USE Mobile vs SmartKit AI™
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
USE Mobile
Monitor and control your building portfolio remotely. Receive real-time sensor updates, alerts, and notifications. Manage thermostat settings and boiler functions from your iOS device.
- Real-time portfolio monitoring
- Sensor updates and alerts
- Thermostat control
- Boiler management
- Mobile portal access
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Control and monitor your building portfolio on your iOS device. Watch over your entire building portfolio in real-time from a single mobile portal. Get real-time sensor updates, alerts and notifications. Manage your thermostat settings, control your space temperatures and your boiler on-the go.
SmartKit AI™
Gain insights into your building's energy consumption, costs, and carbon footprint. Participate in demand response programs, manage thermostats, and receive alerts for exceeding set limits. Optimize building efficiency and educate your team.
- Real-time energy usage monitoring
- Demand response program participation
- Carbon emissions tracking
- Thermostat control
- Sensor limit notifications
- Building efficiency optimization
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SmartKit AI unlocks your building’s energy data. ∙ See real-time energy use Get a clear view into your building's energy usage, relevant comparisons, costs, and carbon — all at a glance. ∙ Participate in demand response programs SmartKit makes demand response easy. Get notified when events are happening, track how past events affected your energy use and cost, and collaborate with your entire team on shared demand response checklists. ∙ Lower carbon, reduce risk SmartKit's carbon tracking helps you measure, reduce, and pace your carbon emissions against LL97 emissions caps. ∙ Take action Actively prepare for and respond to demand respond events, control and manage your thermostats, and receive notifications when your sensors exceed the limits you set. ∙ Level up your building and your team From intelligent HVAC controls to photovoltaic systems, grasp the possibilities to improve your building's efficiency. Educate your team, at their convenience, and monitor advancements throughout your portfolio. NOTE: SmartKit AI requires a client relationship with Logical Buildings. Find out more at LogicalBuildings.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SmartKit AI™ at 5.0 against USE Mobile's 4.0. SmartKit AI™ also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (8 vs 1). USE Mobile's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.4). On price, review sentiment, 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.
SmartKit AI™ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SmartKit AI™ has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
USE Mobile ships an update every 2 months, SmartKit AI™ weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | USE Mobile | SmartKit AI™ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | US Energy Group | Energy Technology Savings LLC |
Customer experience
USE Mobile
SmartKit AI™
In-app purchases
USE Mobile
No in-app purchases
SmartKit AI™
No in-app purchases








