Comparison

Watts® Home vs Ping

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Ping

Effortlessly organize gatherings, parties, and hangouts with friends and family. Invite guests via text or directly within the app, track RSVPs, and manage event-specific conversations and details in one place.

Highlights
  • Create events quickly
  • Invite guests via text or app
  • Track RSVPs (Accept, Decline, Interested)
  • Calendar conflict detection
  • Event-specific group chats
  • Add photos and set reminders
  • Create and message custom groups
Features
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Ping makes it easy to plan events with the people who matter — family gatherings, parties, group hangouts, anything in between. Create an event in a few taps, then invite whoever needs to be there. People who have Ping get notified right in the app; anyone who doesn't can still be invited by text, straight from your own Messages app — no extra accounts, no friction. Everyone can respond with Accept, Decline, or Interested, so you always know who's actually coming. Ping checks your phone's calendar automatically and flags anything that conflicts with your existing plans, before you even RSVP. Each event gets its own group chat, so the "what should I bring" and "what time again?" conversations stay attached to the event instead of getting lost in a group text. Add photos, set reminders, and keep a running list of who's bringing what. Create groups for the people you coordinate with most — family, roommates, a friend group — and message them directly, or invite the whole group to an event at once. Ping is built for the people you already text, not for meeting strangers. No public feed, no discovery, no ads — just a simple way to plan things together.

Screenshots

Watts® Home4 screens
Ping4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Ping at 5.0 against Watts® Home's 4.6. Ping also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 months). Watts® Home's advantage is ratings volume (4K vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.2 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

Ping holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Watts® Home has 4K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Watts® Home ships an update every 3 months, Ping daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Watts® Home versus Ping: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWatts® HomePing
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (4K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings4K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.2 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size187 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWatts Water TechnologiesPierson Willhite

Customer experience

Watts® Home

All ratings3,506 ratings
Positive88.6%
Neutral4.1%
Negative7.3%
Written reviews196 reviews
Positive28.1%
Neutral12.2%
Negative59.7%

Ping

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Ping

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Watts® Home

No in-app purchases

None

Ping

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Watts® Home free?
Watts® Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ping free?
Ping is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Watts® Home or Ping?
Ping is rated higher. Watts® Home averages 4.6 out of 5 from 4K ratings, while Ping averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Watts® Home or Ping have ads?
Neither Watts® Home nor Ping shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Watts® Home or Ping?
Watts® Home ships an update every 3 months, and Ping daily. Most recently, Watts® Home was updated on October 24, 2026 and Ping on October 19, 2026.

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