Venstar Skyport vs myControl®
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.
myControl®
This app provides a customizable mobile interface for your building's control system. It allows users to monitor and adjust environmental conditions, view and modify system points, and control HVAC equipment through different interface views.
- Customizable mobile interface
- Monitor and adjust environmental conditions
- View and adjust system points
- Programmable thermostat interface
- Control HVAC equipment
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The myControl® mobile app offers a fully customizable mobile interface to your Reliable Controls® MACH-System. Contact your Reliable Controls® Authorized Dealer for details about configuring your MACH-System™ for myControl®. Three different views are currently available for monitoring and adjusting control points in a MACH-System™. The SPACEview provides a simple, intuitive interface for occupants to adjust environmental conditions in their space. The LISTview provides a flexible, custom list of system points that an occupant or operator can quickly view and adjust. The STATview provides a familiar, programmable thermostat interface, allowing users to monitor and control the operation of HVAC equipment.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Venstar Skyport at 60% against myControl®'s 0%. Venstar Skyport also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (3.6K vs 3). myControl®'s advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). 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.
Venstar Skyport holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Venstar Skyport has 3.6K ratings behind it against 3, 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 0% of myControl®'s.
Venstar Skyport ships an update every 6 weeks, myControl® every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Venstar Skyport | myControl® |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (3.6K ratings) — better | 4.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 59.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.6K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Venstar Inc. | Reliable Controls Corporation |
Customer experience
Venstar Skyport
myControl®
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
myControl®
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Venstar Skyport
No in-app purchases
myControl®
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Venstar Skyport free?
Is myControl® free?
Which has better reviews, Venstar Skyport or myControl®?
Do Venstar Skyport or myControl® have ads?
Which is updated more often, Venstar Skyport or myControl®?
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