Total Connect Comfort vs SmartShaker+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Total Connect Comfort
Remotely monitor and control your home's heating and cooling system from anywhere. Adjust schedules, set temperatures, and receive alerts for your connected thermostats. Offers weather forecasts and multi-location management.
- Remote temperature control
- Schedule management
- System settings adjustment
- Humidifier/dehumidifier control
- 5-day weather forecast
- Thermostat alerts
- Multi-thermostat access
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The Total Connect Comfort app allows users to remotely monitor and manage their heating and cooling system – at anytime, from anywhere. Total Connect Comfort works with Honeywell Home Wi-Fi Thermostats and with Honeywell Home Redlink Comfort Systems when used in conjunction with a Redlink Internet Gateway. With the Total Connect Comfort app users can: - View and change the schedule (for thermostats that support this feature) - View and change heating and cooling system settings - View and set the indoor temperature - View and change system fan (for thermostats that support this feature) - View and change humidifier and dehumidifier settings (for thermostats that support this feature) - View 5-Day weather forecast - View outdoor temperature and humidity (when used with an outdoor sensor) - Access multiple smart thermostats - Access multiple locations if more than one system is registered - View thermostat alerts such as high or low temperature - Use the Demo Mode before purchasing a thermostat - Automatically upgrade to new features once they become available Whether a homeowner, business owner or both – users will find comfort in Total Connect Comfort.
SmartShaker+
Control smart devices like bed shakers and smart LED bulbs. Create custom wake-up scenes with light colors, brightness, and music. The bed shaker acts as a trigger to activate your personalized wake-up experience.
- Control SmartShaker/SmartShaker2
- Control Rainbow7 smart bulb
- Wake-up with vibration or melody
- Wake-up to music
- Set bulb color and brightness
- Define custom wake-up scenes
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* Please note that we are rebranding our app with new name "SmartShaker+" from " Somorio". SmartShaker+ is an application to control Smart devices by iLuv such as SmartShaker and Rainbow7 (sold separately). SmartShaker is a Wireless App-Enabled Bed Shaker. Rainbow7 is a Wireless App-Enabled multi-color Smart LED Light Bulb. SmartShaker+ application can be used to define a wake-up scene in which you can set bulb color, brightness and music on your phone to play. SmartShaker acts as a time trigger, and it sends a signal to SmartShaker+ app so that it can play the wake-up scene. Features * Full control of SmartShaker/SmartShaker2 * Full control of Rainbow7, a smart bulb * Wake-up to vibration or melody with SmartShaker * Wake-up to music and(or) smart bulb
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Total Connect Comfort at 4.3 against SmartShaker+'s 2.5. Total Connect Comfort also leads on ratings volume (76K vs 57) and review sentiment (28% vs 19%). SmartShaker+'s advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (8.1 vs 14.0). 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.
Total Connect Comfort holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Total Connect Comfort has 76K ratings behind it against 57, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of Total Connect Comfort's written reviews are positive against 19% of SmartShaker+'s.
Total Connect Comfort ships an update every 6 months, SmartShaker+ every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Total Connect Comfort | SmartShaker+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (76K ratings) — better | 2.5 (57 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 28.2% of reviews — better | 19.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 76K — better | 57 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 8.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Resideo Technologies, Inc. | iLuv-Creative Technology |
Customer experience
Total Connect Comfort
SmartShaker+
User reviews
Total Connect Comfort
From 76K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Remote control
- 🔒 Reliable connectivity
- 👍 Easy to use
- 👍 Convenient scheduling
- 👍 Useful reports
Room to improve
- 🐛 Connectivity issues
- 🐛 Unreliable temperature readings
- 🐛 Inconsistent app performance
- 🔋 Frequent power cycling
- 👎 Limited customization options
SmartShaker+
From 57 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Works well for heavy sleepers
- 👍 Simple and easy to use
- 👍 Wakes user without disturbing others
- 👍 Good concept for vibrating alarm
- 👍 Effective vibrations
Room to improve
- 🐛 Unreliable syncing
- 🐛 Frequent Bluetooth connectivity issues
- 🐛 App not updated for years
- 🐛 Device stops working after a short period
- 🐛 App crashes or doesn't open
Bugs and requests
Total Connect Comfort
Reported bugs
4 issues- Thermostat not responding to app commands
- Incorrect time zone settings
- Frequent disconnections from WiFi
- Thermostat resetting to default settings
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to set temperature deadband
- Runtime data and energy usage tracking
- Geofencing and automatic mode switching
- More flexible scheduling options
- Push notifications for temperature changes
SmartShaker+
Reported bugs
22 issues- Syncing and Bluetooth connectivity is unreliable
- App not opening after update
- App crashes immediately
- Times and percentage of power not syncing
- Device not supported through Bluetooth on iPhone Pro
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- App not syncing with device
- App consistently fails to sync after reinstallation
- App not updated and out of date
- Trouble syncing, requires deleting and reinstalling app
- Device will never pair with the app
- SmartShaker2 won’t sync when alarm settings are changed
- App not supported by iPhone
- App will never let me sync to the actual device
- Sounds will not come out of Smartshaker 2 from an iOS device
- Cannot adjust vibration from the app
- App and alarm will not sync
- Cannot use two Smartshakers with the app
- App reverts vibration level to lowest setting
- App freezes on loading and is unresponsive
- Vibration strength on Smartshaker 2 doesn't stick
- App needs to sync with provider for location service to work
- App has bugs related to syncing and saving alarms
Requested features
8 requests- Add a timer function for naps
- Update app for location services
- Allow user to change snooze time
- Make alarm volume adjustable
- Support iOS 11 and newer iPhones
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- Allow labeling of alarms
- Display alarms in chronological order
- Connect to more than one Smartshaker+
In-app purchases
Total Connect Comfort
No in-app purchases
SmartShaker+
No in-app purchases
Questions
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