Connectino vs Lite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Connectino
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Connectino is a widely Customizable App to control your Smart Home. It utilizes publicly available XMPP (Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol) Servers to communicate over the Cloud with your Smart Home. No need to spend money for hosting and maintaining any Servers or Services in the Cloud. You can realize your Smart Home with the Framework of your choice supporting XMPP (e.g. ioBroker, Home-Assistant, FHEM, openHAB). We will provide instructions for the different Software Frameworks on our webpage: www.connectino.de.
Lite
Configure and manage Lite-Time devices, including the MIDI Rover. Scan for optimal channels, rename devices, and adjust settings for seamless operation.
- Configure Lite-Time devices
- Manage MIDI Rover
- Scan for optimal channels
- Rename devices
- Change device channels
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The Lite-Time app enables configuration of Lite-Time devices such as the MIDI Rover. With the Lite-Time app you can scan different channels for usage in order to find a potentially better channel, as well as rename devices and change channels.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Connectino at every 5 weeks against Lite's every 21 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Connectino ships an update every 5 weeks, Lite every 21 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Connectino | Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 21 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 13.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SEVENSTAX GmbH | Ted Hayes |
In-app purchases
Connectino
No in-app purchases
Lite
No in-app purchases
