Comparison

heatapp! vs SmartControl Heating

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

Head to head
About

heatapp!

Features
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heatapp! upgrades your heating with a wireless and energy saving individual room control. The app gives you the ability to control your heating at your fingertips – anywhere, anytime. And it saves up to 30% energy and heating costs. The heatapp! system works with radiators, underfloor heating and systems for electric heating in your house or apartment. With heatapp! you control comfort- and reduced temperature levels individually for each room. The wireless system is easily retrofittable anywhere. heatapp! ready are also other EbV products: - Add the heatapp! base T2B to your THETA heating controller and control your heating via App. - Control your heating system with the heatcon! Heating control system. The heatcon! EC has already implemented the functions of the heatapp! base and can easily be supplemented with the heatapp! individual room control. Get informed about the heatapp! components, all great features of the system and receive an individual offer for your home on www.ebv-gmbh.com and www.heatapp.de. Any questions? Drop us an e-mail at heatapp@ebv-gmbh.de

About

SmartControl Heating

This app allows remote control of Technotherm heaters with DSM thermostats. Features include open window detection, geolocation-based temperature control, and voice commands via Alexa. It also supports guest invitations for shared access.

Highlights
  • Open window detection
  • Geolocation temperature control
  • Alexa voice commands
  • Guest access invitation
  • Control Technotherm heaters
Features
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- Detection of open windows - Geolocaton. Controls the temperature when leaving the apartment - Steerable via Alexa (previously only in English) - Invitation of guests - Control of all Technotherm heaters with the DSM thermostat

Screenshots

heatapp!3 screens
SmartControl Heating4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SmartControl Heating at every 2 months against heatapp!'s every 4 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

heatapp! ships an update every 4 months, SmartControl Heating every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
heatapp! versus SmartControl Heating: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterheatapp!SmartControl Heating
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEbV Elektronikbau- und Vertriebs-GmbHEaD Elektroheizungen aus Deutschland

In-app purchases

None

heatapp!

No in-app purchases

None

SmartControl Heating

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is heatapp! free?
heatapp! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SmartControl Heating free?
SmartControl Heating is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do heatapp! or SmartControl Heating have ads?
Neither heatapp! nor SmartControl Heating shows ads.
Which is updated more often, heatapp! or SmartControl Heating?
heatapp! ships an update every 4 months, and SmartControl Heating every 2 months. Most recently, heatapp! was updated on September 14, 2026 and SmartControl Heating on September 30, 2026.

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