HF vs Ventaurio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
HF
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The application distributed by Shanghai High-Flying Electronics Technology Co., Ltd is a wireless connection equipment, which is used connect router with company's WIFI modules. It is our own design and development of one-key networking equipment. After using an IOS device to link with a WIFI network, open the application and type the WIFI password in the input box. Then click the 'connect' button in the screen, the application will send the packet with the password information. Right now, the smartlink is in standby state waiting for the connection with the router, and the High-Flying series WIFI module will capture the useful packets. If the password is correctly authenticated, the application will return a feedback of the WIFI moduleβs IP address and MAC address in the screen. If connection fails, the application will feedback with error: smartlink fail,no device is configed. Please check the using details and try again.
Ventaurio
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Your house, in money. Ventaurio opens with one figure β what today cost or saved, in your currency, on your tariff β and only then the kilowatt-hours behind it. It talks to the equipment directly on your own network. No vendor cloud has to be up, and at home it keeps working when the internet does not. SOLAR AND BATTERY β’ Deye hybrid inverters through their Solarman logger, read live β’ The day as one line: solid where metered, dotted where the house is expected to go β’ Flat, day/night or zoned tariffs (Poland's G13 with its real line items) and hourly spot prices β Finland, Sweden, Germany, Austria, or any EU zone with a free ENTSO-E token β’ A weather guard that works out tomorrow and says what it would do with the battery A SMART HOME THAT IS YOURS β’ Grenton: one import from Object Manager, then the app talks to every CLU itself β rooms, lights, dimmers, sockets, blinds, scenes β’ An alarm that can run on the CLU itself, armed and disarmed with Face ID β’ Shelly relays, plugs, lights and RGBW, and gates on a dry contact β’ House modes β away, night, guests β in one tap HEAT AND AIR β’ Panasonic Aquarea over a HeishaMon bridge: flow, tank, and the best hour to heat the water β’ Eight brands of heat-recovery ventilation, recovered heat priced in money. Vallox and Vents/Blauberg are verified on real units; the rest are marked beta until an owner confirms them Free sees the whole house and switches it by hand: β’ Energy flow, today in money, the forecast, the inverter's programs β’ Grenton on/off, blinds up/down, CLU scenes; alarm sensors, disarm, a test run β’ One ventilation unit with full control and its week programme β’ Two Shelly devices, widgets, Siri, an ambient wall-tablet mode Ventaurio Pro runs it by itself: β’ The weather guard writing to the inverter, and a surplus manager that spends a sunny hour on the loads you chose β’ Dimming, blind position and slats, blinds that follow the sun, a scene builder β’ Arming the alarm, with a push to every phone in the household and the watch β’ One house on every phone: a command from away travels through a shared mailbox to the device at home β’ Automations, geofencing, more units, air sensors and power meters β’ Five years of savings, a monthly report, backup, the Apple Watch app Honest on a bad day: a loss reads as a loss, and a forecast that cannot be made is not drawn. Not affiliated with Deye, Solarman, Panasonic, Grenton, Shelly or any ventilation manufacturer. Brand names identify device compatibility. Ventaurio Pro β subscription details β’ Ventaurio Pro Monthly β renews every month β’ Ventaurio Pro Yearly β renews every year; an introductory free trial may be offered β’ Ventaurio Pro Lifetime β a one-off purchase, not a subscription Prices are shown in your local currency before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless it is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of that period. You can manage or cancel a subscription in your Apple ID account settings after purchase. Any unused part of a free trial is forfeited when a subscription is purchased. Terms of Use (EULA): https://ventaurio.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://ventaurio.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HF at none against Ventaurio's 3. HF also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Ventaurio's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 17 months) and device support (5 vs 2). On price and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Ventaurio sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. HF asks for nothing beyond the download.
HF ships an update every 17 months, Ventaurio every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HF | Ventaurio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 6 weeks β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No β better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch β better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 β better | 15.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 95 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hi-Flying | Dzianis Rybnikau |
In-app purchases
HF
No in-app purchases
Ventaurio
- Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
- Pro Yearly$24.991 Year
- Pro Lifetime$29.99









