Lew App vs Parking Heater Remote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lew App
This app supports individuals with dementia and their caregivers by offering tools for daily routines, memory aids, and communication. It connects caregivers with resources and a community forum, while also facilitating messages from friends and family.
- Customizable daily checklists with notifications
- Daily calendar with time remaining for events
- Photo and place memory aids
- Direct messaging for loved ones
- Caregiver forum for support
- Resource library for dementia care
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Welcome to Lew! Lew was designed to help with dementia loved ones and their caregivers. We designed Lew with three aspects: the loved one (the person with dementia, or that needs a bit of help), the caregiver, and friends and family. THE LOVED ONE · Daily Checklist- Fully customizable. Your loved one will get a notification when it’s time to do the task, and you will get a notification when the task has been completed. · Daily Calendar – Your loved one will see what is coming for the day and how much time before each event happens. · Pictures of People and Places – You can add people, places, and explanations of each so your loved one gently stays aware of the places and people they know. · Messages – Your loved one can get messages on the app from friends and family. They can read them as many times as they’d like. THE CAREGIVER · Forum – Sometimes it can feel isolating caring for someone with dementia. We have a forum to stay connected with people going through the same as you. · Resources – Dementia is a fulltime job. We provide some resources for you from self-care to wills and in care facilities. FRIENDS AND FAMILY · Messages – Send messages directly to loved ones you know that are suffering with dementia. It means so much to them to know people care. There are no ads. We didn’t want anyone to get “lost” on anything else. There is a monthly subscription to keep the ads out and to pay for push notifications, messaging, marketing, and future updates. More features will be added as we get Lew off the ground. We hope this can help with this monumental task. Thank you for trusting Lew.
Parking Heater Remote
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Parking Heater controls your Webasto parking heater with ThermoCall TC3 or TC4 via SMS – and turns it into a proper app: start, stop, timer, status and temperature with one tap. The heater’s replies are evaluated and shown in the app, in widgets and on Apple Watch. CONTROL • Start, stop, status and temperature with one tap • Timer for your departure time – with Heating Time Management (HTM) the heater calculates switch-on time and duration itself • Set run time, comfort level, auxiliary output and temperature alarm • Confirmation before starting and changing settings, can be turned off • Send automatically via a shortcut – no detour through the Messages app UNDERSTAND REPLIES • Reply SMS from the heater are evaluated: state, remaining time, cabin temperature, battery voltage • Live Activity on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island while the heater is running • Notification when the run time ends and warning on low battery voltage • Battery trend: detects when the voltage keeps dropping day after day WEEKLY SCHEDULE • Departure time per weekday, pause for holidays or home-office days • Heat only when cold: weather forecast for where the car is parked (Open-Meteo) • Calendar: departure before your first appointment, optionally with travel time from Apple Maps • Start check: verifies shortly before departure that the timer really fired • Preview of the next 7 days AT A GLANCE • Widgets for the Home and Lock Screen, controls in Control Center • Apple Watch app with complication • History with battery voltage, temperature, heating statistics and fuel costs • Keeps an eye on the heater SIM’s credit and warns before it runs out • Sync between iPhone, iPad and Watch via iCloud • Siri: “turn on Parking Heater” REQUIREMENTS • Webasto parking heater with ThermoCall TC3 (firmware 3.2 or later) or TC4 (SMS control) and a SIM card in the unit • Your iPhone must be registered in the ThermoCall unit as an authorized number • Every reply from the heater is an SMS – charges may apply depending on your plan • Automatic sending and evaluating use Apple’s Shortcuts app; the in-app guide explains every step • Ready-made shortcuts to add are available on the support page: www.bumberger.at/en/standheizung This app is an independent project and is not affiliated with the Webasto Group. Webasto and ThermoCall are trademarks of Webasto SE.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Parking Heater Remote at Free against Lew App's $1.99. Parking Heater Remote also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks) and device support (4 vs 2). Lew App's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). On 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
Parking Heater Remote is free to download; Lew App costs $1.99 up front. Lew App sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Parking Heater Remote sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Lew App ships an update every 2 weeks, Parking Heater Remote every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lew App | Parking Heater Remote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 102 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lew App LLC | Christian Bumberger |
In-app purchases
Lew App
- Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$1.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription1 Month trial$19.991 Year
Parking Heater Remote
- Parking Heater Pro$8.99
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