Comparison

ScreenLogic Connect vs Minut Smart Home Sensor

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

ScreenLogic Connect

Control your pool and spa from your Apple devices or via Alexa. Manage your pool and spa system locally or remotely over the internet. Features a live demo to explore its capabilities.

Highlights
  • Pool and spa control
  • Remote internet access
  • Local Wi-Fi network control
  • Alexa voice control
  • Live demo available
Features
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Pentair's ScreenLogic Connect is a convenient interface for your pool and spa, designed specifically for the iPhone, iPod touch, iPad and Apple Watch. You can now also use our Alexa Skill to control your EasyTouch or IntelliTouch system. Control your pool and spa from a local Wi-Fi network, or control remotely over the Internet. Download this free app and check out the new interface on our live demo! Pentair customers with IntelliTouch, EasyTouch, and EasyTouch PL4/PSL4 pool/spa control systems that want to use their iPhone/iPad/iPod touch or Echo devices must purchase the ScreenLogic interface kit (PN 522104) available from your local pool equipment retailer. Please make sure to download and apply the latest protocol adapter firmware (version 736). Please visit www.pentairpool.com and navigate to Support \ Tools \ Software to download the update utility.

About

Minut Smart Home Sensor

This app helps manage rental properties by monitoring noise, occupancy, and environmental conditions. It enhances guest experience, secures your home, and automates communication, all while prioritizing guest privacy.

Highlights
  • Noise and occupancy monitoring
  • Outdoor environmental monitoring
  • Automated guest communication
  • Home security alarm
  • Fire alarm detection
  • Integrations with property management systems
  • Privacy-safe sound level tracking
Features
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Let Minut be your co-host and care for your home, guests and community. Prevent unauthorized parties in your rental property, secure your home and enhance guest experience. About this app Get your Minut sensor up and running in minutes. Monitor noise, occupancy, motion and temperature in your rental property while respecting guest privacy. Choose between indoor and outdoor modes, automate guest communication, add team members and explore integrations. About Minut Keep your home safe and your neighbors happy while respecting your guests' privacy. Only Minut gives you the full insight you need to protect your homes. • Noise and occupancy monitoring: Prevent parties, damage and neighbor complaints. Minut will alert you if it detects noise and/or crowding in your property. • Outdoor mode: Monitor outdoor noise, temperature and humidity. Our AudioID feature filters out wind noise, giving you data you can really trust. • Guest experience: Automate guest communication to make check-ins and check-outs easier. Track temperature and humidity to ensure your guests have a comfortable stay. • Home security: Arm a security alarm between bookings, get alerted when the fire alarm goes off and know when your guests arrive. • Automations and integrations: Win over new customers and protect your business while keeping operations lean. Our integrations include Airbnb, top property management systems, smart locks, Zapier and climate control systems. • 100% privacy-safe: Minut is built for privacy. It’s camera-free and it doesn’t record any sound or listen to what the guests say or do. It simply tracks sound levels in your property. *This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease device battery life.

Screenshots

ScreenLogic Connect4 screens
Minut Smart Home Sensor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Minut Smart Home Sensor at every 9 days against ScreenLogic Connect's every 6 weeks. Minut Smart Home Sensor also leads on rating (2.5 vs 2.2) and review sentiment (36% vs 21%). ScreenLogic Connect's advantage is ratings volume (234 vs 51) and device support (4 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Minut Smart Home Sensor holds the better App Store score, 2.5 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 234 and 51 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 21% of ScreenLogic Connect's written reviews are positive against 36% of Minut Smart Home Sensor's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ScreenLogic Connect ships an update every 6 weeks, Minut Smart Home Sensor every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
ScreenLogic Connect versus Minut Smart Home Sensor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScreenLogic ConnectMinut Smart Home Sensor
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.2 (234 ratings)2.5 (51 ratings) — better
Positive reviews21.3% of reviews36.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings234 — better51
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPentair Water Pool and Spa, IncMinut, Inc.

Customer experience

ScreenLogic Connect

All ratings234 ratings
Positive24.8%
Neutral7.3%
Negative67.9%
Written reviews319 reviews
Positive21.3%
Neutral7.8%
Negative70.8%

Minut Smart Home Sensor

All ratings51 ratings
Positive35.3%
Neutral3.9%
Negative60.8%
Written reviews77 reviews
Positive36.4%
Neutral6.5%
Negative57.1%

User reviews

ScreenLogic Connect

From 234 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Convenient remote control
  • 👍 Helpful support
  • 🔒 Reliable connectivity
  • 💡 Useful scheduling features

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Connectivity issues
  • 🔧 Buggy updates
  • 👎 Outdated and unintuitive UI
  • 🤯 Frustrating user experience

Minut Smart Home Sensor

From 51 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use and setup
  • 🏠 Essential for property management/Airbnb
  • 💡 Useful for preventing issues (parties, smoking)
  • 📈 Constantly improving features
  • ✅ Works well with sensor

Room to improve

  • 💸 Mandatory subscription model
  • 👎 False alerts
  • 👎 Unreliable and buggy
  • 👎 Poor customer service
  • 👎 Devices become useless without subscription

Bugs and requests

ScreenLogic Connect

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Unreliable local and remote connections
  • Temperature and heating controls not functioning properly
  • Schedules not executing as programmed
  • Lighting controls not responding as expected

Requested features

4 requests
  • Customizable lighting options
  • Improved scheduling flexibility
  • Seamless integration with smart home platforms
  • Detailed usage history and analytics

Minut Smart Home Sensor

Reported bugs

20 issues
  • Device does not respond
  • Factory reset does not work
  • Water sensors cannot be paired
  • Pairing and installation problems
  • Device is not detected
Show 15 more
  • App tells to reactivate account, link is blank
  • App has several bugs
  • App is buggy and slow
  • Latest app update makes device unusable
  • App crashes unexpectedly
  • Automated SMS messages do not reach guests reliably
  • App does not show current times and is not updating
  • Subscription cancelled randomly
  • App requires left big toe size after update
  • Point device no longer appears online after update
  • App closes when trying to access important parts
  • Device loses WiFi connection regularly
  • Noise monitoring duration too long for alerts
  • Movement detection not sensitive after update
  • Point picks up cat as movement

Requested features

13 requests
  • Adjustable noise threshold per device
  • HomeKit support
  • IFTTT support
  • iPad adaptation
  • Dark mode option
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  • Instant alerts for excessively high sounds
  • Panic button option for alarm
  • Code override for alarm
  • Default display for single unit status
  • Reorder metrics displayed in app
  • More voice command integration
  • Free basic tier for simple monitoring
  • Ability to change temperature units to Fahrenheit

In-app purchases

None

ScreenLogic Connect

No in-app purchases

None

Minut Smart Home Sensor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ScreenLogic Connect free?
ScreenLogic Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Minut Smart Home Sensor free?
Minut Smart Home Sensor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ScreenLogic Connect or Minut Smart Home Sensor?
Minut Smart Home Sensor is rated higher. ScreenLogic Connect averages 2.2 out of 5 from 234 ratings, while Minut Smart Home Sensor averages 2.5 from 51 ratings.
Do ScreenLogic Connect or Minut Smart Home Sensor have ads?
Neither ScreenLogic Connect nor Minut Smart Home Sensor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ScreenLogic Connect or Minut Smart Home Sensor?
ScreenLogic Connect ships an update every 6 weeks, and Minut Smart Home Sensor every 9 days. Most recently, ScreenLogic Connect was updated on September 19, 2026 and Minut Smart Home Sensor on September 18, 2026.

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