Venstar Skyport vs SVLA Living
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Venstar Skyport
Remotely monitor and control your heating and cooling systems from anywhere. Check current weather, view equipment runtimes, and receive alerts. Easily switch between home and away modes for optimal comfort and energy savings.
- Remote thermostat monitoring and control
- View current weather and forecast
- Monitor equipment runtimes
- Receive thermostat alerts
- Easy home/away mode selection
- Send texts to thermostat display
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The Venstar Skyport App allows iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch users to remotely monitor and control their heating and cooling systems. From the couch to across town you have the ability to control your comfort remotely. Venstar Skyport App features include: - Simple, easy to use monitor and control of the thermostat - Current weather and forecast is displayed for each location - Monitor equipment runtimes - Receive thermostat alerts - Easy selection of home or away - Send personal texts directly to the thermostat’s display (compatible models only) Compatible with all Venstar WiFi thermostats.
SVLA Living
Connect with the Spring Valley Lake community. Access information about local amenities, lakefront and golf course properties, and commercial buildings. Stay informed about events and resources within this high desert region.
- Community information
- Property details (lakefront, golf course)
- Local amenity listings
- High desert region focus
- Resident resources
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The community of Spring Valley Lake, located in the Victor Valley region of the high desert of San Bernardino County, is comprised of approximately 4,214 individually owned lots, of which approximately 549 of them are lakefront lots, approximately 317 are golf course lots, two condominium complexes, one townhome complex and two commercial buildings that house restaurants and convenience stores.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SVLA Living at 5.0 against Venstar Skyport's 4.6. Venstar Skyport's advantage is ratings volume (4.2K vs 1) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 5 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SVLA Living holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Venstar Skyport has 4.2K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Venstar Skyport ships an update every 6 weeks, SVLA Living every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Venstar Skyport | SVLA Living |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (4.2K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 59.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4.2K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Venstar Inc. | Alosant |
Customer experience
Venstar Skyport
SVLA Living
Bugs and requests
Venstar Skyport
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes and freezes
- Fails to send temperature changes to thermostat
- Loses connection to thermostat randomly
- Difficult to set up and pair with thermostat
Requested features
5 requests- Add more scheduling and programming options
- Improve Celsius temperature display
- Provide better customer support and communication channels
- Integrate with more smart home platforms
- Add more detailed usage reporting and analytics
SVLA Living
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Venstar Skyport
No in-app purchases
SVLA Living
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Venstar Skyport free?
Is SVLA Living free?
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