Pebble Air vs Pebble Core
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pebble Air
Control your heat pump or air conditioner remotely with this application. It requires a specific hardware device to function and offers easy setup for managing your climate from any location.
- Remote heat pump control
- Air conditioner management
- Easy setup
- Wide brand compatibility
- Control from anywhere
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Pebble Air lets you control your heatpump / aircon from anywhere. All you need is this app and the Pebble Air device available from www.pebbleair.com Easy to setup and use. Currently works with the following brands. -Fujitsu -Toshiba -Mitsubishi -Daikin -Acson -Carrier -Hitachi -Panasonic -Sanyo -Gree -Samung -LG -Midea -Lennox -TECO -Kelvinator -Airwell -De'Longhi -Goldstar -Haier -AUX -National Panasonic -York -Trane -Electrolux -Lannox -TCL -Braemar
Pebble Core
Manage your Pebble smartwatch, Index 01 ring, and other Core Devices products. Pair devices, customize settings, and explore a gallery of watchfaces, apps, and tools. Sync health data and control notifications.
- Bluetooth pairing
- Watchface and app gallery
- Firmware updates
- Notification control
- Health data sync
- Developer tools
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Pebble Core is the official iPhone app for managing your Pebble smartwatch, Pebble Index 01 ring and other Core Devices products. Pair your watch and/or ring, customize your settings, and discover a growing ecosystem of watchfaces, apps, and tools designed for your device. Features include: • Bluetooth pairing and reconnection • Watchface and app gallery browsing • Firmware updates and bug reporting • Notification control and preferences • Health data sync (steps, sleep, heart rate*) • Developer tools for sideloading and debugging This app supports all Core Devices smartwatches (Pebble 2 Duo, Pebble Time 2, Pebble Round 2), Pebble Index 01 ring, and older Pebble models (Pebble, Pebble Steel, Pebble Time, Time Steel, Time Round, and Pebble 2) Built for long battery life, fast sync, and full compatibility. This app is open source - https://github.com/coredevices/mobileapp.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pebble Core at 4.4 against Pebble Air's 2.4. Pebble Core also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 32%) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). Pebble Air's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads 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. Pebble Air sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Pebble Core asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pebble Core holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pebble Core has 77 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of Pebble Air's written reviews are positive against 67% of Pebble Core's.
Pebble Air ships an update every 3 weeks, Pebble Core every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pebble Air | Pebble Core |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (5 ratings) | 4.4 (77 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 32.1% of reviews | 67.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 77 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 166 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Penguin Electronics Ltd | Core Devices LLC |
Customer experience
Pebble Air
Pebble Core
Bugs and requests
Pebble Air
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Pebble Core
Reported bugs
1 issue- None mentioned
Requested features
1 request- Standard email registration option
In-app purchases
Pebble Air
- Extend license - one year$4.99
- Extend Pebble License Three years$11.99
Pebble Core
No in-app purchases
