myControl® vs General Control System
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Customizable mobile interface
- Monitor and adjust environmental conditions
- View and adjust system points
- Programmable thermostat interface
- Control HVAC equipment
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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.
General Control System
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The basic function (like the PC) 1, by selecting the area and the scene panel can choose any scenario of default values. 2, a total of 128 districts, each area contains 16 scenarios, each scene has 512 channels. 3, the common timing function. 4, calculated according to the longitude and latitude of sunrise and sunset time chronometer timing function. 5, Settings page can modify the project name, the scene name, name, password, etc. 6, select area, long press the scene content button to set the scene
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: General Control System at every 6 weeks against myControl®'s every 8 months. General Control System also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). 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.
myControl® ships an update every 8 months, General Control System every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | myControl® | General Control System |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Reliable Controls Corporation | Shenzhen leynew technology Co.ltd. |
In-app purchases
myControl®
No in-app purchases
General Control System
No in-app purchases
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