Vine Thermostat vs NICE DIGI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
NICE DIGI
Manage your smart door locks remotely. Unlock or lock your doors, share access with family and visitors, and track activity logs. Generate temporary passcodes for guests.
- Remote lock/unlock
- Share access permissions
- Initialize and set lock functions
- Query unlock and operation logs
- Generate timed passcodes
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NICE DIGI smart locks control system 1. Control your locks: unlock or lock your door with this APP 2. Share access permissions: share permanent or timed access permissions to your familys 3. Set your locks: Initialize and set the various functions of your smart door locks 4. Query records: query unlock records and operation logs of locks in APP 5. Generate timed passcode: generate timed passcode for a temporary visitor or Courier
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: NICE DIGI at 2.7 against Vine Thermostat's 1.8. Vine Thermostat's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, review sentiment, 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.
NICE DIGI holds the better App Store score, 2.7 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 39 and 36 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 16% of Vine Thermostat's written reviews are positive against 22% of NICE DIGI's.
Vine Thermostat ships an update every 3 weeks, NICE DIGI every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vine Thermostat | NICE DIGI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (39 ratings) | 2.7 (36 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.0% of reviews | 22.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 39 — better | 36 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 138 MB | 194 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ZIBO (XING CONNECTED) INFOTECH INC. | 少辉 吴 |
Customer experience
Vine Thermostat
NICE DIGI
In-app purchases
Vine Thermostat
No in-app purchases
NICE DIGI
No in-app purchases
