dewenwils vs Vine Thermostat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
dewenwils
Control your smart home devices remotely and connect them for a seamless experience. Monitor device status from anywhere and share access with family members. Discover and purchase new smart products through the integrated online mall.
- Remote device control
- Smart home connection
- Family device sharing
- Real-time status feedback
- Online smart product mall
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Life is simple from now on. 1、Device Control: remote control, build a "smart family". 2、Smart Connection: fast connection, enjoy the extremely speed experience. 3、Shared Devices: make it easy for the whole family to enjoy smart life. 4、Information Feedback: gain insight into the status of your home devices, anytime, anywhere. 5、Online Mall: enter the mall to buy smart products.
Vine Thermostat
Control your home's heating and cooling remotely. Set schedules, monitor energy usage, and receive smart alerts for efficient operation. Features presence detection for automatic adjustments.
- Operating mode control (Auto, Heat, Cool)
- Fan control (On, Auto, Circulation)
- Geo-fencing presence detection
- Energy reports
- Daily scheduling (8 periods)
- Smart alerts
- User account management
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1. Setting the operating mode (Auto, Heat, Cool) Fan Control(On, Auto, Circulation). 2. Presence detection via geo-fencing for energy-e cient operation. 3. Engergy Report, Know more, save more. 4. Individual schedule for each day of the week can be programmed via mobile app(max. 8 periods per day) . 5. User account management . Smart Alert.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: dewenwils at 4.6 against Vine Thermostat's 1.8. dewenwils also leads on review sentiment (32% vs 16%) and ratings volume (237 vs 40). Vine Thermostat's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 10 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). 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.
dewenwils holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: dewenwils has 237 ratings behind it against 40, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of dewenwils's written reviews are positive against 16% of Vine Thermostat's.
dewenwils ships an update every 10 months, Vine Thermostat every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | dewenwils | Vine Thermostat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (237 ratings) — better | 1.8 (40 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 31.8% of reviews — better | 16.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 237 — better | 40 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 179 MB | 138 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dewenwils Inc. | ZIBO (XING CONNECTED) INFOTECH INC. |
Customer experience
dewenwils
Vine Thermostat
Bugs and requests
dewenwils
Reported bugs
16 issues- Device switch locations move on 'All Devices' page
- Timer switch consistently turns off on its own
- App constantly logs out users
- Astronomical mode doesn't work
- Cannot adjust for sunrise/sunset times
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- Scheduler interface is unordered and hard to check
- Connecting to WiFi requires disabling 5G
- App only turns transformer on and off, no circuit separation
- Schedule function doesn't work
- Timer function does not turn devices on or off
- GUI doesn't reflect zone changes
- Cannot turn zones off with the app
- App has stopped working for pool motor timer
- Cannot set on and off times anymore
- App loses the network consistently
- Scenes do not activate when saved
Requested features
7 requests- Indication on 'AllDevices' page if each is On or Off
- Bigger back arrow
- Clarify device prompt labels
- Widgets or shortcut commands
- Apple Home integration
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- iPhone widget for easy access
- Feature to set timer to turn on for a certain amount of time then go off
Vine Thermostat
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
dewenwils
No in-app purchases
Vine Thermostat
No in-app purchases
