Comparison

myControl® vs Savant

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

Head to head
About

myControl®

This app provides a customizable mobile interface for your building's control system. It allows users to monitor and adjust environmental conditions, view and modify system points, and control HVAC equipment through different interface views.

Highlights
  • Customizable mobile interface
  • Monitor and adjust environmental conditions
  • View and adjust system points
  • Programmable thermostat interface
  • Control HVAC equipment
Features
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The myControl® mobile app offers a fully customizable mobile interface to your Reliable Controls® MACH-System. Contact your Reliable Controls® Authorized Dealer for details about configuring your MACH-System™ for myControl®. Three different views are currently available for monitoring and adjusting control points in a MACH-System™. The SPACEview provides a simple, intuitive interface for occupants to adjust environmental conditions in their space. The LISTview provides a flexible, custom list of system points that an occupant or operator can quickly view and adjust. The STATview provides a familiar, programmable thermostat interface, allowing users to monitor and control the operation of HVAC equipment.

About

Savant

Effortlessly manage your entire smart home from lighting and climate to entertainment and security. Personalize your environment with custom scenes and schedules, and gain intelligent control over your home's energy usage. Monitor and manage power consumption, even with solar panels or backup batteries.

Highlights
  • Unified smart home control
  • Customizable scenes and schedules
  • Real-time lighting visualization
  • Intelligent energy monitoring
  • Remote security access
  • Multi-room audio/video control
Features
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It’s the app that all other smart home apps have been modeled after. Innovative and beautifully designed, the Savant Pro app is the easiest and most intuitive way to manage your smart home. Control your lighting, climate, entertainment and security with a single app on your iOS device. Savant is the only smart home platform that also allows you to monitor and manage how power is used throughout your home. UNIQUE AND PERSONAL Get ready for next-level personalization. Automate your home with Savant Scenes to capture the perfect music, climate, lighting and security for every occasion. Create a schedule around your Savant Scenes or activate them manually using your voice, iOS devices, in-wall touch panels, Savant Pro Remotes, and keypads. The Savant Pro app also lets you customize your views—your rooms and home become the app, and with Savant’s award-winning TrueImage feature, you can visualize your lighting in real-time with images that update live as you adjust the settings. LIGHTING FOR LIFE Savant’s patented Daylight Mode adjusts color temperature to match the sun throughout the day, harmonizing with your natural circadian rhythm. And our impeccably designed keypads let you recall different lighting scenes that you’ve created in the app with just a single touch. INTELLIGENT CONTROL OVER ENERGY USE The Savant Power System is a truly smart energy solution that gives you personalized control over energy consumption, whether you’re 100% on the grid or you have solar panels, a generator or a backup battery. The Savant Power System lets you monitor and prioritize different electrical loads across your home, manage consumption during a grid outage, and gain insights about your historical usage. SECURITY AND SAFETY FROM ANYWHERE With Savant, you can control locks and garage doors, access your security and door entry systems, and access your cameras from anywhere. The app sends you customized notifications for critical events, such as extreme temperatures or motion alerts. AUDIO AND VIDEO EVERYWHERE Savant is an industry leader in audio and video switching technology. Get high fidelity digital audio pumped throughout the home with our newly re-designed music interface, which supports Spotify, Pandora, Tidal, Deezer, Sirius XM, TuneIn and more. Want to play video games while watching the big game? With the Savant Pro app, you can tile multiple video streams onto one screen, making it perfect for sports or news events. YOUR PERFECT CLIMATE Control virtually any climate system with Savant. Set climate schedules and control the temperature and lights for pools and spas. Create Savant Scenes to capture the perfect climate, lights and music for any occasion, accessible at the touch of a button through your thermostat. Ready to design your Savant smart home? Visit savant.com to find an authorized dealer.

Screenshots

myControl®4 screens
Savant4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Savant at 36% against myControl®'s 0%. Savant also leads on rating (4.4 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (8.2K vs 3). myControl®'s advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Savant holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Savant has 8.2K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of myControl®'s written reviews are positive against 36% of Savant's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

myControl® ships an update every 8 months, Savant every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
myControl® versus Savant: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermyControl®Savant
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (3 ratings)4.4 (8.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews36.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings38.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB377 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperReliable Controls CorporationSavant Systems Inc.

Customer experience

myControl®

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Savant

All ratings8,244 ratings
Positive84.0%
Neutral3.9%
Negative12.1%
Written reviews190 reviews
Positive36.3%
Neutral7.9%
Negative55.8%

Bugs and requests

myControl®

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Savant

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Lighting and shades control not working
  • Doorbell and camera integration issues
  • Syncing problems between app and hardware
  • Unreliable Wi-Fi connectivity

Requested features

4 requests
  • Voice control integration
  • Improved music playback and volume control
  • Customizable scenes and automation options
  • Better integration with third-party smart home devices

In-app purchases

None

myControl®

No in-app purchases

None

Savant

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is myControl® free?
myControl® is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Savant free?
Savant is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, myControl® or Savant?
Savant is rated higher. myControl® averages 4.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Savant averages 4.4 from 8.2K ratings.
Do myControl® or Savant have ads?
Neither myControl® nor Savant shows ads.
Which is updated more often, myControl® or Savant?
myControl® ships an update every 8 months, and Savant every 2 months. Most recently, myControl® was updated on October 13, 2026 and Savant on October 16, 2026.

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