Professional Control App vs W
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Professional Control App
This app provides multi-site control and monitoring of HVAC systems with real-time remote access to service tool parameters. It offers advanced user management, usage statistics, and an audit trail for all system actions. Requires specific CoolAutomation hardware to connect.
- Multi-site control and monitoring
- Real-time remote access
- Advanced user management
- Usage statistics and history
- Audit trail of actions
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● Multi site Control and Monitor ● Regulate operating policies ● Real Time Remote Access to all Service Tool parameters ● Advanced User management ● Usage Statistics ● Trends and History of Alerts ● Audit Trail – history of all actions made on monitored systems PLEASE NOTE: 1. Requires CoolMasterNet** , CoolPlug/CooLinkHub**, CooLinkBridge** or CloudBox device for connecting to the HVAC system 2. Requires Internet access for operation ►
W
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The W-BACnet app has arrived! Upgrade firmware for LumenRadio W-BACnet devices by connecting to and upgrading the LumenRadio Gateway in the network through the app. In the Network map you will find a system overview where you can see signal strength, edit names of wireless nodes as well as seeing the health of the RS485 bus including which BACnet MS/TP address that is connected to that wireless node. You can also connect to any node in the network and change their name (up to 20 characters). The W-BACnet app requires W-BACnet firmware 3.1.1 and above, which can be downloaded from the LumenRadio support webpage. Note that you need to install FW 3.1.1 or above on the gateway from the nRF connect app to enable the functionality. It is also required to have at least 3.0.0 or above on all nodes in the network. You will need to update all nodes individually if they are on version 2.2.3. This will be the last time this is required. All future updates can be done by either this app or from the nRF connect app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Professional Control App at weekly against W's every 3 months. Professional Control App also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Professional Control App ships an update weekly, W every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Professional Control App | W |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CoolAutomation | LumenRadio AB |
In-app purchases
Professional Control App
No in-app purchases
W
No in-app purchases
Questions
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