Havenwise vs HeatpunkLIDAR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Havenwise
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Havenwise is an easy-to-use control and optimisation system for your heat pump. Connect via our app in just a few minutes, no installer needed! We connect directly to your internet-connected Vaillant, Mitsubishi or Samsung heat pump, so most users need no extra hardware. Havenwise automatically learns how your home heats up and cools down. Our smart software takes into account your energy tariff, local weather, and your comfort to keep your home warm and water hot for the lowest possible bill. Havenwise works great with time-of-use tariffs to shift your heating out of expensive peak periods and into the cheapest times of day. For homes with solar panels, we can shift usage to warmer and sunnier periods. For batteries, time-of-use optimisation can be toggled on and off depending on your preference, to take advantage of tariffs or keep your heat pump running low and slow for maximum efficiency. Our excellent support is always available to answer questions and keep you informed and confident about your home heating needs.
HeatpunkLIDAR
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HeatpunkLIDAR turns your iPhone or iPad Pro into a fast, accurate survey tool for heat pump design. Walk through each room and scan it with Apple's LiDAR-powered RoomPlan. HeatpunkLIDAR builds a clean 2D floor plan with rooms, walls, doors, windows and radiators. Then it sends the plan straight into your Heatpunk heat-loss calculation. SCAN • LiDAR room scanning: capture a room in minutes, floor to ceiling • Tap a radiator during the scan to measure it and place it on its wall • Hold Note during a scan to record a voice note for that room • Multi-room and multi-floor surveys, with floors lined up by dragging PLAN • Automatic 2D floor plans: walls, doors, windows and room shapes • Smart room tagging suggests room types from what the scan finds • Edit room names, types, notes and sizes • Square up a room that is a few degrees out • Metric or imperial units (feet and inches) • 3D model view and sharing SURVEY • Set building materials for the whole house, then change any single wall, window or door • Choose from Heatpunk's eight radiator types • Answer the Heatpunk survey questions on site and add photos SEND • Connect to Heatpunk by scanning a QR code. No password to type. • One tap sends rooms, radiators, materials, survey answers and photos to your Heatpunk project Built for heat pump installers, surveyors and energy assessors who want survey data captured on site and ready for design. No paper sketches, no manual measuring. Requires an iPhone or iPad Pro with a LiDAR sensor and a Heatpunk account.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Havenwise at weekly against HeatpunkLIDAR's every 4 weeks. Havenwise also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). 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.
Havenwise ships an update weekly, HeatpunkLIDAR every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Havenwise | HeatpunkLIDAR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 111 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Havenwise Limited | Smug Energy |
In-app purchases
Havenwise
No in-app purchases
HeatpunkLIDAR
No in-app purchases









