TrickleStar App vs Bromic Smart
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Remote thermostat control
- Water heater power monitoring
- Feature-rich scheduler
- Cloud and LAN modes
- Administrator functions
- Push notifications
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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.
Bromic Smart
Control your Bromic heaters remotely via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. Create heating zones, schedule custom scenes, and set timers for convenience. Monitor usage and costs for efficient operation.
- Remote heater control (Bluetooth/Wi-Fi)
- Zone creation for multiple heaters
- Customizable heating scenes
- Programmable timers
- Usage and cost monitoring
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Superior Design. Superior Heat. Right at your fingertips. Features: • Remote control of Bromic heaters with your choice of Bluetooth or Wi-Fi connection. • Create zones to control multiple heaters with a single touch. • Set scenes to schedule your heating and match your lifestyle. • Set a timer to turn off your heating with peace of mind. • Monitor your heater usage and costs. Requirements: • Must be used with a Bromic Controller connected to a Bromic Heater. • Device used to control heater must have Bluetooth and Internet connection. • User must register with email address.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: TrickleStar App at 100% against Bromic Smart's 14%. TrickleStar App also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). Bromic Smart's advantage is rating (4.1 vs 2.0). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Bromic Smart holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 9 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of TrickleStar App's written reviews are positive against 14% of Bromic Smart's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
TrickleStar App ships an update every 3 months, Bromic Smart every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TrickleStar App | Bromic Smart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (6 ratings) | 4.1 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 14.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 102 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tricklestar Inc. | BROMIC HEATING PTY LIMITED |
Customer experience
TrickleStar App
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In-app purchases
TrickleStar App
No in-app purchases
Bromic Smart
No in-app purchases
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