By vs SmartTherm
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
By
Control and program smart home climate devices remotely. Manage touch timers and thermostats from your smartphone for convenient temperature regulation and energy monitoring.
- Program touch timer-thermostats
- Local supervision of devices
- Remote supervision of devices
- Control Clima&Energy devices
- Smartphone integration
- Energy monitoring
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It enables the programming, in a intuitive and easy way of the 02955 flush mounting touch timer-thermostat and the programming and the local and remote supervision of the Clima&Energy surface mounting devices (02911 ClimaChrono Wi-Fi touch and 01913 ClimaPhone GSM timer-thermostats and 02906 ClimaThermo GSM touch thermostat) by means of the latest generation smartphones. ATTENTION: the 01913/02906 devices are not supported by iPad because supplied of GSM/SMS connectivity, not available on iPad.
SmartTherm
Control your home's temperature remotely with this Wi-Fi enabled programmable thermostat. Features a large LCD touchscreen and smartphone integration for easy adjustments. Set custom schedules for different days and periods to adapt to your lifestyle.
- Remote temperature control via smartphone
- Wi-Fi connectivity
- Large backlit LCD touchscreen
- Programmable daily and weekly schedules
- 6 programmable periods per day
- Simple installation and use
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This Wi-Fi Digital Programmable Thermostat allows you to control the temperature anytime and anywhere. It features a large backlight display LCD touch screen. It can be used and controlled through your Smartphone Installation and use are simple and easily adapt to your lifestyle. It is possible to set 6 different periods in the same day “with 10 minute interval”, a specific program for one day of the week for 5 working days, for a weekend or for a whole week.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SmartTherm at every 2 months against By's every 7 months. 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.
By ships an update every 7 months, SmartTherm every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | By | SmartTherm |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 2.6 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vimar S.p.A. | Dongguan Zhongjin Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
By
SmartTherm
In-app purchases
By
No in-app purchases
SmartTherm
No in-app purchases
