Venstar Skyport vs ScreenLogic Connect
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.
ScreenLogic Connect
Control your pool and spa from your Apple devices or via Alexa. Manage your pool and spa system locally or remotely over the internet. Features a live demo to explore its capabilities.
- Pool and spa control
- Remote internet access
- Local Wi-Fi network control
- Alexa voice control
- Live demo available
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Pentair's ScreenLogic Connect is a convenient interface for your pool and spa, designed specifically for the iPhone, iPod touch, iPad and Apple Watch. You can now also use our Alexa Skill to control your EasyTouch or IntelliTouch system. Control your pool and spa from a local Wi-Fi network, or control remotely over the Internet. Download this free app and check out the new interface on our live demo! Pentair customers with IntelliTouch, EasyTouch, and EasyTouch PL4/PSL4 pool/spa control systems that want to use their iPhone/iPad/iPod touch or Echo devices must purchase the ScreenLogic interface kit (PN 522104) available from your local pool equipment retailer. Please make sure to download and apply the latest protocol adapter firmware (version 736). Please visit www.pentairpool.com and navigate to Support \ Tools \ Software to download the update utility.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Venstar Skyport at 4.6 against ScreenLogic Connect's 2.1. Venstar Skyport also leads on review sentiment (60% vs 21%) and ratings volume (4.2K vs 360). ScreenLogic Connect's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Venstar Skyport holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Venstar Skyport has 4.2K ratings behind it against 360, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Venstar Skyport's written reviews are positive against 21% of ScreenLogic Connect's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Venstar Skyport | ScreenLogic Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (4.2K ratings) — better | 2.1 (360 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.2% of reviews — better | 21.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4.2K — better | 360 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Venstar Inc. | Pentair Water Pool and Spa, Inc |
Customer experience
Venstar Skyport
ScreenLogic Connect
User reviews
Venstar Skyport
From 4.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Convenient remote control
- 🚀 Easy to use app
- 💡 Helpful features like geofencing
- 🚀 Functional and reliable
- 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent disconnections and offline issues
- 🐛 Unreliable connectivity and sync
- 🐛 Buggy and glitchy app
- 🔒 Difficult account management and password resets
- 🔋 Drains phone battery
ScreenLogic Connect
From 360 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Convenient remote control
- 👍 Helpful support
- 🔒 Reliable connectivity
- 💡 Useful scheduling features
Room to improve
- 🐛 Connectivity issues
- 🔧 Buggy updates
- 👎 Outdated and unintuitive UI
- 🤯 Frustrating user experience
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
ScreenLogic Connect
Reported bugs
4 issues- Unreliable local and remote connections
- Temperature and heating controls not functioning properly
- Schedules not executing as programmed
- Lighting controls not responding as expected
Requested features
4 requests- Customizable lighting options
- Improved scheduling flexibility
- Seamless integration with smart home platforms
- Detailed usage history and analytics
In-app purchases
Venstar Skyport
No in-app purchases
ScreenLogic Connect
No in-app purchases
Questions
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