Mysa
The Canadian thermostat company.
Mysa is based in St. John’s, Newfoundland — about as far from Singapore’s climate as you can get. They started by making smart thermostats for baseboard heaters, a very North American product. More recently, they expanded into the smart aircon controller market with the Mysa Smart AC, which brings their thermostat expertise to split-system aircon units.
What Mysa does well
- Physical LED display. This is Mysa’s standout feature. The device has a built-in LED display that shows the current temperature and your set point. You can glance at it from across the room without opening an app or reaching for a remote. No other smart aircon controller in this price range offers this.
- Clean app. The Mysa app is well-designed and straightforward. It lacks some of the advanced automation features of Sensibo, but it covers the basics well — scheduling, temperature control, and usage reporting.
- No subscriptions. All features are included with the device. No premium tier, no monthly fees.
Where Mysa falls short
- Standalone device. The Mysa Smart AC is a standalone product with no sensor ecosystem and no accessories. You can’t add temperature sensors in other rooms or presence sensors for occupancy-based automations.
- No Matter or Thread. Mysa doesn’t support Matter or Thread, the emerging universal smart home standards. This limits future-proofing and cross-platform compatibility.
- 2.4GHz WiFi only. Like Sensibo, the Mysa is limited to 2.4GHz WiFi, which can cause setup friction with modern routers.
- No HomeKit yet. Mysa has announced HomeKit support as “coming soon,” but it’s not available yet. If you’re an Apple Home user, you’ll need to wait or look elsewhere.
