Comparison

NOVELAN App vs BIOCAT

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

Head to head
About

NOVELAN App

Control your heat pump and ventilation unit remotely via smartphone or tablet. Optimize your indoor climate with convenient features for setting temperatures, monitoring status, and managing ventilation stages. Requires compatible NOVELAN hardware.

Highlights
  • Remote heat pump control
  • Ventilation unit operation
  • Indoor climate optimization
  • Temperature and status monitoring
  • Time switch function settings
  • Error memory reading
Features
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Control your heat pump and/or your ventilation unit with the NOVELAN App conveniently and free of charge from home via smartphone or tablet per app. NOVELAN explains the various possibilities and helps you to make the right decision for an optimal indoor climate. Your benefits: • Convenient remote control • Heat pump can be set and maintained directly via app • Free and easy online download The NOVELAN App enables the comfort control and monitoring of your NOVELAN heat pump with WPR-Net 2.0/2.1 controller and/or your NOVELAN ventilation unit ZG375 Eco. Heat pump and ventilation unit can be registered and operated independently of each other. Function overview heat pump control: • Displays the status of your heat pump on the start screen • Displays the operating hours • Displays all relevant temperatures • Remote control of the most important functions • Simple setting of the time switch functions • Displays the data log • Reading the error memory • Setting the desired hot water temperature In the home network, the above-mentioned functions are already enabled and fully usable in your heat pump. If you also have a heatpump24 account, all functions can also be used online, that means outside of the home network. Function overview ventilation unit control: • Switching the ventilation system on and off • Selection of ventilation stages 1-4 • Selection mode: manual, automatic (with sensor), maximum and weekly program • Information on the setting of the supply air volume flows in ventilation stages 1,2 and 3 After registering the ventilation unit using the serial number and your email address, the app can be used free of charge. Condition: You have a heat pump with the WPR-Net 2.0/2.1 controller and this is connected to your home network via network cable and/or a ventilation unit ZG375 Eco.

About

BIOCAT

Configure your BIOCAT KLS device remotely via Bluetooth or the internet. Receive alerts for leakage alarms and monitor your water consumption data and statistics.

Highlights
  • Remote device configuration
  • Bluetooth and Internet connectivity
  • Leakage alarm notifications
  • Water consumption tracking
  • Leakage check functionality
  • User registration for advanced functions
Features
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BIOCAT - the easy way to configure your BIOCAT KLS device. The BIOCAT app allows mobile configuration of BIOCAT KLS devices via Bluetooth or the Internet. Registered users receive advanced operating functions, such as adjusting settings, as well as push notifications in case of leakage alarm directly to their smartphone. Detailed assistance in case of leakage alarms as well as a (manual or automatic) leakage check of the piping allows the user to identify potential sources of danger in the water pipes at an early stage and to minimize damage. In addition, the user gains insight into his water consumption data as well as statistics on the course of consumption behavior.

Screenshots

NOVELAN App4 screens
BIOCAT4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: BIOCAT at 67% against NOVELAN App's 2%. BIOCAT also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 13 months). NOVELAN App's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NOVELAN App ships an update every 13 months, BIOCAT every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
NOVELAN App versus BIOCAT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNOVELAN AppBIOCAT
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews2.0% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB125 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developerait-deutschland GmbHWaterCryst

Customer experience

NOVELAN App

Written reviews50 reviews
Positive2.0%
Neutral6.0%
Negative92.0%

BIOCAT

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

NOVELAN App

No in-app purchases

None

BIOCAT

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NOVELAN App free?
NOVELAN App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BIOCAT free?
BIOCAT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do NOVELAN App or BIOCAT have ads?
Neither NOVELAN App nor BIOCAT shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NOVELAN App or BIOCAT?
NOVELAN App ships an update every 13 months, and BIOCAT every 2 months. Most recently, NOVELAN App was updated on November 6, 2026 and BIOCAT on November 3, 2026.

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