PAT vs NYB
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PAT
This tool connects to compatible boilers via Bluetooth for commissioning, diagnostics, and service. It offers guided wizards, data logging, and remote support capabilities. The app supports English and Spanish and can update boiler firmware.
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Commissioning, diagnostic, and service wizards
- English and Spanish language support
- Cloud data logging and reporting
- Remote support capabilities
- Boiler firmware updates
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PATConnect is a commissioning, diagnostic and service tool consisting of a Bluetooth Adaptor and mobile device app. The app communicates with any Velocity Boiler Works modulating condensing boiler. PATConnect is a local service tool with web portal data collection and live streaming to enable remote support. Compatible Boilers include Phantom II, Phantom Combi II, Phantom, Phantom Combi, PhantomX, Raptor and Raptor X Modulating Condensing Boilers. PAT-Connect Features: • Bluetooth Adaptor connects boiler to PAT-Connect App. • English and Spanish Language. • Start-up, Troubleshoot and Service Wizards. • Data logs, site photos, service & status reports sent to cloud. • Alta Boiler Control firmware and default parameter updates.
NYB
This tool connects to specific modulating condensing boilers via a Bluetooth adapter for commissioning, diagnostics, and service. It offers guided wizards, data logging, and remote support capabilities. The app supports firmware updates and parameter adjustments for compatible boiler models.
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Commissioning, diagnostic, and service tool
- Remote support via web portal
- Start-up, troubleshoot, and service wizards
- Data logging and reporting
- Firmware and parameter updates
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NYB-Connect is a commissioning, diagnostic and service tool consisting of a Bluetooth Adaptor and mobile device app. The app communicates with New Yorker Boiler modulating condensing boilers. NYB-Connect is a local service tool with web portal data collection and live streaming to enable remote support. Compatible Boilers include GHEHBII and GHECBII Modulating Condensing Boilers. NYB-Connect Features: • Bluetooth Adaptor connects boiler to NYB-Connect App. • English and Spanish Language. • Start-up, Troubleshoot and Service Wizards. • Data logs, site photos, service & status reports sent to cloud. • GHEII Boiler Control firmware and default parameter updates.
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Verdict
PAT and NYB are too close to call on the numbers: across 9 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for PAT against 5.0 for NYB. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
PAT ships an update every 2 months, NYB every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PAT | NYB |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Velocity Boiler Works, LLC | New Yorker Boiler Company, Inc. |
Customer experience
PAT
NYB
In-app purchases
PAT
No in-app purchases
NYB
No in-app purchases
