart Control
No in-app purchases
FranklinWH
No in-app purchases
Questions
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