Comparison

Secure Controls vs Property Prices Ireland

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

Head to head
About

Secure Controls

Control your home's heating and hot water remotely or from anywhere with this app. It allows you to view current status, adjust temperatures, set schedules, and receive important alerts. An optional Wi-Fi adapter enables remote access.

Highlights
  • View heating status
  • Modify target temperature
  • Home-Away feature
  • 7-day schedule control
  • Device management
  • Instant alerts
  • Hold temperature
Features
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It works with Secure C1727 and H3747 programmable thermostat displays and temperature sensors. While at home, using Secure Controls app, you would be able to control the heat and hot water from the comfort of your seat. It does not need any internet connection. On adding an optional Wi-Fi adaptor, you will be able to control your heating system from anywhere. Main features View the most up to date heating status of your home View and modify the target temperature as desired One click Home-Away feature to change the target temperature Modify 7 days heating and hot water schedule with simple time and temperature control Add or replace heating control devices with ease Instant alerts about battery life, communication errors and service reminders Hold the target temperature Boost hot water

About

Property Prices Ireland

Features
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Wondering what similar homes nearby actually sold for? Property Prices Ireland turns the official Residential Property Price Register into a fast, organised research tool for anyone buying, selling or simply curious about the Irish property market. Search sold prices by address, street, town, county or Eircode routing key. Every result shows the sale price, sale date, property type and any register warnings, such as "not full market price," exactly as published, alongside the app's own calculated area statistics. What you can do: - Search hundreds of thousands of sold-property records from the official register - See sale price, sale date, address and register flags for every transaction - Browse area statistics: median price, transaction count and year-on-year change - Save properties you are researching and add your own asking price and notes - Build a set of comparable sold prices and see how your asking price compares - Watch a street, locality, town or county and get a notification when new sales are added - Compare shortlisted properties side by side (Property Pro) Property Prices Ireland is an independent app. It is not operated by, endorsed by or affiliated with the Property Services Regulatory Authority (PSRA). All official sale records shown in the app are sourced from the Residential Property Price Register, which the PSRA publishes as public data. Calculated statistics, such as area medians, comparable match labels and the difference between an asking price and your comparables, are produced by the app from that public data using simple, documented methods. They are research aids, not property valuations, and should not be relied on as the sole basis for any purchase, sale, financing or legal decision. No account is required. The app identifies your device only to support watchlists and notifications; your saved properties, notes and comparables stay on your device. Property Prices Ireland Free includes: - Full sold-price search and sale detail - Area statistics: all-time and 12-month medians, year on year, and the last 3 years of median by year - Up to 3 saved properties with asking price and notes - 1 watchlist Property Pro adds: - Unlimited saved properties - Up to 10 watchlists - Full area price history: median by year back to 2010 - Property comparison - CSV export - Comparable sales: attach sold prices to a saved property and see how the asking price sits against them Property Pro is available as a monthly, 3-month or yearly subscription; the yearly plan starts with a 3-day free trial. Subscriptions are billed through your Apple ID, renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and can be managed or cancelled in your App Store account settings at any time. Data source: Residential Property Price Register, published by the Property Services Regulatory Authority. Property Prices Ireland is not operated by or affiliated with the PSRA. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Secure Controls4 screens
Property Prices Ireland4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Secure Controls at none against Property Prices Ireland's 3. Secure Controls also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Property Prices Ireland sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Secure Controls asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 6 level
Secure Controls versus Property Prices Ireland: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSecure ControlsProperty Prices Ireland
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews12.1% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
MonetizationFreeโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 โ€” better15.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size40 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSecure Controls (UK) LtdUmut Can Cimen

Bugs and requests

Secure Controls

Reported bugs

38 issues
  • Spinning donut of death
  • Cannot connect
  • Boost for water only, not heating
  • Display does not show boost countdown correctly
  • Settings gear icon not visible on iPhone 11
Show 33 more
  • Cannot remove systems
  • Schedule doesn't work
  • Keeps saying error try again
  • Never connects from outside the house
  • App keeps crashing
  • Disconnects constantly
  • App stops working
  • Refuses to connect
  • Cannot establish communication unless thermostat woken up
  • App disconnects when wall controller goes into standby
  • Doesn't connect reliably
  • App is terrible
  • Never connects to the unit
  • Impossible to add another user
  • 6 digit OTP issue, app only gives 5 slots
  • Keeps crashing and getting disconnected
  • Cannot get into the app
  • No Apple update
  • Comms error on PTD
  • Wants to re-register system
  • App loses heating system immediately
  • App loses system after a day
  • Scan QR code, re-pair on Bluetooth needed
  • Loses comms halfway through
  • Sends verification code but doesn't register number
  • Keyboard disappears immediately
  • Paired but wouldn't connect to Wi-Fi
  • App kept crashing and disconnected
  • App doesn't work when not at home
  • Crashes every time
  • App does not work
  • Horrid app
  • Doesn't pair device

Requested features

11 requests
  • Add immersion timing to app
  • API for home assistant
  • Edit button to name devices
  • Apply boost to upstairs heating
  • Local Siri Shortcuts integration
Show 6 more
  • Public API for plugins
  • Ability to switch 'off peak' on for short period
  • Automate boiler for cheapest intervals
  • Reduce minimum timer on hot water
  • 10 or 15 minute intervals for boosts
  • Boost for heating, not just water

Property Prices Ireland

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Secure Controls

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Property Prices Ireland

Subscriptions3
  • Property Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Property Pro 3 Months$11.993 Months
  • Property Pro Yearly3 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Secure Controls free?
Secure Controls is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Property Prices Ireland free?
Property Prices Ireland is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Secure Controls or Property Prices Ireland have ads?
Neither Secure Controls nor Property Prices Ireland shows ads.

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