# Visual Home — Ihr SmartHome auf einen Blick

> Unified smart home dashboard for device control and data visualization. (iPhone/iPad app by Andreas Binner.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/visual-home/id1347968525 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Andreas Binner](https://appshunter.io/developer/1347968524)
- Category: Utilities, Lifestyle
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 1.00/5 from 1 App Store ratings · 8 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 17.6 · 9 MB
- Languages: American English, German (Germany)
- Released: 2018-08-13
- Data updated: 2026-08-25
- Monetization: freemium
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/visual-home/id1347968525/reviews.md

## What is Visual Home?

Visual displays the data from different sources on an unified dashboard. In addition it allows controlling and triggering actions on connected devices.

Directly supported are currently
- Philips Hue
- HomeKit
- Homematic
- Ezcontrol XS1
- HTML Widgets
- Open Weather Map
- PVOutput.org

The more experienced user can also use
- MQTT Client (Subscribe, Publish)
- HTTP REST Client
- JavaScript Lambda functions

# Information on HomeKit
Visual offers to visualize the values of all HomeKit accessories with readable characteristics and scalar data formats (e.g. integer, float). In addition Visual can set values to writable characteristics with scalar data formats.

# Information on the In-App purchase
• This App offers an auto-renewing subscription "Advanced Features" that unlock extended features:
  - JavaScript Lambda functions
  - Search and filter datapoints
  - Trigger scenes defined in the Philips Hue bridge
  - Debug logging for all endpoints
  - Multi column dashboard
  - Homescreen Widgets
  - Favorites

• This In-App purchase is an auto-renewing subscription
• The subscription duration is 1 month
• For the price please check the In-App purchase details on AppStore or in the App itself
• Your iTunes account will be charged for the purchase at the time of subscription purchase.
• The subscription is renewed automatically, unless the automatic renewal is terminated at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period.
• Your iTunes account will be charged the same amount as the original subscription within 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period.
• Subscriptions can be managed and auto-renewal can be disabled in your iTunes account after the original purchase.

## Key features

- Unified dashboard for smart home data
- Control connected devices
- Support for Philips Hue, HomeKit, Homematic, and more
- MQTT and HTTP REST client
- JavaScript Lambda functions
- Homescreen widgets
- Favorites management

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Advanced Features | $1.49 | per month |


## Recent user reviews (8 of 8)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/visual-home/id1347968525/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Tolle App, viele Möglichkeiten

*2024-11-27, version 1.13*

Visual Home bietet viele Möglichkeiten zum Einbinden von Datenquellen und Darstellung der Daten. Durch den Umfang bedarf es natürlich einiger Einarbeitung, aber es lohnt sich. Hier habe ich die Möglichkeit Daten von unterschiedlichen Webseiten zusammen mit OpenWeatherMap Daten und eigenen Messdaten von meinen esps via MQTT in einer App auf einem Blick zusammen dargestellt zu haben.

### 1/5 — unbrauchbar

*2023-05-24, version 1.9*

Die Bedienung ist wenig bis gar nicht intuitiv und die gesamte App damit unbrauchbar.

### 1/5 — Funktioniert nicht!

*2022-11-22, version V1.8.2*

Nichteinmal der MQTT host wird gespeichert oder verbunden. Buttons aus der Anleitung tauchen in der App gar nicht auf.

### 1/5 — Incompréhensible

*2020-01-09, version V1.5.2*

+1 ! Comment ça marche !?? J’abandonne après plus d’une heure perdue à essayer de paramétrer MQTT...
Une documentation claire serait la bienvenue au sujet des endpoints ! 
Une fois tous les champs remplis impossible de valider... pas de choix sinon revenir en arrière et tout perdre des infos déjà entrées... on se lasse vite et on passe au autre chose !

### 1/5 — Rubbish

*2019-10-13, version 1.4.1*

App does nothing at all just say it’s waiting for iCloud

### 1/5 — Impossible

*2019-05-27, version 1.3.1*

Comment ça marche????

### 1/5 — Don’t think it works

*2019-03-20, version 1.3.1*

Doesn’t seem to do anything. It claims to be connected to my MQTT broker, but I’ve been completely unable to publish packets based on button presses nor to subscribe and get my subscriptions displayed on a guage.

### 1/5 — Gute Idee, schlechte umsetzung

*2018-12-18, version 1.2*

App stürzt ständig ab. Nicht mal einfache demo ist möglich.
Nicht zu empfehlen

## Frequently asked questions about Visual Home

### What devices does Visual Home support?

Visual Home directly supports Philips Hue, HomeKit, Homematic, Ezcontrol XS1, HTML Widgets, Open Weather Map, and PVOutput.org. More experienced users can also integrate via MQTT Client and HTTP REST Client.

### What are the advanced features in Visual Home?

The 'Advanced Features' subscription unlocks JavaScript Lambda functions, search and filter datapoints, triggering Philips Hue scenes, debug logging, multi-column dashboards, homescreen widgets, and favorites.

### How much does the 'Advanced Features' subscription cost?

The 'Advanced Features' subscription is $1.49 per month. You can check the exact price in the App Store or within the app itself.

### How do I manage my Visual Home subscription?

Subscriptions can be managed and auto-renewal can be disabled in your iTunes account settings after the original purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless terminated at least 24 hours before the current period ends.

### Is Visual Home suitable for younger users?

Visual Home has an age rating of 17+. This is due to the complexity of smart home integration and advanced features that may require a higher level of technical understanding.

### How often is Visual Home updated?

The app was last updated on September 29, 2025, with version 2.00. This indicates a recent update, suggesting ongoing development and support.

### Does Visual Home have ads?

No, Visual Home does not contain advertisements. The app is free to download and use, with optional in-app purchases for advanced features.

### What is the user feedback on Visual Home?

Currently, Visual Home has a rating of 1.0 stars from 1 rating. This indicates very limited user feedback available at this time.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.11 — 2026-08-21

Bugfixes

### 2.10 — 2026-04-18

• Visual now supports multiple configuration profiles
• Configuration profiles can be shared with other Visual users (if iCloud is the storage location)
• Visual now remembers the last position on the dashboard
• Minor improvements in the user interface
• Bug fixes

### 2.00 — 2025-09-29

• Complete new implementation of the UI: Quicker app start, more fluid, modern, ready for iOS 26
• Support for different window size in iPadOS
• New endpoint type: UDP client - support sending UDP packets in text (e.g. JSON) formt or binary data
• New stiles for the "Gauge" widget
• New look for the "Level" widget

### 1.22 — 2024-12-05

- Chart Widget: Y-axis scaling can now (optionally) by defined by the connected datapoint (min/max values)
- Indicator Widget: Can now be used as pure color indicator (using the "hue" port)

### 1.21 — 2024-10-24

- Reworked configuration dialogs in the entire app
- Lambdas now allow x/y arrays as input
- Updated app icon,  including a dark version
- Bugfixes

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## More apps by Andreas Binner

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All apps by Andreas Binner: https://appshunter.io/developer/1347968524

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