Comparison

HUUM vs The Phantom App

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

Head to head
About

HUUM

Control your sauna remotely with this app. Schedule heating times and receive notifications when your sauna reaches the desired temperature, ensuring a perfectly heated experience upon arrival.

Highlights
  • Remote sauna heating
  • Scheduled heating times
  • Calendar bookings
  • Temperature notifications
  • Mobile control
Features
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Your sauna, ready when you are. The HUUM app puts full control of your sauna in your pocket. Heat it up on your way home, fine-tune the temperature from the bench, and keep an eye on every session wherever you are. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Start, stop, and adjust your sauna remotely • Set the exact target temperature and session duration • Schedule sessions by day, time, and temperature, including recurring bookings • Watch live status, current and target temperature, and heating progress • Manage multiple saunas from a single view • Track your sauna hours and browse your full session history • Get clear, real-time alerts for doors, connection, and safety BUILT FOR SAFETY Remote start is enabled only when your sauna's safety is confirmed through the UKU control panel, so you stay in control at all times. Works with HUUM saunas equipped with the UKU controller and a Wi-Fi connection. Less fiddling. More leil.

About

The Phantom App

Experience chess like never before with infinite possibilities. Play solo or with a partner, and interact with the board in innovative ways. Discover new moves and elevate your game.

Highlights
  • Infinite chess possibilities
  • Solo play mode
  • Two-player mode
  • Interactive board features
  • Discover new moves
Features
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The Phantom Chessboard application you can experience playing chess at another level with infinite possibilities, with which you can play individually or as a couple, you can choose your favorite moves and interact with the chess board in an absolutely different way from how it has been played before.

Screenshots

HUUM4 screens
The Phantom App3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: HUUM at 2.4 against The Phantom App's 2.1. The Phantom App's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HUUM holds the better App Store score, 2.4 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 28 and 12 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 11% of HUUM's written reviews are positive against 14% of The Phantom App's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HUUM ships an update every 3 months, The Phantom App every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
HUUM versus The Phantom App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHUUMThe Phantom App
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.4 (28 ratings) — better2.1 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews10.7% of reviews14.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings28 — better12
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB139 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperHUUMOsmar Uziel Martinez Lopez

Customer experience

HUUM

All ratings28 ratings
Positive32.1%
Neutral7.1%
Negative60.7%
Written reviews206 reviews
Positive10.7%
Neutral4.4%
Negative85.0%

The Phantom App

All ratings12 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative85.7%

Bugs and requests

HUUM

Reported bugs

21 issues
  • App randomly switches to Estonian/Finnish/Swedish
  • Temperature control stops working after updates
  • Scheduler/timer functionality broken
  • Remote start feature randomly disables
  • App won't open or becomes unresponsive
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  • Login loops and credential rejection
  • Door sensor falsely reports 'door open'
  • Sauna turns off mid-heating without reason
  • Light controls unresponsive or delayed
  • Calendar/scheduling closes app
  • Password reset emails don't work
  • App incompatible with latest iOS versions
  • Notifications not working on newer phones
  • Sauna ID retrieval issues
  • Temperature scroll functionality broken
  • Auto-start toggle disabled but still visible
  • Unexpected €420-500 charges during setup
  • App logs out on every action
  • Duplicate commands cause unexpected behavior
  • Modal pages get stuck and freeze app
  • Repeat scheduling function inaccurate

Requested features

12 requests
  • Apple Watch app support
  • Dynamic Island integration
  • Temperature reached notifications
  • Ability to cancel/edit bookings
  • Google Home/Alexa integration
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  • Better visual feedback for on/off status
  • In-app help documentation and instructions
  • Language selection button always visible
  • Advanced statistics and analytics
  • User community map feature
  • Persistent language preference storage
  • Confirmation dialogs for critical actions

The Phantom App

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

HUUM

No in-app purchases

None

The Phantom App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HUUM free?
HUUM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Phantom App free?
The Phantom App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HUUM or The Phantom App?
HUUM is rated higher. HUUM averages 2.4 out of 5 from 28 ratings, while The Phantom App averages 2.1 from 12 ratings.
Do HUUM or The Phantom App have ads?
Neither HUUM nor The Phantom App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HUUM or The Phantom App?
HUUM ships an update every 3 months, and The Phantom App every 3 weeks. Most recently, HUUM was updated on October 14, 2026 and The Phantom App on October 1, 2026.

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