Thermostat vs Genius Remote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Thermostat
Remotely monitor and adjust your home's temperature using your smartphone. This app connects to a smart thermostat system via the internet and radio frequency technology to provide convenient control.
- Remote temperature monitoring
- Remote temperature control
- Smart thermostat system integration
- Internet connectivity required
- Radio frequency (RF) command transmission
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Internet intelligent temperature control system (S_Link-50C), which is a control system for user to remotely view and control house temperature by mobile terminal. User is able to operate the specific APP of thermostat from their smart phone which is supported iOS, and make sure it has connected internet, gateway transmit receiving commands to thermostat via radio frequency (RF) technology, then achieved remotely control thermostat.
Genius Remote
Control Chunghop Wi-Fi remote-controlled devices like air conditioners and power converters over a network connection. This app enables remote operation using 2G, 3G, 4G, or Wi-Fi.
- Wi-Fi remote control
- Air conditioner control
- Power converter control
- Network connectivity (2G/3G/4G/Wi-Fi)
- Remote operation
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This APP is for the WI-FI Remote Control producted by Chunghop Electronics Industry Co.,Ltd. It makes it possible to control the air-conditioner or WI-FI power converter by Chunghop WI-FI Remote Control in network environment like 2G/3G/4G/WI-FI etc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Genius Remote at 1.6 against Thermostat's 1.0. Genius Remote also leads on ratings volume (16 vs 5). Thermostat's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Genius Remote holds the better App Store score, 1.6 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 16 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 11% of Thermostat's written reviews are positive against 7% of Genius Remote's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Thermostat ships an update every 2 weeks, Genius Remote every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Thermostat | Genius Remote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (5 ratings) | 1.6 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 11.1% of reviews — better | 6.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | saswell | 众合 |
Customer experience
Thermostat
Genius Remote
In-app purchases
Thermostat
No in-app purchases
Genius Remote
No in-app purchases
Questions
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