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Cielo Breez Max vs Eve Thermostat

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Key differences between Cielo Breez Max and Eve Thermostat

A summary of selected recorded differences between these thermostats. Check the full specification table below for details and conditions.

Feature differences among your selected devices

2.4 GHz Wi-Fi (connectivity): Cielo Breez Max — Yes (Radio parameters on the official submittal sheet: 2.412 to 2.484 GHz, IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, WLAN channels 1 to 11.); Eve Thermostat — No.
Display Time (features): Cielo Breez Max — Yes; Eve Thermostat — No.
System Health Monitor (features): Cielo Breez Max — Yes (AC Filter Status tracks runtime and raises an alert when the air conditioner's filter needs cleaning.); Eve Thermostat — No.
Apple Home (integrations): Cielo Breez Max — No (Cielo supports Siri Shortcuts ("Add to Siri"), which runs app shortcuts rather than exposing the device to the Apple Home app. There is no HomeKit profile and no Matter path, so the thermostat does not appear as an Apple Home accessory.); Eve Thermostat — Yes (Via Matter. Apple Home is a certified Matter controller with a HomePod or Apple TV as hub.).

Specifications to check side by side

Thread (connectivity): Cielo Breez Max — No; Eve Thermostat — Thread Border Router required.
Screen Type (display): Cielo Breez Max — LCD; Eve Thermostat — LED.

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Option 1 · Cielo

Cielo Breez Max

Last updated October 2026

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Option 2 · Eve

Eve Thermostat

Last updated October 2026

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What the catalog tells us

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Apple Home

Cielo Breez MaxNo
Eve ThermostatYes

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Matter

Cielo Breez MaxNo
Eve ThermostatYes

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Reading layout

Alerts

Air Quality Alerts

Cielo Breez Max: No
Eve Thermostat: No

Fire Alerts

Cielo Breez Max: No
Eve Thermostat: No

Intrude Alerts

Cielo Breez Max: No
Eve Thermostat: No

Temperature Alerts

Cielo Breez Max: Not recorded
Eve Thermostat: No

Connectivity

2.4 GHz Wi-Fi

Cielo Breez Max: Yes
Catalog note
Radio parameters on the official submittal sheet: 2.412 to 2.484 GHz, IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, WLAN channels 1 to 11.
Eve Thermostat: No

5 GHz Wi-Fi

Cielo Breez Max: No
Eve Thermostat: No

Bluetooth

Cielo Breez Max: Yes
Catalog note
The device carries a Bluetooth indicator on its display and pairs with the phone over Bluetooth during registration, per the Breez Max user manual.
Eve Thermostat: Yes

Thread

Cielo Breez Max: No
Eve Thermostat: Thread Border Router required

Z Wave

Cielo Breez Max: No
Eve Thermostat: No

Zigbee

Cielo Breez Max: No
Eve Thermostat: No

Display

Color Screen

Cielo Breez Max: No
Catalog note
Cielo describes it as a sharp LCD segment display; the full color touchscreen belongs to the Breez Edge Pro.
Eve Thermostat: No

Screen

Cielo Breez Max: Yes
Eve Thermostat: Yes

Screen Resolution

Cielo Breez Max: Not applicable / unspecified
Eve Thermostat: Not recorded

Screen Size

Cielo Breez Max: Not recorded
Eve Thermostat: Not recorded

Screen Type

Cielo Breez Max: LCD
Eve Thermostat: LED

Touch Screen

Cielo Breez Max: Yes
Catalog note
The front panel carries touch controls for menu, up, down, power and presets, and the manual works through them by touching and holding combinations.
Eve Thermostat: Yes

Features

Display Temperature

Cielo Breez Max: Yes
Catalog note
The display shows the set point, the room temperature and the room humidity at once.
Eve Thermostat: Yes

Display Time

Cielo Breez Max: Yes
Eve Thermostat: No

Display Weather

Cielo Breez Max: No
Catalog note
Cielo's own model comparison grants the live weather display to the Breez Edge Pro only.
Eve Thermostat: No

Energy Savings

Cielo Breez Max: Yes
Catalog note
ENERGY STAR certified, with usage history, temperature range lock and the Comfy Max mode that stops the air conditioner overcooling or overheating the room.
Eve Thermostat: Yes

External Temperature Sensors Selection

Cielo Breez Max: No
Eve Thermostat: No

Speaker

Cielo Breez Max: No
Eve Thermostat: No

System Health Monitor

Cielo Breez Max: Yes
Catalog note
AC Filter Status tracks runtime and raises an alert when the air conditioner's filter needs cleaning.
Eve Thermostat: No

Voice Control

Cielo Breez Max: Yes
Catalog note
Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant and Siri Shortcuts.
Eve Thermostat: Yes

Included Accessories

Temperature Sensor

Cielo Breez Max: No
Eve Thermostat: No

Trim Plate

Cielo Breez Max: No
Catalog note
The box holds the Breez Max, a backplate, a table stand, mounting screws with drywall anchors, a 5V DC USB adapter with cable and the manual. The backplate is the wall mount, not a cover plate for an older thermostat's footprint.
Eve Thermostat: No

Integrations

Alexa

Cielo Breez Max: Yes
Catalog note
The official submittal sheet carries the "Just ask Alexa" badge.
Eve Thermostat: Yes
Catalog note
Eve lists Amazon Alexa among the supported platforms over Matter.

Apple Home

Cielo Breez Max: No
Catalog note
Cielo supports Siri Shortcuts ("Add to Siri"), which runs app shortcuts rather than exposing the device to the Apple Home app. There is no HomeKit profile and no Matter path, so the thermostat does not appear as an Apple Home accessory.
Eve Thermostat: Yes
Catalog note
Via Matter. Apple Home is a certified Matter controller with a HomePod or Apple TV as hub.

External Temperature Sensors

Cielo Breez Max: No
Catalog note
The built-in sensors are the only ones it reads. Follow Me makes the air conditioner track the Breez Max's own temperature sensor instead of the one inside the indoor unit; Cielo sells no remote sensor for it.
Eve Thermostat: No

Google Home

Cielo Breez Max: Yes
Catalog note
The official submittal sheet carries the "works with Hey Google" badge.
Eve Thermostat: Yes
Catalog note
Eve lists Google Home among the supported platforms over Matter.

Home Assistant

Cielo Breez Max: Yes
Catalog note
The official Home Assistant Cielo Home integration names this exact model in its supported devices list, connecting through the cloud-based Cielo Connect API.
Eve Thermostat: Yes
Catalog note
Via Matter. Home Assistant is a certified Matter controller.

Matter

Cielo Breez Max: No
Catalog note
No Cielo product appears in the CSA certified-products database, and neither the product page nor the submittal sheet claims Matter.
Eve Thermostat: Yes
Catalog note
Matter over Thread device according to the manufacturer.

SmartThings

Cielo Breez Max: Yes
Catalog note
The official submittal sheet carries the "Works with SmartThings" badge.
Eve Thermostat: Yes
Catalog note
Via Matter.

Scheduling

Automatically

Cielo Breez Max: Yes
Catalog note
Comfy Max holds the room at the chosen temperature on its own, and Comfy Mode, geofencing and Freeze Protection each drive the air conditioner without input.
Eve Thermostat: Yes

Manually

Cielo Breez Max: Yes
Catalog note
Weekly schedules, one-time or repeating, keep running on the device even if the internet connection drops.
Eve Thermostat: Yes

Suggestions

Cielo Breez Max: No
Eve Thermostat: No

Sensors

Ambient Light

Cielo Breez Max: No
Catalog note
The submittal sheet lists only a temperature sensor and a humidity sensor as built in.
Eve Thermostat: Yes

CO₂

Cielo Breez Max: No
Eve Thermostat: No

Humidity

Cielo Breez Max: Yes
Catalog note
Built-in humidity sensor; room humidity is shown on the device display and in the app.
Eve Thermostat: No

Occupancy

Cielo Breez Max: No
Eve Thermostat: No

Proximity Motion

Cielo Breez Max: No
Catalog note
Cielo's own model comparison grants the proximity sensor to the Breez Edge Pro only.
Eve Thermostat: No

Temperature

Cielo Breez Max: Yes
Catalog note
Built-in temperature sensor, calibratable from the app, with a stated static accuracy of 1.0 F.
Eve Thermostat: Yes

TVOC

Cielo Breez Max: No
Eve Thermostat: No

Specifications for Cielo Breez Max versus Eve Thermostat
Specification	Cielo Breez Max	Eve Thermostat
Alerts
Air Quality Alerts	No	No
Fire Alerts	No	No
Intrude Alerts	No	No
Temperature Alerts	Not recorded	No
Connectivity
2.4 GHz Wi-Fi	Yes Catalog note Radio parameters on the official submittal sheet: 2.412 to 2.484 GHz, IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, WLAN channels 1 to 11.	No
5 GHz Wi-Fi	No	No
Bluetooth	Yes Catalog note The device carries a Bluetooth indicator on its display and pairs with the phone over Bluetooth during registration, per the Breez Max user manual.	Yes
Thread	No	Thread Border Router required
Z Wave	No	No
Zigbee	No	No
Display
Color Screen	No Catalog note Cielo describes it as a sharp LCD segment display; the full color touchscreen belongs to the Breez Edge Pro.	No
Screen	Yes	Yes
Screen Resolution	Not applicable / unspecified	Not recorded
Screen Size	Not recorded	Not recorded
Screen Type	LCD	LED
Touch Screen	Yes Catalog note The front panel carries touch controls for menu, up, down, power and presets, and the manual works through them by touching and holding combinations.	Yes
Features
Display Temperature	Yes Catalog note The display shows the set point, the room temperature and the room humidity at once.	Yes
Display Time	Yes	No
Display Weather	No Catalog note Cielo's own model comparison grants the live weather display to the Breez Edge Pro only.	No
Energy Savings	Yes Catalog note ENERGY STAR certified, with usage history, temperature range lock and the Comfy Max mode that stops the air conditioner overcooling or overheating the room.	Yes
External Temperature Sensors Selection	No	No
Speaker	No	No
System Health Monitor	Yes Catalog note AC Filter Status tracks runtime and raises an alert when the air conditioner's filter needs cleaning.	No
Voice Control	Yes Catalog note Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant and Siri Shortcuts.	Yes
Included Accessories
Temperature Sensor	No	No
Trim Plate	No Catalog note The box holds the Breez Max, a backplate, a table stand, mounting screws with drywall anchors, a 5V DC USB adapter with cable and the manual. The backplate is the wall mount, not a cover plate for an older thermostat's footprint.	No
Integrations
Alexa	Yes Catalog note The official submittal sheet carries the "Just ask Alexa" badge.	Yes Catalog note Eve lists Amazon Alexa among the supported platforms over Matter.
Apple Home	No Catalog note Cielo supports Siri Shortcuts ("Add to Siri"), which runs app shortcuts rather than exposing the device to the Apple Home app. There is no HomeKit profile and no Matter path, so the thermostat does not appear as an Apple Home accessory.	Yes Catalog note Via Matter. Apple Home is a certified Matter controller with a HomePod or Apple TV as hub.
External Temperature Sensors	No Catalog note The built-in sensors are the only ones it reads. Follow Me makes the air conditioner track the Breez Max's own temperature sensor instead of the one inside the indoor unit; Cielo sells no remote sensor for it.	No
Google Home	Yes Catalog note The official submittal sheet carries the "works with Hey Google" badge.	Yes Catalog note Eve lists Google Home among the supported platforms over Matter.
Home Assistant	Yes Catalog note The official Home Assistant Cielo Home integration names this exact model in its supported devices list, connecting through the cloud-based Cielo Connect API.	Yes Catalog note Via Matter. Home Assistant is a certified Matter controller.
Matter	No Catalog note No Cielo product appears in the CSA certified-products database, and neither the product page nor the submittal sheet claims Matter.	Yes Catalog note Matter over Thread device according to the manufacturer.
SmartThings	Yes Catalog note The official submittal sheet carries the "Works with SmartThings" badge.	Yes Catalog note Via Matter.
Scheduling
Automatically	Yes Catalog note Comfy Max holds the room at the chosen temperature on its own, and Comfy Mode, geofencing and Freeze Protection each drive the air conditioner without input.	Yes
Manually	Yes Catalog note Weekly schedules, one-time or repeating, keep running on the device even if the internet connection drops.	Yes
Suggestions	No	No
Sensors
Ambient Light	No Catalog note The submittal sheet lists only a temperature sensor and a humidity sensor as built in.	Yes
CO₂	No	No
Humidity	Yes Catalog note Built-in humidity sensor; room humidity is shown on the device display and in the app.	No
Occupancy	No	No
Proximity Motion	No Catalog note Cielo's own model comparison grants the proximity sensor to the Breez Edge Pro only.	No
Temperature	Yes Catalog note Built-in temperature sensor, calibratable from the app, with a stated static accuracy of 1.0 F.	Yes
TVOC	No	No

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