Orphek iCon vs EVO Microclimate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Orphek iCon
This app allows users to remotely program, control, and monitor smart lights via Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. Access your lighting settings from anywhere with an internet connection using your smartphone or tablet.
- Bluetooth + Wifi control
- Remote programming
- Remote monitoring
- Control from phone or tablet
- Anytime, anywhere access
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The Orphek iCon technology brings built-in Bluetooth + Wifi control allowing you to easily program, control, and monitor your light(s) from your Cell Phone or Tablet, any time and any place you are in the world, where internet access is available.
EVO Microclimate
Monitor and control reptile thermostats remotely via a mobile app or web dashboard. Track real-time environmental data, including temperature graphs up to a year old, and manage multiple thermostats from a single interface. Share access with others for collaborative control.
- Remote thermostat monitoring
- Real-time data display
- Temperature graphing (up to 1 year)
- Multi-thermostat management
- User access sharing
- Web dashboard access
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Discover the ultimate in reptile environmental control with the Microclimate Evo Connected App. Monitor and control your thermostat from anywhere in the world using the Evo connected mobile application or the web dash board (wifi connection required to thermostat). Add as many thermostats to your app as you require to monitor and control your collection from anywhere in the world. Real time data is displayed on your thermostats home screen including temperature graphs with up to 1 years data avaliable at your finger tips, current channel temperatures, current set points and the power output status of each channel. Easily switch between thermostats from the app home screen and mix different types of Evo Connected within the one app. Invite friends, family or co workers to your collection on the app with varying levels of access.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: EVO Microclimate at 50% against Orphek iCon's 0%. Orphek iCon's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.4). On price, update cadence, 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.
Orphek iCon ships an update every 12 months, EVO Microclimate every 22 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Orphek iCon | EVO Microclimate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (51 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 51 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months — better | Every 22 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 196 MB | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ORPHEK LIMITED | Microclimate International Limited |
Customer experience
Orphek iCon
EVO Microclimate
In-app purchases
Orphek iCon
No in-app purchases
EVO Microclimate
No in-app purchases
