Comparison

BlueLink Smart Connect vs Nestimates

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

Head to head
About

BlueLink Smart Connect

Control your home's climate remotely using your smartphone or tablet. Adjust temperatures, set schedules, and manage fan settings for optimal comfort and energy savings. Receive alerts and monitor outdoor conditions if sensors are connected.

Highlights
  • Remote temperature adjustment
  • Program schedule management
  • Heating and cooling control
  • Fan settings adjustment
  • Thermostat alerts
  • Outdoor temperature monitoring
Features
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Connect to your BlueLink Smart Connect Wi-Fi Thermostat from virtually anywhere with your smart phone or tablet. Remotely monitor and adjust the heating, cooling, program schedule, fan and other thermostat settings. With the BlueLink Smart Connect App, users can: • View and adjust current set-point temperatures* • View and adjust program schedule* • View and adjust multi-color day programs* • View and adjust heating and cooling settings* • View and adjust system fan settings* • View and adjust thermostat alerts* • View the outdoor temperature if outdoor sensor is connected • View and adjust humidity level if humidity sensor is connected *When supported with thermostat installer settings

About

Nestimates

Features
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Other platforms hand you a list of contractors to call. Nestimates gives you real bids to compare. Describe what needs work in your own words, show us the project in about a minute, and licensed Arizona contractors send you complete bids for the same job. You compare them side by side and choose. Your name, phone number, and address stay private until you do. HOW IT WORKS 1. Tell us what needs work Type it the way you'd say it out loud. We work out the trade and the questions that matter. 2. Show us the project A guided walkthrough takes four quick views on your phone, or upload photos you already have. Contractors price what they can see instead of guessing, which is what makes bids comparable. 3. Answer only what changes the price A handful of questions, each one explaining why it matters. Anything you leave open becomes a stated assumption that every contractor bids the same way. 4. Compare real bids Not a list of names to chase. Complete bids in the same format, lined up next to each other. 5. Choose, then share Contractors receive your contact details only after you pick one. WHY HOMEOWNERS USE NESTIMATES • Licensed and insured contractors only, verified against the Arizona Registrar of Contractors • Your contact information is never handed out for you to be called • Bids are based on the project, not on your address • Free for homeowners, with no obligation • Milestone payments held securely, so money moves as the work does • Track the job from posted through completion in one place FOR CONTRACTORS Set up your business once, get matched to jobs in the areas you serve, and send estimates on projects you can actually see. Payouts run through Stripe. Nestimates currently serves homeowners and contractors across Arizona.

Screenshots

BlueLink Smart Connect4 screens
Nestimates4 screens

Verdict

The call

BlueLink Smart Connect and Nestimates are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
BlueLink Smart Connect versus Nestimates: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlueLink Smart ConnectNestimates
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (91 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews32.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings91 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB117 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBraeburn Systems LLCNestimates Inc

Bugs and requests

BlueLink Smart Connect

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • App crashes when programming schedule
  • Password reset emails not received
  • Login fails with 'invalid email' error
  • App won't accept valid email addresses
  • Settings randomly revert or change
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  • Temperature display mismatches thermostat
  • Time zone synchronization errors
  • App force closes on iPhone 11 Pro
  • WiFi network won't reconnect after disconnect
  • Changes don't apply or save
  • App times out and fails to respond
  • Geofencing causes app crashes
  • Serial number already in use error
  • App hangs during account creation

Requested features

11 requests
  • Portrait mode orientation option
  • Biometric/fingerprint login
  • Save login credentials
  • Hold/lock temperature button in app
  • HVAC duty cycle reporting
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  • Better Alexa integration
  • HomeKit and Ring integration
  • Simplified multi-account support
  • Geofencing improvements
  • Modern UI redesign
  • Better schedule management interface

Nestimates

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

BlueLink Smart Connect

No in-app purchases

None

Nestimates

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BlueLink Smart Connect free?
BlueLink Smart Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nestimates free?
Nestimates is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BlueLink Smart Connect or Nestimates have ads?
Neither BlueLink Smart Connect nor Nestimates shows ads.

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