tarbt vs Thermostat Controller
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
tarbt
Verify product details, genuineness, and expiry before purchasing. This app uses your phone's camera to scan product codes and a verification token for a secure, two-way authentication process.
- Scan product codes with phone camera
- Two-way verification process
- Enter verification token for security
- Check product genuineness
- Verify product expiry dates
- Save scan histories locally
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TarbT is a product verification application that helps consumers verify the details, genuineness and expiry of a product before purchasing. TarbT uses hi-level two-way verification to verify that consumable products are genuinely from the original manufacturer simply by scanning a product from participating manufacturers. The Scan-to-Verify process uses the camera capacity of the user’s mobile phone. On scan, the relevant embedded information on the product will be passed on to the app. No images are saved in your mobile device, and no personal data of the user is collected. Users are expected to simply hold up their phones to the section of the embedded code in the product. The product area of the code imprint will be clearly shown on the product. The scanning and verification process is automated. After which the user is expected to enter a provided Verification Token which further gives a second layer of security to ensure the product purchased is not counterfeit. No codes, no token and no Product Embedded Identification can be used more than once. They become automatically invalid after a product has been purchased by the end user. User scan histories are saved locally in the app for future reference and can be deleted whenever the user wishes.
Thermostat Controller
Monitor and adjust your Venstar thermostat's temperature, humidity, and fan settings directly from your phone. View current and historical runtime data. Receive optional notifications for state changes.
- View current temperature and humidity
- Adjust set temperature
- Change heating/cooling mode
- Control fan settings
- Monitor daily runtime history
- Optional state change notifications
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This app lets you view the data from and control your Venstar thermostat locally. Note: "Locally" refers to the fact that your Venstar thermostat has a local API. This app is interacting with this local API. Meaning, unless you have remote mode enabled and are running the companion app on a computer, then, if your phone isn't connected to the same Wi-Fi network as your thermostat, you won't be able to read from it or control it. Data you can view: * Current temperature * Set temperature * Humidity * Mode (heat, cool, auto) * Fan state * Today’s runtime * Runtime for each day of the past week * The average daily runtime for the past week What you can control: * Increase/decrease the set temperature * Change the mode (heating, cooling, auto) * Change the fan mode (always on or auto) Optional push notifications are available to let you know when the thermostat state changes from idle to active (e.g. heating or cooling) or vice versa. These push notifications require the companion app to be running on a computer as well as an API key. More info here: https://thermostat-controller.studiojq.io/push An optional remote mode is now also available, which lets you view your thermostat data while not on the same Wi-Fi network as the thermostat (i.e. from anywhere). This remote mode requires the companion app to be running on a computer as well as an API key. The remote mode is view only. You cannot control your thermostat remotely. More info here: https://thermostat-controller.studiojq.io/remote Documentation: https://thermostat-controller.studiojq.io
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: tarbt at 3 against Thermostat Controller's 1. tarbt also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for tarbt against 5.0 for Thermostat Controller. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | tarbt | Thermostat Controller |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | — | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Abdul Rahman Hamidy | JASON QUARTZ |
Customer experience
tarbt
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In-app purchases
tarbt
No in-app purchases
Thermostat Controller
No in-app purchases
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