Comparison

RIO Data View vs SmartView Device Interface

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

Head to head
About

RIO Data View

Features
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RIO Data View app plots real time or stored data of your remote I/O modules and allows control relays or digital outputs channel over the network on your mobile phone. Currently supported remote I/O Modules are Teracom's TCW241 - Ethernet I/O modules and RPIO - Raspberry Pi + Automation Hat remote I/O module. The App can plot data by selecting channels on a screw with a graph view or list view. When relays or digital output channels were selected, the app can control the channels on or off remotely. Feature Realtime Plots Stored data plots Timelined line graph with coloured lines, symbols...etc.f Conversion can be applied to the data before plotting Support software RIO DLUtility: data logger for your remote I/O modules and serve data to this RIO Data View App. RIO Data View Mac: RIO Data View app for macOS

About

SmartView Device Interface

Features
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The SmartView app is used for controlling the Senticon's Intelligent Room Controllers and Smart Room Sensors. With the SmartView app you can change your room settingsand monitor the room measurements. For example with the TCR/QCR controllers you can change the (heating/cooling) setpoint, operating mode (occupied/unoccupied/night), fan speed and analyse the current demand. The SmartView app connects to the device using Bluetooth connection of you iPhone/iPad. Once connected to the device, and if first time, the SmartView interrogates the device and automatically builds the view required to control your room. Once the configuration has been created, next time upon connection you can immediately start to change the settings.

Screenshots

RIO Data View4 screens
SmartView Device Interface4 screens

Verdict

The call

RIO Data View and SmartView Device Interface are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters โ€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

RIO Data View ships an update every 3 months, SmartView Device Interface every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
RIO Data View versus SmartView Device Interface: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRIO Data ViewSmartView Device Interface
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 months โ€” betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.5 โ€” better15.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size4 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJapan Vacuum Instruments Ltd.SENTICON LTD

In-app purchases

None

RIO Data View

No in-app purchases

None

SmartView Device Interface

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RIO Data View free?
RIO Data View is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SmartView Device Interface free?
SmartView Device Interface is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do RIO Data View or SmartView Device Interface have ads?
Neither RIO Data View nor SmartView Device Interface shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RIO Data View or SmartView Device Interface?
RIO Data View ships an update every 3 months, and SmartView Device Interface every 6 months. Most recently, RIO Data View was updated on October 26, 2026 and SmartView Device Interface on October 20, 2026.

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