BEST Kitchen vs Kuma Heat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BEST Kitchen
Remotely manage your smart range hood, controlling its functions and even integrating voice commands with smart home assistants. Shut down your hood without leaving your seat once cooking fumes dissipate.
- Remote range hood control
- Voice control integration (Alexa, Google Home)
- Smart home assistant compatibility
- Shut down hood remotely
- iOS 13.4+ compatibility
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Using this app with your BEST Kitchen range hood, you are able to remotely control the range hood. Shut it down once the fume is gone without having to leave the table. The app is the gateway to voice control over Alexa and Google Home. The BEST App is compatible with the following phones: iOS version 13.4 or higher. Please contact our customer support or follow the link to the help menu in your app if you experience any difficulties.
Kuma Heat
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Smartphone App designed for manual control of Kuma Outdoor Gear heated chairs and accessories.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: BEST Kitchen at every 2 months against Kuma Heat's every 6 months. Kuma Heat's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
BEST Kitchen ships an update every 2 months, Kuma Heat every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BEST Kitchen | Kuma Heat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Broan-NuTone, LLC. | Kuma Outdoor Gear Ltd |
In-app purchases
BEST Kitchen
No in-app purchases
Kuma Heat
No in-app purchases
