Watts® Home vs BEST Kitchen
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Watts® Home
Control and monitor your Watts connected home devices remotely. Manage thermostats, snow melting systems, and floor heating with programmable schedules and energy-saving modes. Receive alerts for any issues and access support easily.
- Remote monitoring and control
- Programmable schedules
- Energy-saving modes (Away mode)
- Thermostat and floor heating setpoint adjustments
- Snow melting system control
- Energy usage monitoring and reporting
- Device access sharing
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Use the Watts® Home app to remotely monitor and control all of your Watts connected home solutions from your mobile phone. Watts® Home gives you more functionality and greater control of tekmar Wi-Fi Thermostats, tekmar Wi-Fi Setpoint Controls, tekmar Wi-Fi Snow Melting Controls, and SunTouch SunStat Wi-Fi Floor Heating Thermostats. Features - Watts® Home is compatible with: - tekmar thermostat models 561, 562, 563, 564 and 564B - tekmar setpoint control model 170 - tekmar snow melting control models 670 and 671 - SunTouch thermostat models SunStat Connect, ConnectPlus, and CommandPlus - Remotely monitor and control your Watts connected home solutions - Notifications if there is a problem with any of your Watts connected home solutions - Increase efficiency by accessing all of your properties and devices from one app - Save money with the easy-to-use programmable schedule - Additional savings with Away mode, which conserves energy when properties are not in use - Change thermostat mode, heat and cooling setpoints, fan, relative humidity and floor heating setpoints - Remotely start and or stop your snow melting system - Detailed daily and monthly energy usage monitoring and reporting - Easily share device access with other users - Instant access to customer support and product resources
BEST Kitchen
Remotely manage your smart range hood, controlling its functions and even integrating voice commands with smart home assistants. Shut down your hood without leaving your seat once cooking fumes dissipate.
- Remote range hood control
- Voice control integration (Alexa, Google Home)
- Smart home assistant compatibility
- Shut down hood remotely
- iOS 13.4+ compatibility
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Using this app with your BEST Kitchen range hood, you are able to remotely control the range hood. Shut it down once the fume is gone without having to leave the table. The app is the gateway to voice control over Alexa and Google Home. The BEST App is compatible with the following phones: iOS version 13.4 or higher. Please contact our customer support or follow the link to the help menu in your app if you experience any difficulties.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Watts® Home at 4.6 against BEST Kitchen's 2.3. Watts® Home also leads on review sentiment (28% vs 0%) and ratings volume (3.7K vs 3). On price, update cadence, 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.
Watts® Home holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Watts® Home has 3.7K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of Watts® Home's written reviews are positive against 0% of BEST Kitchen's.
Watts® Home ships an update every 3 months, BEST Kitchen every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Watts® Home | BEST Kitchen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (3.7K ratings) — better | 2.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 28.1% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.7K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.2 — better | 13.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 187 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Watts Water Technologies | Broan-NuTone, LLC. |
Customer experience
Watts® Home
BEST Kitchen
Bugs and requests
Watts® Home
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes after updates
- Devices not detected or offline
- Login issues and account problems
Requested features
4 requests- Improved scheduling options
- Integration with smart home platforms
- More detailed sensor data and reporting
- Customizable user interface
BEST Kitchen
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Watts® Home
No in-app purchases
BEST Kitchen
No in-app purchases
