Comparison

Metronet vs Vimar VIEW

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

Head to head
About

Metronet

Monitor and manage your home security system remotely. Receive real-time alerts, control devices via an interactive map, and view surveillance cameras. Automate lighting, heating, and irrigation for enhanced convenience and security.

Highlights
  • System status monitoring
  • Real-time event notifications
  • Interactive graphic maps for device control
  • Home automation (lighting, heating, irrigation)
  • Video surveillance camera viewing
  • Centralized management via cloud server
Features
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ONLINE PREVIEW Control the status of your system: power supply, battery, alarms. REAL TIME NOTIFICATIONS Receive real time notifications for each event. GRAPHIC MAPS Enable or disable devices directly touching icons on the map. INTUITIVE ICONS Enable and disable different areas of your home. HOME AUTOMATION Control lighting, heating, irrigation. VIDEOSURVEILLANCE With Metronet, you can view your video surveillance system cameras directly from your smartphone or tablet. MORE POWER TO SECURITY IESS takes advantage of a solid, last generation Cloud Server to be able to incorporate and manage a large number of control units connected via Wi-Fi (for compatible models), LAN Ethernet and GSM. Compared to integrated Web Server solutions, Metronet allows for the centralized management of performance-heavy functions, unburdening the control units and making their computing power available for other functions, including their main purpose: to guarantee security. SECURITY OF THE SYSTEM The use of SSL communication protocols, combined with certificates issued by a world-famous certification authority, provides a safety profile at the same level of the solutions adopted by the activities of remote banking. In order to use the multilevel service (METRONET and METRONETCLUB), the panel must be registered to the platform by an authorized IESS installer. Some advanced features are only available for accounts created by installers who sign up for the METRONETCLUB platform.

About

Vimar VIEW

Manage your smart home devices with a user-friendly interface. Control lights, climate, security, and more, locally or remotely. Integrates with various smart home systems and smart speakers for seamless control.

Highlights
  • Remote home control
  • Lighting and curtain management
  • Climate control customization
  • Security system integration
  • Video door entry management
  • Smart speaker compatibility
  • Customizable scenarios and favorites
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Control your connected home, based on the VIEW IoT smart systems integrated system, with a simple, user-friendly interface: all the functions of a smart home are at your fingertips from the first power-on and in complete safety, once you have entered your access credentials, generated on the VIMAR Cloud portal. The App does not require any configuration because it inherits the programming already performed by the professional electrical installer with the various configuration tools of the various systems installed in the building (VIEW Wireless or By-me Plus, By-alarm, Elvox video door entry system, Elvox cameras). The functions managed using the VIEW APP, both locally and remotely, are: lights, curtains and roller shutters, climate control, electricity (consumption, production and anti-blackout), music and audio, video door entry system, burglar alarm, cameras, sprinkler system, sensors/contacts (e.g. for technical alarms), advanced logic programmes and scenarios for centralised control of all smart functions. Everything can even be controlled by means of smart speakers! Using the VIEW APP, you can freely create scenarios, customise a favourites page for direct access to the most frequent functions, customise climate control and sprinkler system programmes with maximum flexibility, manage users and permissions associated with the system, add control of Philips Hue system light bulbs and LED strips, and select the push notifications that you want to receive. From answering the video entryphone, to controlling the temperature of the home: any function can be conveniently controlled remotely from a single interface, whether in your own home or anywhere else in the world, thanks to the security guaranteed by the Vimar cloud. The interface is organised to allow user-friendly browsing by function (“Objects”) or by environment (“Rooms”): popular icons used in the main operating systems, customisable labels and swipe gesture controls help to make the Vimar home automation system extremely user-friendly. The App works only in association with the home automation/video door entry/burglar alarm gateways present in the system and only features the functions that the respective gateways make available (for details, please refer to the VIEW App user manual available on the Vimar website in the Download/Software/VIEW PRO section).

Screenshots

Metronet4 screens
Vimar VIEW4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Vimar VIEW at Free against Metronet's $3.99. Metronet's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and review sentiment (50% vs 30%). On update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Vimar VIEW is free to download; Metronet costs $3.99 up front. Vimar VIEW sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per year. Metronet asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Metronet versus Vimar VIEW: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMetronetVimar VIEW
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating—4.5 (234 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better29.6% of reviews
Number of ratings—234 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB305 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIESS S.r.l.Vimar S.p.A.

Customer experience

Metronet

Written reviews50 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral26.0%
Negative24.0%

Vimar VIEW

All ratings202 ratings
Positive89.1%
Neutral1.5%
Negative9.4%
Written reviews71 reviews
Positive29.6%
Neutral22.5%
Negative47.9%

In-app purchases

None

Metronet

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Vimar VIEW

Subscriptions6
  • BASE plan$6.991 Year
  • BASE plan 2$6.991 Year
  • BASE plan 3$6.991 Year
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  • PLUS plan 2$8.991 Year
  • PLUS plan$8.991 Year
  • PLUS plan 3$8.991 Year

Questions

Is Metronet free?
Metronet costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vimar VIEW free?
Vimar VIEW is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Metronet or Vimar VIEW have ads?
Neither Metronet nor Vimar VIEW shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Metronet or Vimar VIEW?
Metronet ships an update every 6 weeks, and Vimar VIEW every 6 weeks. Most recently, Metronet was updated on September 22, 2026 and Vimar VIEW on September 23, 2026.

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