Watts® Home vs Madronus Capture
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
Madronus Capture
Assess your home's wildfire risk in minutes with a personalized plan. Connect with vetted professionals or use DIY guides to implement mitigation strategies and potentially qualify for insurance benefits. Useful for homeowners, realtors, and buyers to understand defensible space requirements.
- Home wildfire risk assessment
- Personalized mitigation plans
- Connect with mitigation specialists
- DIY resources and guides
- Defensible space compliance
- Home hardening guidance
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Scan your home in five minutes and get a personalized plan that shows how to protect your home and earn the Wildfire Prepared Home recognized by insurers for coverage and premium discounts. Make sure your wildfire project looks good and is done right the first time with our vetted network of wildfire mitigation specialists and contractors. Report provides resources and how-to guides to help DIYers. Realtors, home buyers, and home sellers use Madronus Capture to understand what's required to meet defensible space and home hardening disclosure requirements like AB38 in California.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Madronus Capture at 100% against Watts® Home's 28%. Madronus Capture also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). Watts® Home's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.1) and ratings volume (4.2K vs 7). 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
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 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Watts® Home has 4.2K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 28% of Watts® Home's written reviews are positive against 100% of Madronus Capture's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Watts® Home ships an update every 3 months, Madronus Capture every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Watts® Home | Madronus Capture |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (4.2K ratings) — better | 4.1 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 28.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4.2K — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.2 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 187 MB | 92 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Watts Water Technologies | Wuuii |
Customer experience
Watts® Home
Madronus Capture
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
Madronus Capture
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Watts® Home
No in-app purchases
Madronus Capture
No in-app purchases
