Comparison

TrickleStar App vs irARM Connect

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

Head to head
About

TrickleStar App

Manage your home's climate and water heating remotely. Adjust thermostat settings, monitor power consumption, and utilize a feature-rich scheduler. Supports cloud and local network operation, with administrator functions for multiple users.

Highlights
  • Remote thermostat control
  • Water heater power monitoring
  • Feature-rich scheduler
  • Cloud and LAN modes
  • Administrator functions
  • Push notifications
Features
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With the TrickleStar App, you can: - Control your Thermostat: - Turn on or off, adjust temperature setpoints and change operation modes. - Support multiple remote Bluetooth Occupancy Sensors with temperature sensor to ensure correct temperature through the home. - Control your Water Heater: - Turn on or off - Observe its power consumption. - Feature rich scheduler, enable and disable pre-configured schedules. - Work in Cloud and LAN Modes (no internet connection required). - Administrator functions and provide multiple users with basic controls. - Execute pre-configured modes. - Manage your account details, messages and password. - Receive push notifications on system events and alerts.

About

irARM Connect

Features
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The application allows hunters and others to pinpoint their position, their direction of aim, and geo coordinates by Geotagging of the target when using Armasight optional clip-on rangefinder or unit's integrated, using both terrain map or satellite map features on their respective mobile device. In addition to that, irARM Connect App allows users to select a tab for system level remote operations to change all functions normally reserved for the wireless remote via cell phone in a very simple and intuitive graphic interface. Also there is option for Kestrel 4500/5500 series weather station data directly to the mobile device and ballistic calculations based on the received data. The application also supports real time video stream over Wi-Fi for numerous irARM devices.

Screenshots

TrickleStar App4 screens
irARM Connect3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: TrickleStar App at every 3 months against irARM Connect's every 15 months. TrickleStar App also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TrickleStar App ships an update every 3 months, irARM Connect every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
TrickleStar App versus irARM Connect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrickleStar AppirARM Connect
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 15 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size102 MB75 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTricklestar Inc.AEMC

In-app purchases

None

TrickleStar App

No in-app purchases

None

irARM Connect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TrickleStar App free?
TrickleStar App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is irARM Connect free?
irARM Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TrickleStar App or irARM Connect have ads?
Neither TrickleStar App nor irARM Connect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TrickleStar App or irARM Connect?
TrickleStar App ships an update every 3 months, and irARM Connect every 15 months. Most recently, TrickleStar App was updated on October 10, 2026 and irARM Connect on October 18, 2026.

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