Vine Thermostat vs Cldbus
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.
Cldbus
Manage and monitor intelligent devices like door locks, cameras, and doorbells remotely. Enjoy real-time viewing, two-way audio, and share device access with family members. Configure device settings with ease.
- Intelligent device support (door locks, cameras, doorbells)
- Remote real-time monitoring
- Two-way voice intercom
- Device sharing and remote authorization
- Configuration settings for devices
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1、Support the distribution network and access of intelligent devices such as door locks, doorbells and cameras 2、Support remote real-time monitoring and two-way voice intercom 3、Support sharing devices and remote authorisation of family members. 4、Support relevant configuration settings for devices
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Cldbus at 2.1 against Vine Thermostat's 1.8. Cldbus also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 3 weeks). Vine Thermostat's advantage is review sentiment (16% vs 0%) and ratings volume (40 vs 11). 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.
Cldbus holds the better App Store score, 2.1 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 40 and 11 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 16% of Vine Thermostat's written reviews are positive against 0% of Cldbus's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Vine Thermostat ships an update every 3 weeks, Cldbus every 11 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Vine Thermostat | Cldbus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (40 ratings) | 2.1 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 40 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 138 MB | 204 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ZIBO (XING CONNECTED) INFOTECH INC. | DONGGUAN LULUSHUN ELECTRONIC SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. |
Customer experience
Vine Thermostat
Cldbus
In-app purchases
Vine Thermostat
No in-app purchases
Cldbus
No in-app purchases
