AirTouch 2+ vs Sky Smart Home
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AirTouch 2+
Control your home's ducted air conditioning remotely. Adjust mode, temperature, fan speed, and individual room air volume from your smart device. Manage your climate from anywhere, anytime, even when you're away from home.
- Remote AC control
- Adjust mode, temperature, fan speed
- Individual room air volume control
- Smart device interface
- Remote access over internet
- Set timers
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You’re in control of your home climate with AirTouch 2+. Featuring a new smart and easy to use interface design, you can now use your smart device to control AC mode, temperature and fan speed of reverse cycle ducted air conditioning units connected to your AirTouch system at home, as well as the air volume for individual rooms. While you can control your system with your smart device over your WiFi network with internet connectivity at home, now you’ll never have to worry about leaving it turned on when you are out and about, as you can check and turn it on or off, and set a timer for when you get home remotely over the internet from anywhere. Requires an AirTouch 2+ system installed by a suitable air conditioning professional.
Sky Smart Home
Monitor your home remotely with live HD video feeds from your front door. Securely store video clips for 30 days and share important moments. The app offers easy setup with step-by-step guidance.
- Live HD video streaming
- Cloud video storage (30 days)
- Shareable video clips
- Remote doorbell answering
- Step-by-step setup guide
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Welcome to Sky Smart Home, where you can feel close to home while you’re away. Watch all the action from your front door, live, and get everything you need in one simple package. Your privacy? Protected. Your clips? Secured. Your questions? Answered. And you’ll be set up before you know it, with step-by-step instructions in the Sky Smart Home app. What can I do in the Sky Smart Home app? Quick hello: Answer the door, even when you’re out. See it live: See all the moments from your front door, in crystal-clear HD. Saved for later: Your videos stay in the Cloud for 30 days. Worth sharing: Save clips and share them with anyone. Don’t have Sky Smart Home yet? Head to Sky.com to find out more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Sky Smart Home at monthly against AirTouch 2+'s every 8 months. 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
AirTouch 2+ ships an update every 8 months, Sky Smart Home monthly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | AirTouch 2+ | Sky Smart Home |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.5% of reviews | 12.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 184 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Polyaire | Sky UK Limited |
Customer experience
AirTouch 2+
Sky Smart Home
User reviews
AirTouch 2+
From App Store reviewsWhat we love
- 👍 Works well sometimes
- 👍 Fixed wifi dropouts (recent version)
- 👍 Works well with Alexa and Google
- 👍 Works well for some users
- 👍 Does the job (OK)
Room to improve
- 🐛 App doesn't work
- 🐛 Incredibly useless
- 🐛 Only works on local WiFi
- 🐛 Random connection issues
- 🐛 Useless when out of the house
Sky Smart Home
From 2 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy setup process for most users
- 💰 Good value for money/insurance bundling
- 📷 Decent video quality when working
- 🔋 Improved battery life compared to Ring (some users)
- 🌐 Works well on WiFi and remote 4G/5G connections
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent disconnection issues from network
- 🔋 Poor doorbell battery life (2-5 days)
- ⏱️ Significant lag when viewing live feed
- 📱 App constantly logs users out
- 🔌 Weak WiFi signal range and connectivity
Bugs and requests
AirTouch 2+
Reported bugs
51 issues- App not working for years
- Remote control fails when out of house
- App only connects on same frequency (2.5-5ghz)
- Cannot connect with the app
- Connects only one time in twenty attempts
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- App breaks after update
- App requires update but none available
- Console updates don't sync with app
- App shows 'connecting' then fails
- Changing settings on app rarely works
- Temperature jumps back to unwanted setting
- App crashes almost instantly
- App disconnects every time it's opened
- Timers get deleted by other users
- Login details autofilled but sometimes incorrect
- App turns off all rooms after running a program
- App works very badly with VoiceOver
- App won't log in most of the time
- App doesn't connect over WiFi
- App disconnects an hour later
- App doesn't connect
- App doesn't work on mobile data
- App requires login every time, fails then logs in
- Remote connection needs to reconnect
- App times out and disconnects
- App says update available but none found
- App doesn't register turning AC off
- App often won't open, says check WiFi
- App constantly drops internet connection
- App touch sensitive, changes revert
- App crashes, disconnects, reconnects
- App appears off but AC is still on
- App can't connect to aircon, various error messages
- App constantly times out when opening
- Constant fetch time out error
- Times out, logs itself out, forgets details
- Rarely connects first time, requires closing/reopening
- App doesn't show home inside temperature
- App won't connect any longer
- Constant timeouts after buggy update
- Doesn't work unless connected to WiFi
- Crashes almost everyday
- Control unit constantly drops WiFi
- Comes up with timeout error
- Connectivity unreliable even on local network
- Doesn't work when you want it to
- Half the time it times out when connecting
- Doesn't register keystrokes
- Many timeout and data fetch errors
- Has to exit and close app multiple times to become responsive
- Constant fetch data timeout errors over the internet
Requested features
20 requests- Fix app to work remotely
- Improve connectivity
- Fix band steering support
- Make app accessible for visually impaired
- Show home inside temperature
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- Allow overlapping programs
- Set fan speed in programs
- Fix timer deletion issue
- Improve login process
- Fix settings not registering
- Allow remote control outside local WiFi
- Fix temperature jumping issue
- Improve app stability
- Fix app crashing
- Fix app not turning off AC
- Fix app touch sensitivity
- Fix app login issues
- Fix app timeouts
- Fix app fetching errors
- Improve away mode instructions
Sky Smart Home
Reported bugs
15 issues- Error 401 code preventing app access
- Login access denied without password entry option
- Firmware update failures rendering app unusable
- App won't open - constant error messages
- Camera stuck on pink screen during setup
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- Indoor camera won't connect to WiFi
- Doorbell won't update firmware
- Auto-arm function not working after updates
- Video playback shows black screen despite stored footage
- Motion detection alerts but no recording
- App loses connection and locks up during updates
- Sensors disconnect and become unresponsive
- Chime won't pair with doorbell
- App takes excessive time to connect to cameras
- Settings screen appears with no add device option
Requested features
15 requests- Landscape full-screen video viewing mode
- Separate notification types for doorbell vs motion detection
- Phone ring alert instead of beep for doorbell
- Customizable notification sounds
- Portable/wireless chime option
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- SD card support for continuous recording
- Ability to set recording duration (not just 15 seconds)
- Two-way audio that works smoothly
- Adjustable camera quality and IR settings
- Dark mode for app
- Alexa integration
- Ability to purchase additional sensors
- Auto-arm that works reliably without opening app
- Better battery charge indicator for doorbell
- Adjustable water sensor sensitivity
In-app purchases
AirTouch 2+
No in-app purchases
Sky Smart Home
No in-app purchases
