MiniGadgets vs Z1 Air
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MiniGadgets
This utility allows you to remotely monitor and record your home environment in real-time using an electronic device. Receive instant alerts on your mobile phone for any motion detected, ensuring you're always aware of what's happening at home. Recorded footage is saved directly to the device's memory card.
- Real-time home monitoring
- Motion detection alerts
- Live video recording
- Remote access via mobile
- Video saved to memory card
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MiniGadgets is an electronic device at home that can watch and record in real time, and it can be set to push it to the mobile phone when there is a shadow flashing in front of the camera, so as to know the situation at home anytime and anywhere, and save the real-time video to the memory card of the electronic device.
Z1 Air
Control your Zone Air mini-split heat pump units remotely. Adjust temperature, switch modes, and monitor diagnostics from your smartphone. An account is required for Wi-Fi access.
- Remote temperature control
- Mode switching (heat/cool)
- Fan speed adjustment
- Diagnostic checks
- Wi-Fi connectivity
- Account system for remote access
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Z1 Air is the companion app for Zone Air mini-split heat pump units. Pair your Z1 Air units once and control them from anywhere — set the temperature, switch modes, adjust fan speed, and check diagnostics from your phone. We have our own account system, which is required for off wifi use.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Z1 Air at 100% against MiniGadgets's 29%. Z1 Air also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.7). MiniGadgets's advantage is ratings volume (20 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). 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.
Z1 Air holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MiniGadgets has 20 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of MiniGadgets's written reviews are positive against 100% of Z1 Air's.
MiniGadgets ships an update monthly, Z1 Air every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MiniGadgets | Z1 Air |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (20 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mini Gadgets Inc. | Benjamin Zuro |
Customer experience
MiniGadgets
Z1 Air
In-app purchases
MiniGadgets
No in-app purchases
Z1 Air
No in-app purchases
