Vine Thermostat vs HF Smart Pro
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.
HF Smart Pro
Control smart lights with customizable color changes and timing functions. Adjust light environments directly through mode control, altering color based on intensity, refraction, and opacity.
- Change light colors
- Timing mode for smart lights
- Timing switch for light control
- Mode control for light environments
- Adjust color by intensity, refraction, opacity
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This is a software that can change different colors. The timing mode in this software is used to control smart lights. The timing switch can help users experience and change the color of the lights. Through mode control, you can switch the light environment more directly and change the color of the light according to the intensity, refraction and opacity of the light.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HF Smart Pro at 2.4 against Vine Thermostat's 1.8. Vine Thermostat's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months). 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.
HF Smart Pro holds the better App Store score, 2.4 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 40 and 21 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 16% of Vine Thermostat's written reviews are positive against 19% of HF Smart Pro's.
Vine Thermostat ships an update every 3 weeks, HF Smart Pro every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vine Thermostat | HF Smart Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (40 ratings) | 2.4 (21 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.0% of reviews | 18.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 40 — better | 21 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 138 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | ZIBO (XING CONNECTED) INFOTECH INC. | 鉴深 徐 |
Customer experience
Vine Thermostat
HF Smart Pro
Bugs and requests
Vine Thermostat
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
HF Smart Pro
Reported bugs
10 issues- Pairing fails
- App doesn't connect to Bluetooth
- App doesn't work
- Product is defective
- Fan only works, lights don't
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- Pairing button unresponsive
- Bluetooth not found
- App doesn't control the physical device
- Remote stops working when app is used
- RGB lamp color setting doesn't work
Requested features
6 requests- Improve pairing directions
- Add Google/Alexa integration
- Improve app wording/translation
- Allow pairing anytime
- Make light dimmable
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- Allow remote and app to work simultaneously
In-app purchases
Vine Thermostat
No in-app purchases
HF Smart Pro
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Vine Thermostat free?
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