Brookstone vs Chiva App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Brookstone
Manage all your smart home devices from a single application. Group devices for simultaneous control, set automated timers and alarms, and easily share access with family members for a simplified smart living experience.
- Remote device control
- Device grouping
- Timers and alarms
- Family sharing
- Simplified setup
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The Brookstone Smart Home App is here to Simplify your Home. 1. Control all your smart devices remotely. 2. Easily set up groups to control multiple devices. 3. Set timers and alarms to automate functions at certain times. 4. Share devices with other family members.
Chiva App
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Chiva is a clean score tracker for Puerto Rican and Caribbean dominoes games. Track each hand, keep running totals, apply prizes and bonuses, and review completed game summaries without accounts, ads, or setup. Chiva is designed for quick scoring at the table. Add hands in a few taps, see the current score clearly, undo the most recent hand when needed, and keep completed games in local history. Features: • Fast hand-by-hand score entry • Us vs. Them score tracking • Support for 200-point and 500-point game presets • Prize scoring for Con Premio games • Capicu and Chuchazo bonus tracking • Chiva win detection • Local game history • Clean dark interface for easy reading during play Chiva stores game data locally on your device and does not require an account.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Chiva App at every 9 days against Brookstone's every 15 months. Brookstone's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Brookstone ships an update every 15 months, Chiva App every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Brookstone | Chiva App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (21 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 201 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BYTECH NY, INC. | ELIEZER VAZQUEZ VELEZ |
In-app purchases
Brookstone
No in-app purchases
Chiva App
No in-app purchases
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