Comparison

Connectino vs Decipho

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Connectino

Features
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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.

About

Decipho

Features
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Companion app for your favorite hint-deciphering game.

Screenshots

Connectino4 screens
Decipho1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Connectino at every 5 weeks against Decipho's every 12 months. Connectino also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Connectino ships an update every 5 weeks, Decipho every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Connectino versus Decipho: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterConnectinoDecipho
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks โ€” betterEvery 12 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size9 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSEVENSTAX GmbHThomas Visser

In-app purchases

None

Connectino

No in-app purchases

None

Decipho

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Connectino free?
Connectino is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Decipho free?
Decipho is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Connectino or Decipho have ads?
Neither Connectino nor Decipho shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Connectino or Decipho?
Connectino ships an update every 5 weeks, and Decipho every 12 months. Most recently, Connectino was updated on October 26, 2026 and Decipho on October 30, 2026.

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