Fan Smart Sync vs Kichler Connects
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.
Kichler Connects
Effortlessly manage your outdoor landscape lighting from your smartphone or tablet. Create custom schedules, use preset options that adjust to daylight savings, or control your lights with your voice. Enjoy seamless integration with smart home devices and easy sharing with family members.
- Smartphone and tablet control
- Customizable and preset schedules
- Location-based and dusk-to-dawn scheduling
- Daylight savings time adjustment
- Voice control integration
- Wi-Fi or Bluetooth connectivity
- On-board memory for offline control
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Kichler Connects Digitally control your landscape lighting from your smartphone or tablet in minutes with the Kichler Connects ™ app. Designed to work with our Kichler® Smart Control Timer, this app allows you to utilize one of our preset lighting schedules, or create custom schedules of your own. Preset schedules can align with your location, dusk-to-dawn, and adjust to daylight savings time– allowing you to be in control of the beauty of your outdoors. Easy to use and install, the Kichler Connects App: - Connects to your Smart Control Timer via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth - Create customizable or select easy preset on/off schedules - Select cloud and location-based control, including astronomical scheduling, to align with the daylight savings hours and the changing seasons - Voice control via smart home devices for whole-home integration - Easily share and control among family members - For use with low-voltage landscape lighting transformers (compatible with most styles) - On-board memory to control your lights even if your Wi-Fi connection is interrupted - Can be set up by installers or homeowners quickly– just plug your timer into your transformer and set-up the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Kichler Connects at 4.7 against Fan Smart Sync's 2.2. Kichler Connects also leads on ratings volume (704 vs 147). Fan Smart Sync's advantage is review sentiment (22% vs 0%) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 14.0). 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.
Kichler Connects holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 147 and 704 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 22% of Fan Smart Sync's written reviews are positive against 0% of Kichler Connects's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
| Parameter | Fan Smart Sync | Kichler Connects |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (147 ratings) | 4.7 (704 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 22.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 147 | 704 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 16 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 243 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Fan Remote | L.D. Kichler CO..THE |
Customer experience
Fan Smart Sync
Kichler Connects
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
Kichler Connects
From 704 App Store ratingsRoom to improve
- 🐛 Drops connection and doesn't work 90% of the time
- 🤯 Confusing and frustrating app to use
- 🤯 Terrible user interface and user experience
- 🤯 Needlessly complex for simple tasks
- 🤯 Difficult to set up and connect
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
Kichler Connects
Reported bugs
3 issues- Schedules and presets not working as expected
- Inability to control lighting system through app or voice assistants
- Inconsistent performance, with lights not turning on/off as scheduled
Requested features
2 requests- Integration with Apple HomeKit
- Simpler and more intuitive app design
In-app purchases
Fan Smart Sync
No in-app purchases
Kichler Connects
No in-app purchases
Questions
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