Bishops Bay vs Carrier SmartHome
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bishops Bay
This app provides information about a premier country club, highlighting its amenities like a championship golf course, tennis courts, Olympic-size pool, and dining options. It also details event spaces suitable for weddings and other gatherings.
- Championship golf course
- Clay tennis courts
- Olympic-size pool
- Outdoor patio dining
- Boat docks
- Fitness classes
- Outdoor event structure
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Bishops Bay Country Club, located on the shore of Lake Mendota in Middleton Wisconsin, is the Premier Country club in the Madison Wisconsin market. Amenities includes the areas most prestigious and newly renovated 18 hole championship golf course, 4 clay tennis courts, a beautiful Olympic size pool and zero entry beach area. Premier outdoor patio for some of the areas best dining, boat docks, fitness classes and the areas finest outdoor event structure that is sought after for weddings.
Carrier SmartHome
Manage your home's comfort remotely with this app. Adjust temperature, create custom schedules, monitor energy usage, and receive real-time alerts for your compatible Carrier system. Redefine your home comfort experience with intuitive control.
- Remote temperature and humidity adjustment
- Customizable smart scheduling
- Energy usage monitoring
- Real-time system alerts
- Intuitive user interface
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Carrier SmartHome is your go-to app for managing and personalizing your home’s comfort experience! With a sleek, intuitive design and enhanced features, Carrier SmartHome makes it easier than ever to control your compatible Carrier system remotely, set customized schedules, monitor energy use, and get real-time alerts to ensure your home is always just the way you like it. Key Features: • Remote Control: Adjust temperature, humidity, and settings from anywhere. • Smart Schedules: Create custom schedules to match your routine and save on energy costs. • Energy Insights: Track usage trends to optimize efficiency. • Real-Time Alerts: Receive notifications if anything needs attention, from filter changes to unexpected system performance. With Carrier SmartHome, we’re redefining what home comfort means. Download now and enjoy complete control at your fingertips! This app is compatible with iPhone iOS 15.1 or later.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Carrier SmartHome at 3.5 against Bishops Bay's 2.8. Carrier SmartHome also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (2.6K vs 5). Bishops Bay's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Carrier SmartHome holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Carrier SmartHome has 2.6K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Bishops Bay's written reviews are positive against 11% of Carrier SmartHome's.
Bishops Bay ships an update every 9 months, Carrier SmartHome fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bishops Bay | Carrier SmartHome |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (5 ratings) | 3.5 (2.6K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 10.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 2.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 193 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BISHOPS BAY COUNTRY CLUB, INC | Carrier Corporation |
Customer experience
Bishops Bay
Carrier SmartHome
Bugs and requests
Bishops Bay
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Carrier SmartHome
Reported bugs
6 issues- App freezes and becomes unresponsive
- Operating status not in sync with wall controller
- Notifications don't work or are delayed
- AQI data is inaccurate for user's location
- Temperature changes not reflected in app
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- Compatibility issues with iOS 18.3.1 update
Requested features
5 requests- Show system operating status (heating, cooling)
- Display energy consumption details
- Add more temperature schedule options
- Integrate with Apple HomeKit
- Show outside temperature measured by the system
In-app purchases
Bishops Bay
No in-app purchases
Carrier SmartHome
No in-app purchases
Questions
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