fanSync Bluetooth vs Honeywell Connect Me
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
fanSync Bluetooth
Control your ceiling fan using your smartphone via Bluetooth. This app allows for convenient operation of compatible fan receivers. Visit the manufacturer's website to learn about purchasing the necessary receiver.
- Bluetooth fan control
- Smartphone operation
- Compatible receiver required
- Manufacturer website for purchase info
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fanSync by Fanimation. Control your ceiling fan with your Bluetooth phone! Go to www.fanimation.com to learn how to purchase the required Bluetooth compatible fan receiver.
Honeywell Connect Me
Manage commercial building thermostats remotely. Monitor sites, schedules, and settings, and override controls. Configure devices and manage users from your mobile device.
- Remote thermostat monitoring
- Schedule creation and management
- User and device configuration
- View temperature, humidity, and occupancy
- Alarm acknowledgment
- Site management
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The Honeywell Connect Me app gives authorized users access to the Honeywell TC500/TC300(2.1.17.0) Thermostats in their commercial buildings. Remotely monitor sites, schedules, settings, and override controls. Add and configure devices, manage users and more – all from a mobile device. Standard Features include: Self-Sign up and add thermostat using BLE Complete site management for multiple thermostats User Management - add and remove users - with assigned roles Thermostat Management, and set basic configuration View current temperature, occupancy, humidity, mode and setpoint Site information, view one thermostat at a time, see name and online/offline status Schedule, create, view, update weekly and Holiday schedules View and acknowledge critical alarms Now supports login with personal email—no Microsoft account needed
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: fanSync Bluetooth at 2.2 against Honeywell Connect Me's 1.6. fanSync Bluetooth also leads on review sentiment (25% vs 4%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 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.
fanSync Bluetooth holds the better App Store score, 2.2 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 85 and 58 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of fanSync Bluetooth's written reviews are positive against 4% of Honeywell Connect Me's.
fanSync Bluetooth ships an update every 2 months, Honeywell Connect Me every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | fanSync Bluetooth | Honeywell Connect Me |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (85 ratings) — better | 1.6 (58 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 25.5% of reviews — better | 3.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 85 — better | 58 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fanimation, INC. | Honeywell International, Inc. |
Customer experience
fanSync Bluetooth
Honeywell Connect Me
Bugs and requests
fanSync Bluetooth
Reported bugs
50 issues- App not working
- App doesn't conform to basic protocol
- App doesn't rotate
- App doesn't see fans
- App stopped connecting
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- Fan sync constantly stops working
- Controls wrong fan
- Light only comes on dim
- App doesn't properly control the fan
- App broken as of iOS 14.4.1
- App turns on by itself
- App doesn't show up to turn off
- App won't sync to the fan
- App has signal issues
- App doesn't show fan name
- App can no longer find the fan
- Fan is a brick
- Fan no longer talks with phone
- No fans in range
- Bluetooth asks for code
- App doesn't read latest speed state
- App launched at full speed
- App only loads first page
- App couldn't find the fan
- App doesn't work
- App doesn't sync properly
- App has connection issues
- App has range issues
- App drops connection
- App shows "fanSyncDemo"
- App doesn't work with iPad iOS 10.2.1
- Swipe down doesn't result in fan list
- App keeps saying "no fan in the area"
- App will not add fan to list
- App randomly stopped working
- App occasionally turns light on
- Keyboard covers fan options
- App doesn't connect
- App doesn't function
- Options on menu are greyed out
- App has difficulty finding fan
- App doesn't work at all
- App doesn't recognize fan
- App only reads fan 15% of time
- Fan favorite section is empty
- App has consistent problems connecting
- App is very unreliable
- App is unreliable
- App doesn't allow clockwise airflow
- App doesn't have winter/summer button
Requested features
14 requests- Support for iOS shortcuts
- HomeKit compatibility
- Siri integration
- Save fans instead of searching
- Winter/summer button for fan direction
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- Remember last fan direction setting
- Add direction button
- Make app fully compatible with iOS shortcuts
- Update for various screen sizes
- Better signal or Wi-Fi connection
- Store fan in favorite section
- Timer increments and scheduling options
- Link to home automation software
- German interface
Honeywell Connect Me
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
fanSync Bluetooth
No in-app purchases
Honeywell Connect Me
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is fanSync Bluetooth free?
Is Honeywell Connect Me free?
Which has better reviews, fanSync Bluetooth or Honeywell Connect Me?
Do fanSync Bluetooth or Honeywell Connect Me have ads?
Which is updated more often, fanSync Bluetooth or Honeywell Connect Me?
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