BRmesh vs Thermostat Controller
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BRmesh
Control your Bluetooth smart lights with an intuitive app. Manage individual lights, groups, or all lights simultaneously. Create custom lighting scenes and schedule automatic on/off times for daily use or ambiance.
- Area-based light control
- Individual and group control
- Customizable scenes
- Scheduled on/off timers
- Control up to 240 lights
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Bluetooth smart light with APP control. Can be used for daily lighting and atmosphere lighting. Concise and practical control page: the lights can be divided into areas, the whole, individual or selective control of the light can be achieved through shortcut keys, which is very convenient and quick. Can control up to 240 lights. Built-in Newly Developed Timing Chips: You can set your favorite color to turn on and off on time everyday automatically. Scene: You can individually set the color or mode for each light, combine it into your favorite scene and save it, and one key to start when you need.
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 review sentiment: Thermostat Controller at 100% against BRmesh's 25%. Thermostat Controller also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.4) and update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). BRmesh's advantage is ratings volume (299 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). 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.
Thermostat Controller holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BRmesh has 299 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of BRmesh's written reviews are positive against 100% of Thermostat Controller's.
BRmesh ships an update fortnightly, Thermostat Controller weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BRmesh | Thermostat Controller |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (299 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 299 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 坤明 杨 | JASON QUARTZ |
Customer experience
BRmesh
Thermostat Controller
Bugs and requests
BRmesh
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes when selecting individual lights
- Sharing and QR code functionality not working as expected
- Inconsistent performance after app updates
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to set custom colors for DIY modes
- More granular control over lighting effects and speed
- Integration with smart home platforms like Alexa and Google Home
- Improved music sync and rhythm modes
Thermostat Controller
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BRmesh
No in-app purchases
Thermostat Controller
No in-app purchases
Questions
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