BN vs Optimal°
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BN
Control your home appliances remotely from anywhere using your smartphone. Manage multiple devices simultaneously, set timers for automated functions, and easily share access with family members for convenient smart home management.
- Remote appliance control
- Simultaneous multi-device control
- Customizable timers
- Family device sharing
- Quick device connection
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1. Remote control: control home appliances from anywhere 2. Simultaneously control: control multiple devices within one App 3. Timer: set timer to perform multiple functions 4. Device sharing: one tap to share devices among family members 5. Easy connections: easily and quickly connect App to devices
Optimal°
This app provides remote control and monitoring for a specific brand of tankless water heaters. Users can adjust temperature, track performance metrics, and receive diagnostic information for efficient hot water management.
- Set water heater output temperature
- Monitor unit activity state
- Track flow rate and energy consumption
- View inlet and outlet water temperatures
- Access diagnostics and error codes
- Enable Vacation Mode
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Control and Monitor your Optimal Opti Tankless Water Heater with the Optimal° connected app. Optimal° app allows you to control temperature, monitor performance and unit diagnostics, giving you full control of our hot water services. Optimal's patent pending ultrasonic flow sensors allow you to add your water heater to your smart home intelligence. Optimal° allows you to precisely customize how hot water is delivered to your faucets. Save money, be efficient and that's Optimal. Current App Version functionality. - Set water heater output temperature - Unit activity state (heating / not heating) - Gallons / min flow rate - Kilowatts per hour rate - Inlet Water Temperature - Outlet Water Temperature - Input Voltage - Available Flow Rate - Heater Capacity - Vacation Mode - Diagnostics / Error Code Reporting
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Verdict
BN and Optimal° both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 60% of Optimal°'s written reviews are positive against 19% of BN's. BN's advantage is ratings volume (1.9K vs 7) and iOS requirement (12.2 vs 15.1). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for BN against 4.9 for Optimal°. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BN has 1.9K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 19% of BN's written reviews are positive against 60% of Optimal°'s.
BN ships an update every 3 months, Optimal° every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BN | Optimal° |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.9K ratings) | 4.9 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 18.8% of reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.9K — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.2 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 164 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | CENTURY PRODUCTS INC | Its Optimal LLC |
Customer experience
BN
Optimal°
Bugs and requests
BN
Reported bugs
3 issues- Devices randomly disconnecting
- Schedules not working as expected
- App crashes and freezes
Requested features
3 requests- Dark mode option
- Improved scheduling features
- Better integration with smart home platforms
Optimal°
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BN
No in-app purchases
Optimal°
No in-app purchases
