Comparison

Installer App vs Carel Applica

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Installer App

This app provides HVAC professionals with a digital toolbox for everyday tasks. It offers product information, installation guides, and advanced features to streamline work, including project management and hydronic balancing tools.

Highlights
  • Radiator Presetting
  • Product Finder
  • My Projects (Cloud-based)
  • Hydronic Balancing
  • Flow/Pressure Calculator
  • Floor Heating Tools
  • Burner Converter
  • Magnetic Tool
Features
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The Danfoss Installer app is an all-in-one digital toolbox that helps plumbers, heating and HVAC professionals, service technicians, engineers, and installers with your everyday tasks. For projects big and small, our comprehensive toolbox equips you with the latest product information, installation guides and advanced features to streamline your work, making your daily tasks easier. Simplify project management with customizable databases to track your work and pick up where you left off, anytime you need. The Danfoss Installer app offers a collection of useful tools and features: Radiator Presetting Set proper values based on valve, sensor, and radiator type, or alternatively by room size and heat loss. Get the heat emission, flow, and presetting right every time. Product Finder Search and access comprehensive product information, documentation, and details. Download Danfoss product documentation directly in the app. My Projects Make project management easier by creating a list of your clients and jobs, saving contact and building information, calculating system properties, and presetting for radiator and underfloor heating. Cloud-based, My Projects allows you to save everything in one spot for easy overview and fast access across all your devices. Hydronic Balancing Determine accurate system heat output with precise flow calculations. Tailor settings to valve type, handle position, and measured pressure. Flow/Pressure calculator Calculate, convert, or verify pressure, flow, power, and temperature (values or units). Floor heating Specify circuit lengths and calculate presetting for your floor heating manifolds. Select floor heating pipe type and dimensions, define heat loss, and divide rooms into circuits. Burner Converter Modify burner components and find spare parts in a matter of seconds, while keeping an overview of product updates and alternatives. Magnetic Tool Test solenoid valve coils quickly and easily. If the wheel rotates, your valve is good to go. Timer Replacement Select the appropriate timer replacement for a Danfoss or third-party unit. Installation guides are available as well. Feedback Your input matters, and we're committed to continuously improving Installer App to meet your needs. If you encounter a bug or have a feature suggestion, please use the in-app feedback function available in Settings. Alternatively, you can reach us via email at coolapp@danfoss.com. Danfoss Climate Solutions At Danfoss Climate Solutions, we engineer energy-efficient solutions to help the world get more out of less. Our innovative products and solutions enable a decarbonized, digital, and more sustainable tomorrow, and our technology supports a cost-efficient transition to renewable energy sources. With a strong foundation in quality, people, and the climate, we drive the energy, refrigerant, and food system transitions needed to achieve climate goals. Read more about us at www.danfoss.com. Terms and Conditions apply for use of the app.

About

Carel Applica

This app allows users to interact with CAREL's new generation of parametric and programmable controllers. It offers a simplified user experience for managing functions, parameters, and data trends with access control based on user type.

Highlights
  • Parameter management with descriptions
  • Local and remote configuration management
  • Live and historical data trend management
  • Exportable data trends
  • Controller documentation access
  • Device information retrieval
Features
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APPLICA is the CAREL app for interacting with the new generation of parametric controllers and programmable controllers, offering an all-new user experience and ensuring simple configuration. Functions and parameters are managed via profiles so as to ensure the correct access level based on the type of user. The main features are: - Parameter management with descriptions in different languages, maximum/minimum values with consistency control, advanced search capabilities and categorisations; - Management of local and remote configurations, both default and personal; - Management of data trends, both live and historical, with option to export the displayed data; - Up-to-date documentation relating to the connected controller; - Device information (serial number, software version, etc.)

Screenshots

Installer App4 screens
Carel Applica4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Installer App at 3.0 against Carel Applica's 1.0. Installer App also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 21%) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Installer App holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Installer App has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Installer App's written reviews are positive against 21% of Carel Applica's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Installer App ships an update every 5 weeks, Carel Applica every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 1, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Installer App versus Carel Applica: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInstaller AppCarel Applica
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (7 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better21.4% of reviews
Number of ratings7 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDanfoss A/SCAREL INDUSTRIES S.p.A.

Customer experience

Installer App

All ratings7 ratings
Positive42.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative57.1%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Carel Applica

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive21.4%
Neutral7.1%
Negative71.4%

In-app purchases

None

Installer App

No in-app purchases

None

Carel Applica

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Installer App free?
Installer App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Carel Applica free?
Carel Applica is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Installer App or Carel Applica?
Installer App is rated higher. Installer App averages 3.0 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Carel Applica averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Installer App or Carel Applica have ads?
Neither Installer App nor Carel Applica shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Installer App or Carel Applica?
Installer App ships an update every 5 weeks, and Carel Applica every 3 months. Most recently, Installer App was updated on September 1, 2026 and Carel Applica on September 21, 2026.

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