INKBIRD vs Sunbeam Bedding S2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
INKBIRD
Transform your home into a smart environment with intuitive controls for appliances and automated adjustments of temperature and humidity. Remotely monitor food temperatures and set custom alarms for optimal cooking, creating a more connected and enjoyable life.
- Smart home appliance control
- Automated temperature and humidity adjustment
- Remote food temperature monitoring
- Customizable temperature alarms
- Family network setup
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INKBIRD helps you create a smart home, smart life. We make hard things simple by convenient and fast operation, clear and intuitive interface, considerate and practical functions. Here, you can smartly make home appliances intelligent and automated adjustment of temperature and humidity so as create an optimal environment for your family. Here, you can remotely monitor the food temperature and customize temperature alarms to always cook delicious meals for your family. Here, you can set up a family network of things of your own and experience a more wonderful, more enjoyable life.
Sunbeam Bedding S2
This app allows remote control of heated bedding, offering features like scheduling, adjustable timers, and voice assistant integration. You can preheat your bed from anywhere and customize warmth with multiple heat settings and dual-zone control for larger sizes.
- Remote control via app
- Voice assistant integration (Alexa, Google Assistant)
- Adjustable auto-off timer
- Customizable schedules
- 10 heat settings
- Dual zone control (Q/K sizes)
- Rapid preheat function
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Control from Anywhere: Control the Heated Bedding from anywhere using the Sunbeam® app, voice assistants or wired controller. The Sunbeam app enables you to set a selectable auto-off timer for up to 10 hours and a scheduling option so you can get warmth when you want it. Use with Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant voice-enabled devices for easy use, even in the dark. In-App Bonus Features: - Adjustable auto-off timer - Easily create schedules to automatically turn on/off your bedding - Preheat your bed remotely, from the other room or even outside the home Basic Features: - Power on/off - Select from 10 heat settings - For Q/K sizes, control each side of the bed independently with dual zones for customized warmth - Rapid preheat function: sets bedding to high setting for 30 minutes
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: INKBIRD at 3.7 against Sunbeam Bedding S2's 1.7. INKBIRD also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (6.9K vs 109). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
INKBIRD holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: INKBIRD has 6.9K ratings behind it against 109, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of INKBIRD's written reviews are positive against 13% of Sunbeam Bedding S2's.
INKBIRD ships an update fortnightly, Sunbeam Bedding S2 every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | INKBIRD | Sunbeam Bedding S2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (6.9K ratings) — better | 1.7 (109 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 22.9% of reviews — better | 13.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6.9K — better | 109 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 398 MB | 195 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Inkbird Technology Co. Ltd | Star Elite Inc. |
Customer experience
INKBIRD
Sunbeam Bedding S2
Bugs and requests
INKBIRD
Reported bugs
5 issues- Custom menu names reset after exiting app
- Widgets not working as expected
- Frequent app crashes and disconnections
- Sensor temperature readings inconsistent
- Unable to remove/delete connected devices
Requested features
5 requests- Add dark mode option
- Improve temperature graph functionality
- Allow custom alarm sounds
- Implement low temperature alerts
- Add support for more devices
Sunbeam Bedding S2
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
INKBIRD
No in-app purchases
Sunbeam Bedding S2
No in-app purchases
