Comparison

Nu vs Imaginate

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

Head to head
About

Nu

Control your home heating and hot water remotely with this app. Manage multiple zones, set schedules, and monitor live temperatures from your smartphone or tablet. Save energy and ensure comfort with smart features like geo-location and holiday modes.

Highlights
  • Remote heating control
  • Multi-zone management
  • Geo-location features
  • Temperature scheduling
  • Live temperature monitoring
  • PIN lock for zones
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The Nu-Heat Neo App is designed to work with the Nu-Heat Neo Thermostats - and offers you a smarter way to control your heating from anywhere. Nu-Heat Neo Offers: - Geo Location Feature (Multi Zone and Multi Users Supported) - Multi Zone Control - Multi Location in One App - (Main Home & Holiday Home) - Multi Device Control - Apply Temperature Hold to a single or selection of zones - Apply PIN Number Lock to a single or selection of zones - Home / Away Facility - Holiday Facility - Program Heating and Hot Water Times - View Live Temperature from your Home on your SmartPhone NEO APP - GIVES YOU TOTAL CONTROL Nu-Heat Neo will positively change the way you control your home heating and hot water. No need to engage directly with time-clocks or thermostats any longer; Nu-Heat Neo allows you to control everything directly on your smartphone or tablet. Nu-Heat Neo intuitive design ensures programming and override commands are quick and easy for anybody to use. Better still, you always have Neo with you because it's loaded on your phone. NEO APP - EASY, EFFICIENT, EFFECTIVE Nu-Heat Neo App has been carefully designed with you in mind. It's incredibly simple to download and use; giving you intuitive control over your home heating and hot water directly from your smartphone or tablet. In just a few quick screen taps you can change settings in all of your properties that have Nu-Heat Neo Thermostats installed. NU-HEAT NEO APP - COMING OR GOING? Nu-Heat Neo App allows you to instantly switch your heating and hot water controls ON or OFF directly on your smartphone or tablet. Not only will this save money, it ensures your home is always warm and welcoming when you arrive. Better still, the Nu-Heat Neo Thermostats will automatically activate your heating if the frost set temperature is reached; keeping your home safe and dry without wasting any unnecessary energy. NU-HEAT NEO APP - MULTI ZONE CONTROL Nu-Heat Neo App allows you to zone your home heating and control each zone independently from the Nu-Heat Neo App. Imagine having all rooms at an ideal temperature and being able to change settings instantly to suit your immediate needs. Not only will you optimise family comfort; you will optimise energy efficiency as well.

About

Imaginate

Features
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Remotely control your Integrex Immersive environment allows you to instantly override room effects instantly play a profile or activity Part of the Integrex Imaginate suite (a current Integrex Imaginate subscription is required to use this app)

Screenshots

Nu4 screens
Imaginate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Nu at every 3 months against Imaginate's every 7 months. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nu ships an update every 3 months, Imaginate every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Nu versus Imaginate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNuImaginate
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews27.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNu-Heat UK LtdMatthew Whelan

In-app purchases

None

Nu

No in-app purchases

None

Imaginate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nu free?
Nu is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Imaginate free?
Imaginate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Nu or Imaginate have ads?
Neither Nu nor Imaginate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nu or Imaginate?
Nu ships an update every 3 months, and Imaginate every 7 months. Most recently, Nu was updated on November 6, 2026 and Imaginate on October 30, 2026.

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