By vs Plain
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.
Plain
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This app allows Wifi/BLE communication with Navel Plus Micronova IoT modules. This way it is possible to remotely or locally control the pellet stove connected to the Navel Plus. The supported functions are: Turning on/off Setting the room temperature Setting the main ventilation Setting the duct ventilation Setting the power Setting the daily and weekly timer function
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Plain at every 10 days against By'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
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, Plain every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and June 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | By | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Vimar S.p.A. | MICRONOVA SRL |
In-app purchases
By
No in-app purchases
Plain
No in-app purchases
