Comparison

Intesis AC Cloud vs tado°

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

Head to head
About

Intesis AC Cloud

Control your air conditioning system remotely from your iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch. Adjust temperature, fan speed, and modes, and receive important alerts. Supports multiple users and is optimized for various devices.

Highlights
  • Remote AC unit on/off
  • Adjust mode, fan speed, vanes
  • Visualize and adjust temperature
  • Receive alert messages
  • Multi-user support
  • Optimized for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Features
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AC Cloud® allows you to control in a fast and intuitive way your air conditioning system* from anywhere using your iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. Discover the new way to control your installation: •TOTAL CONTROL: turn your unit on or off from any place you are. Also change the mode, fan speed, vanes orientation,… •VISUALIZE / ADJUST THE TEMPERATURE. •ALERT MESSAGES: Alerts and notifications of connection, malfunctioning errors, maintenance… •MULTI USER SUPPORT •OPTIMIZED FOR EACH DEVICE: The app is adapted for each device and it has high resolution images (for Iphone 4/4s and the new IPad) The app is available in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Greek, Romanian, Russian, Turkish and Chinese. *NOTE: List of compatible units can be found in http://www.intesishome.com/support/compatibility-list/?lang=en Descriptions and / or specifications can change without previous notification.

About

tado°

This app allows you to remotely control your home's heating, air conditioning, and heat pumps. It helps reduce energy consumption and costs through intuitive control and insights into your usage patterns.

Highlights
  • Remote heating and AC control
  • Energy usage insights
  • Energy-saving tips
  • Automated climate control
  • Matter and Thread compatibility
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Your home's energy at your fingertips. From anywhere, anytime. The tado° app isn't just for smart heating. It makes your whole home ready for intelligent energy management. Connect your tado° energy tariff. Keep your consumption and costs in view at any time. And with Smart Charging, your EV charges automatically when energy is cheapest. All in one app. SMART HEATING CORE FUNCTIONS • Remote control via app: Control your heating system anytime, from anywhere. • Smart Schedule: Easily set up custom heating schedules for each room. • Room Link: The smart integration between room thermostats and boiler makes your heating system more efficient. The boiler only runs when a room needs heat. And every room heats to its own target temperature. • Smart Home Integration: tado° is compatible with Apple Home, Google Home, Amazon Alexa, and Samsung SmartThings via Matter. • Easy DIY installation: The app provides custom step-by-step installation instructions tailored to your heating system. MORE WITH AI ASSIST Get even more smart features with AI Assist (subscription). Our AI learns your routines and room characteristics to boost comfort and efficiency. You can save up to 55%¹ more energy than with the free app. • Adaptive Heating: Learns the unique heating patterns for each of your rooms, optimising your energy consumption and enhancing your comfort, while you stay in control. • Geofencing: Using your phone’s location, tado° turns off the heating when no one’s home. • Preheat before arrival: With predictive AI, tado° will warm up your home again just before you get back. • Holiday Mode: Turns off your heating when you go on holiday and automatically switches it back on in time for your return. • Open Window Detection: tado° detects open windows without requiring additional sensors, automatically pausing your heating to avoid wasting energy. • Hydronic Balancing: Automatically manages water flow to ensure even heat distribution to all radiators. • Care & Protect: Monitors your heating system, notifies you if unusual heating behaviour is detected and helps you to solve issues with easy step-by-step guides. • Air Comfort: Helps you to achieve a healthier indoor climate, with insights and specific advice, e.g. when you should open the windows, or if a room is at risk of developing mould. • Automated Flow Temperature Optimization: Optimizes the maximum flow temperature of an OpenTherm boiler according to the outside temperature to save energy. • Climate Report: Visualizes the room temperature and heating activity for any of your rooms over time. • Energy IQ: See exactly how much energy you consume – broken down by room and month. Keep track of your costs at any time. ONE APP FOR YOUR HOME ENERGY From your smart thermostat to your energy tariff, heat pump and EV charging: tado° brings it all together. • Dynamic Tariff Integration: Connect your tado° energy tariff (available in Germany and Austria) or any other dynamic energy provider. • Smart Charging: Automatically charge your electric car when electricity prices are at their lowest. Set a ready-by time and tado° handles the rest. Included free with tado° Energy. Available as an in-app subscription for all others. • Balance for heat pumps: Your heat pump automatically runs when electricity is cheapest. tado° Balance maximizes efficiency by monitoring energy prices and outdoor temperatures. Available as an in-app subscription. ¹Up to 55% more savings is based on internal modelling comparing the use of tado° AI Assist vs the free tado° app. Actual savings depend on household characteristics, usage patterns and external factors.

Screenshots

Intesis AC Cloud4 screens
tado°4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Intesis AC Cloud at none against tado°'s 12. Intesis AC Cloud also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). tado°'s advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and rating (4.5 vs 4.2). On price, ratings volume and ads 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. tado° sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Intesis AC Cloud asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

tado° holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.3K and 778 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of Intesis AC Cloud's written reviews are positive against 43% of tado°'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Intesis AC Cloud ships an update every 3 months, tado° weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Intesis AC Cloud versus tado°: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIntesis AC Cloudtado°
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (1.3K ratings)4.5 (778 ratings) — better
Positive reviews26.9% of reviews43.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.3K — better778
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB123 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHMS Industrial Networks SLUtado°

Customer experience

Intesis AC Cloud

All ratings1,250 ratings
Positive79.8%
Neutral5.0%
Negative15.2%
Written reviews219 reviews
Positive26.9%
Neutral10.5%
Negative62.6%

tado°

All ratings778 ratings
Positive88.4%
Neutral4.4%
Negative7.2%
Written reviews778 reviews
Positive43.1%
Neutral13.8%
Negative43.2%

User reviews

Intesis AC Cloud

From 1.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Convenient remote control
  • 🔒 Able to monitor and control from anywhere
  • 👍 Works well once set up
  • 👍 Scheduling and programming features

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and disconnections
  • 🔍 Confusing and unintuitive interface
  • ⚠️ Limited functionality compared to remote control
  • 🔍 Difficult to set up and configure
  • 🔍 Unreliable connection and sync issues

tado°

From 778 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Efficient heating control
  • 🔒 Secure and private
  • 👍 Easy to install and set up
  • 👍 Useful scheduling and automation features
  • 👍 Convenient remote control

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent connectivity issues
  • 🔋 Battery life problems with smart radiator valves
  • 👎 Overly aggressive upselling of subscription features
  • 👎 Unreliable open window detection
  • 👎 Lack of flexibility in temperature control

Bugs and requests

Intesis AC Cloud

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes consistently on launch
  • Scenes and schedules don't work as expected
  • Incorrect temperature readings and status display
  • Randomly loses connection to devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add timer and scheduling options
  • Improve integration with smart home platforms
  • Allow more granular control and customization
  • Provide better feedback and status updates

tado°

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App frequently crashes or becomes unresponsive
  • Syncing issues between app and hardware
  • Incorrect temperature readings from smart radiator valves
  • Inability to add/assign rooms in the app

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to create and apply scheduling templates
  • Improved Siri/HomeKit integration
  • Option to disable subscription upselling
  • More granular temperature control
  • Better battery life indicators

In-app purchases

None

Intesis AC Cloud

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

tado°

Subscriptions10
  • AI Assist / Auto-Assist7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • AI Assist / Auto-Assist$3.991 Month
  • AI Assist / Auto-Assist1 Month trial$3.991 Month
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  • AI Assist / Auto-Assist7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • AI Assist / Auto-Assist6 Months trial$3.991 Month
  • Balance AC - Yearly Plan$29.991 Year
  • AI Assist / Auto-Assist$29.991 Year
  • AI Assist / Auto-Assist1 Year trial3 variants$29.991 Year
  • AI Assist / Auto-Assist7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Balance for Heat Pumps3 Months trial$44.991 Year

Questions

Is Intesis AC Cloud free?
Intesis AC Cloud is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is tado° free?
tado° is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Intesis AC Cloud or tado°?
tado° is rated higher. Intesis AC Cloud averages 4.2 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while tado° averages 4.5 from 778 ratings.
Do Intesis AC Cloud or tado° have ads?
Neither Intesis AC Cloud nor tado° shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Intesis AC Cloud or tado°?
Intesis AC Cloud ships an update every 3 months, and tado° weekly. Most recently, Intesis AC Cloud was updated on September 23, 2026 and tado° on September 22, 2026.

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