Cielo Breez Max vs Sensi Touch smart thermostat

The Cielo Breez Max wins overall, ahead on price, rating, connectivity and its AC filter health monitor. The Sensi Touch smart thermostat counters with a longer warranty, an included trim plate option and broader platform integrations.

The Sensi Touch smart thermostat is a wired thermostat for a ducted furnace or heat pump. The Cielo Breez Max is an infrared controller for a ductless mini-split, window unit or portable air conditioner, with no wiring into a furnace at all.

The Cielo Breez Max does, tracking the air conditioner's filter runtime and flagging when it needs cleaning. The Sensi Touch smart thermostat has no equivalent maintenance monitoring feature.

Yes. It reaches Apple HomeKit, Google Home, Alexa, Samsung SmartThings and Home Assistant. The Cielo Breez Max covers Google Home, Alexa, SmartThings and Home Assistant, but has no HomeKit profile.

Homeowners with a standard ducted furnace or heat pump who want a color touchscreen and the broadest possible platform reach, including Apple HomeKit.

Anyone cooling or heating a room with a ductless mini-split, window unit or portable air conditioner that came with an infrared remote, since the Sensi Touch smart thermostat cannot control that kind of equipment.