ICPDAS MQTT vs Visual Home
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ICPDAS MQTT
This utility app acts as a client for the MQTT protocol, enabling connections to MQTT brokers. It allows users to subscribe to topics and publish messages, and can retrieve real-time data from specific hardware modules.
- MQTT client functionality
- Connect to MQTT brokers
- Subscribe to topics
- Publish messages
- Real-time data from DL-302 module
- Digital Input/Output control for WISE-7255
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ICPDAS MQTT is based on Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT) protocol. ICPDAS MQTT is a MQTT client that allows you Connect, Subscribe and Publish to MQTT broker. With ICPDAS MQTT can: *Get the real time value from DL-302 module, a data logger module of ICPDAS’s designed to accurately measure CO2, temperature and humidity. *Get DI (Digital Input) value from WISE-7255 and set DO (Digital Output) value to WISE-7255 module.
Visual Home
Unify and control your smart home devices from a single dashboard. Visualize data from various sources and trigger actions on connected devices. Offers advanced features through an optional subscription.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ICPDAS MQTT at 3.0 against Visual Home's 1.0. ICPDAS MQTT also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.6). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Visual Home sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.49 per month. ICPDAS MQTT asks for nothing beyond the download.
ICPDAS MQTT holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
ICPDAS MQTT ships an update every 3 months, Visual Home every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | ICPDAS MQTT | Visual Home |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 12.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | ICP DAS CO., LTD. | Andreas Binner |
Customer experience
ICPDAS MQTT
Visual Home
In-app purchases
ICPDAS MQTT
No in-app purchases
Visual Home
- Advanced Features$1.491 Month








