Comparison

QuietCool Smart Control vs Starvent Fan

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Control fan speed
  • Set fan run times
  • View temperature and humidity
  • Enable Smart Mode
  • Add custom presets
  • View analytics
Features
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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.

About

Starvent Fan

Control your Starvent brand fans with this application. Adjust power, speed, and set timers. It also allows for temperature and rainwater sensing, fan cover control, and air extraction/exhaust settings.

Highlights
  • Turn fan power on/off
  • Adjust fan speed
  • Set timing switches
  • Temperature control sensing
  • Rainwater sensing setup
  • Open/close fan cover
  • Set air extraction/exhaust
Features
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This is an app used to control fans under the Starvent brand, with the main functions as follows: 1. Turning on and off the fan power supply 2. Adjusting the speed of the fan 3. Set timing switch 4. Set temperature control sensing 5. Set up rainwater sensing 6. Opening and closing the cover of the fan 6. Set up air extraction or exhaust

Screenshots

QuietCool Smart Control4 screens
Starvent Fan3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: QuietCool Smart Control at 4.7 against Starvent Fan's 2.0. QuietCool Smart Control also leads on ratings volume (15K vs 4). Starvent Fan's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). 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

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

QuietCool Smart Control holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: QuietCool Smart Control has 15K ratings behind it against 4, 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 33% of Starvent Fan's.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
QuietCool Smart Control versus Starvent Fan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuietCool Smart ControlStarvent Fan
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (15K ratings) — better2.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews38.5% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings15K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size145 MB6 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperQC Manufacturing, Inc耀普 张

Customer experience

QuietCool Smart Control

All ratings14,664 ratings
Positive93.0%
Neutral2.9%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews314 reviews
Positive38.5%
Neutral12.1%
Negative49.4%

Starvent Fan

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

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

Starvent Fan

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

QuietCool Smart Control

No in-app purchases

None

Starvent Fan

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is QuietCool Smart Control free?
QuietCool Smart Control is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Starvent Fan free?
Starvent Fan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, QuietCool Smart Control or Starvent Fan?
QuietCool Smart Control is rated higher. QuietCool Smart Control averages 4.7 out of 5 from 15K ratings, while Starvent Fan averages 2.0 from 4 ratings.
Do QuietCool Smart Control or Starvent Fan have ads?
Neither QuietCool Smart Control nor Starvent Fan shows ads.

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