Fan Smart Sync vs Bond Home
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fan Smart Sync
Effortlessly control your ceiling fan and its light kit directly from your smartphone. Adjust fan speed, dim the lights, and set timers for both fan and light for automated convenience.
- 3-speed fan control
- Full range light dimming
- Fan timers
- Light timers
- Smartphone control
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Control your ceiling fan from your smartphone.Featuring 3 speed fan controls, full range light kit dimming and timers for fan and light.
Bond Home
Control your Smart By Bond ceiling fans, motorized shades, and fireplaces remotely. Seamlessly integrate with popular voice assistants and home automation platforms for a connected smart home experience.
- Control Smart By Bond ceiling fans
- Operate motorized shades
- Manage remote-controlled fireplaces
- No hub required for fans
- Integrates with Alexa, Google Assistant, Siri
- Works with home automation platforms
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Bond Home is a leading platform for Smart By Bond ceiling fans (no hub required), remote-controlled motorized shades, ceiling fans and fireplaces (Bond Bridge is required). Bond Home connects your devices with Amazon Alexa, Google assistant, Siri and other popular home automation platforms.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bond Home at 95% against Fan Smart Sync's 22%. Bond Home also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.2) and ratings volume (4K vs 147). Fan Smart Sync's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Bond Home holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bond Home has 4K ratings behind it against 147, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of Fan Smart Sync's written reviews are positive against 95% of Bond Home's.
| Parameter | Fan Smart Sync | Bond Home |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (147 ratings) | 4.8 (4K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 22.2% of reviews | 94.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 147 | 4K — better |
| Update frequency | — | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 207 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fan Remote | Olibra, LLC |
Customer experience
Fan Smart Sync
Bond Home
User reviews
Fan Smart Sync
From 147 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Works with Bluetooth remotes
- 👍 Simple setup for some
- 👍 Controls fan and light
- 👍 Works with specific hardware
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes on startup
- 🐛 App closes unexpectedly
- 🐛 Does not connect to fan
- 🐛 Frequent connection loss
- 🐛 Unresponsive buttons
Bond Home
From 4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Responsive app
- 🔒 Reliable and stable
- 🚀 Seamless integration with devices
- 👍 Intuitive controls
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional connectivity issues
- 🐛 Inconsistent device state tracking
- 🐛 Firmware update problems
- 🔒 Lack of HomeKit support
- 🐛 Difficulty adding/removing devices
Bugs and requests
Fan Smart Sync
Reported bugs
12 issues- App crashes on startup
- App closes when trying to use features
- App does not detect fan
- App loses Bluetooth connection frequently
- Timer function has a short timeout
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- App does not work with iPhone 14 Pro Max
- App does not work with iPhone 15
- Error message: "Make sure fan is in range"
- App stops working after iOS updates
- App is unresponsive
- Cannot add fan manually
- Disconnects in timer mode
Requested features
5 requests- Add button to change fan rotation
- Easier way to switch between multiple fans
- Improve Bluetooth connection stability
- Add support for more fan brands
- Provide clear setup instructions
Bond Home
Reported bugs
3 issues- Remotes going out of sync
- Alexa integration issues
- Unreliable device control
Requested features
6 requests- Ability to rearrange device tiles
- Real-time device status updates
- Improved group/scene management
- Expanded device type compatibility
- Enhanced scheduling and automation options
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- Customizable button/command mapping
In-app purchases
Fan Smart Sync
No in-app purchases
Bond Home
No in-app purchases
