Nuheat Signature vs eFire
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nuheat Signature
This application allows users to remotely control and monitor their Nuheat Signature floor heating thermostats. Manage your home's comfort and temperature settings from anywhere.
- Remote thermostat control
- Floor heating monitoring
- Temperature management
- Comfort settings
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Control and monitor your Nuheat Signature floor heating thermostats.
eFire
Control your Bluetooth-enabled fireplace directly from your smartphone. Adjust flame height, blower speed, and LED lighting with an intuitive interface. Create custom ambiance with millions of colors or set pre-programmed moods.
- Bluetooth fireplace control
- Adjust flame height
- Control blower speed
- Manage multicolor LED lights
- Customizable LED color wheel
- Set ambiance with Emberbed mode
- 24hr Auto OFF timer
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Napoleon’s eFIRE app will revolutionize the way you use your fireplace. The first fireplace to be controlled by Bluetooth, using an app on your smartphone. As soon as you launch the app, it’s startlingly easy to use. The intuitive interface knows just what you want, and with easy toggle sliders you can control everything on your fireplace from the flame height, blower to LED lights. Imagine having total control of a room’s ambiance with just a couple of gestures. Full mastery of your ember bed allows you to create every imaginable color, selecting the one that fits the mood, or the décor with ease, the simple color wheel tool swiftly scrolls through the colors. Or set the mood with one touch. Ember Bed Mode instantly creates ambiance with the look of a banked fire, softly glowing. Get the atmosphere without the heat, you can even cycle through, and set the color without the fire even being on. Additionally the Napoleon’s eFIRE app has all of the same functions as a traditional fireplace remote; by controlling ON/OFF, flame height and blower speed. Now you can personalize the experience with your smartphone by controlling the following options - Flame height - Blower speed (if equipped) - 24hr Auto OFF timer - LED Multi color Lights providing over 16,000,000 different colors - LED color wheel to pick any color - LED cycle mode to cycle between the most vibrant Red, green and blue colors - LED Emberbed mode which best represents a real burning Ember bed - Quick access to multiple fireplaces equipped with Napoleon Bluetooth - Accent Night Light control - Split flow valve control - Auxiliary Contact control - Continuous pilot control 7 Day on demand pilot feature that will automatically turn off the main burner and keep the pilot active if there is no activity from the controller for 24hrs. The pilot will remain active for 7 days then turn off if there is no activity from the user or no call for heat. This new feature will help save fuel consumption and save on operational costs. The New Auxiliary Contact Control feature on the app lets the user know if the Fireplace is being controlled by another device. For safety reasons the fireplace can only be controlled by 1 device at a time and the remote that comes with the fireplace will have priority over the Bluetooth control.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Nuheat Signature at every 3 months against eFire's every 9 months. Nuheat Signature also leads on review sentiment (16% vs 6%). eFire's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 1.8 for Nuheat Signature against 1.7 for eFire. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 107 and 66 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 16% of Nuheat Signature's written reviews are positive against 6% of eFire's.
Nuheat Signature ships an update every 3 months, eFire every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nuheat Signature | eFire |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (107 ratings) — better | 1.7 (66 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 16.3% of reviews — better | 6.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 107 — better | 66 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chemelex LLC | Napoleon |
Customer experience
Nuheat Signature
eFire
User reviews
Nuheat Signature
From 107 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🔥 Reliable hardware/thermostat quality
- ⚙️ Effective floor heating functionality
- 📱 Basic temperature control capability
- 💰 Good energy consumption tracking (when working)
- 🎨 Attractive thermostat design
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes and freezes
- ❌ No on/off toggle functionality
- 🔌 Unreliable WiFi connectivity
- 🎨 Outdated, unintuitive user interface
- 📊 Minimal feature set compared to price
eFire
From 66 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Handy app when working
- 👍 User-friendly once figured out
- 👍 Seamless device switching
- 👍 Crazy cool operation
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent connection issues
- 🐛 App doesn't connect
- 🐛 Bluetooth fails
- 🐛 Functionality is useless
- 🐛 Glitchy and unreliable
Bugs and requests
Nuheat Signature
Reported bugs
17 issues- App crashes when viewing energy use history
- Temperature display shows incorrect values (e.g., 327°F)
- Energy monitoring scroll feature gets stuck after first use
- Settings randomly revert to previous values
- Temperature changes don't apply or take effect
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- App shows connected but doesn't actually communicate with thermostat
- Schedule programming doesn't execute as programmed
- Login credentials rejected despite being correct
- Thermostat offline status with no troubleshooting information
- App displays different temperature than actual thermostat
- Away mode feature disappeared in recent versions
- Refresh rate extremely slow (once every 6 hours)
- Multiple thermostats not displaying correctly in app
- App blank/black screen on launch
- WiFi connection drops frequently
- Changes appear to apply but don't actually sync
- Thermostat randomly changes settings on its own
Requested features
20 requests- Multiple schedule support (summer, away, vacation modes)
- On/off toggle button in app
- Google Home and Alexa integration
- Away/vacation mode scheduling
- Touch ID/biometric login
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- Password reset functionality
- Thermostat renaming capability
- Copy schedule to other thermostats
- Detailed energy cost tracking (KWH and dollars)
- Temperature alerts and notifications
- Minimum safety temperature settings
- Ability to lock/protect schedule from changes
- HomeKit support
- Session persistence (stay logged in)
- Lower temperature limit below 41°F
- Thermostat on/off controls
- Schedule programming from app
- Better setup wizard for multiple units
- Slab vs air temperature sensing toggle
- Historical energy use tracking
eFire
Reported bugs
117 issues- First remotes didn't work
- Cannot sign on when wife has app open
- No login
- Backlights are dim
- Forgot password, no reset option
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- Cannot control temperature
- Does not connect via Bluetooth
- Fireplace password and settings revert to factory default
- App is glitchy
- Functionality is useless
- Doesn't control fireplace more than 80% of the time
- No obvious solution to forgotten password
- Doesn't connect easily
- Doesn't always work
- Never able to find and connect
- Factory remote locks out app
- Requires dealer technician service call to reset
- Cannot switch between phone and remote without dealer
- Never worked
- Doesn't see fireplace
- Can't use some settings
- New update never released
- App is useless
- Doesn't control anything
- Found fireplace, put in password, nothing happens
- Deleted and reloaded, same result
- Incredibly challenging to pair
- Won't let more than one user use app at a time
- Fireplace will not find phone
- No way to re-sync
- Can't use light functionality
- App does not work
- Promoted as great feature, doesn't work
- App loads improperly
- Offers no value to customers
- Should be pulled from App Store
- Will not connect
- Blank connect screen
- Limited help on website
- Works once, then doesn't work again
- Remove and install again, doesn't work
- Repeat cycle
- Worked once, then doesn't work
- Remote eats batteries and is quirky
- Spouse cannot operate remote without problems
- Cannot use multicolor LEDs if fireplace turned on with app
- Remote is in use locks app control
- Overdeveloped in meaningless ways
- Underdeveloped in important places
- Doesn't locate fireplace
- Technology isn't next level
- Nobody cared to respond or help
- Do not enable password
- Won't recognize password
- No reset option or ability to turn off password
- Cannot adjust temperature
- App doesn't work
- Keeps asking to confirm password (0000) and won't execute
- No way to reset password
- Dealer must offer support
- One person turns on with phone, another can't turn off
- Features don't work on app like remote
- No home automation options
- Bluetooth shows connected, app can't find fireplace
- Very bad app
- Broken, poorly made, frustrating
- Poorly written prompts
- Buttons do nothing
- No feedback if buttons work
- Terrible UX
- Screen jumping
- Amateurish app
- Can't reconnect to turn off
- Worked one time, hasn't worked since
- Controls do nothing 90% of the time
- Rarely works for 10 minutes
- Fireplace is found and connected, but doesn't act on commands
- Can't get past login screen
- Hitting button does nothing
- No way to reset PW
- App freezes after password
- Removed and reinstalled, same problem
- Pulled power to fireplace, tried to reconnect, same problem
- Installers not familiar with app
- Can't get fireplace to connect
- Rarely finds fireplace
- Says connected, but can't control
- Can only turn fireplace on or off
- Cannot change color or dim nightlight if controlled by remote
- App cannot control all supposed features
- App crashed
- Timer button closes app
- None of the functions did anything
- Turned off power with remote, then app worked
- Cannot use both at the same time
- Rarely connects
- Some controls don't work when connected
- Changed password, login incorrect
- Doesn't give option to reset password
- Bluetooth didn't see anything
- Unplugged Bluetooth in fireplace, then connected
- Phone app by itself doesn't work
- Have to fiddle with remote and app for lights
- LED lights stop working with smart flame
- No comparable smart flame choice with phone
- Lights aren't coming on with app
- Won't recognize factory password
- App goes to a blank list
- Only one Bluetooth device can be connected
- Remote won't work if another Bluetooth device is paired
- App can't find fireplace
- Lazy employees at sale locations
- Can't choose fireplace
- Igniting from app, remote doesn't work
- Turning off fire from app, can't keep blower on
- App starts, asks to choose fireplace from blank screen
- Doesn't go anywhere from there
Requested features
11 requests- Invest in better app experience
- UI update needed
- Connectivity with Google/Alexa
- Nest level controls for temperature
- Temperature setting by time of day/day of week
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- HomeKit integration
- Allow multiple Bluetooth devices
- Improve technology for expensive units
- Allow remote and app to work simultaneously
- Fix bugs for blower/flame control
- Add timer functionality
In-app purchases
Nuheat Signature
No in-app purchases
eFire
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Nuheat Signature free?
Is eFire free?
Which has better reviews, Nuheat Signature or eFire?
Do Nuheat Signature or eFire have ads?
Which is updated more often, Nuheat Signature or eFire?
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