GTC Smart Stove vs Hcalory
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GTC Smart Stove
Control and manage your pellet stove remotely from your smartphone or tablet. Schedule heating, monitor status, and adjust temperature for a convenient and comfortable home environment.
- Remote stove management
- Temperature control
- Heating schedule
- Monitor stove status
- User-friendly interface
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Welcome to GTC Smart Stove, the ultimate app for managing and controlling your pellet stove from anywhere, anytime. Our app is designed to simplify your life and provide you with a comfortable and convenient heating experience. With GTC Smart Stove, you can effortlessly manage your stove with just a few clicks on your smartphone or tablet. Our user-friendly interface makes it easy for you to control your stove's temperature, schedule heating sessions, monitor heater status, and much more. Our app is compatible with all GTC Smart Stove models and is designed to make your life easier. Whether you're at home, at work, or on vacation, you can remotely control your pellet stove and ensure that your home is warm and cozy when you need it most.
Hcalory
Control your air heater remotely with this app. Monitor parameters, adjust temperature and gears, set schedules, and activate modes like plateau and ventilation. Designed for specific supported heater models.
- Remote heater control
- Parameter monitoring
- Temperature and gear adjustment
- Plateau mode activation
- Ventilation control
- Scheduling functionality
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Our Hcalory air heater app provides a smarter remote control solution for air heater users (The supported heater models are: F1-S, L1-S, L2-S, W1-S, W2-S, TB1, TB2, TC1SE). You can see all the parameter info on your phone, switch temperature/gears, start plateau mode, start ventilation, switch temperature settings, schedule time, etc. We will continue to collect user suggestions to improve the user experience of our products.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hcalory at 67% against GTC Smart Stove's 22%. Hcalory also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 16 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Hcalory holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of GTC Smart Stove's written reviews are positive against 67% of Hcalory's.
GTC Smart Stove ships an update every 16 months, Hcalory every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GTC Smart Stove | Hcalory |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (22 ratings) | 4.3 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 22.2% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 13.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 192 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Enerco Group, Inc. | HONG KONG TING HUI LIMITED |
Customer experience
GTC Smart Stove
Hcalory
In-app purchases
GTC Smart Stove
No in-app purchases
Hcalory
No in-app purchases
