Roboconnect vs Visual Home
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Roboconnect
Control and monitor your robotic lawn mower remotely. Receive instant notifications for incidents, change mower modes, and even use a joystick for manual control. Schedule mowing jobs and adjust mowing times for optimal lawn care.
- Push notifications for incidents
- Quick mower mode changes
- Joystick mower control
- Submit mowing jobs
- Adjust mowing times
- Detailed mower status
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With Roboconnect you can access the Robonect-module with in your automower and control your lawn mower. - Get Push notifications about current incidents - Quickly change the mower modes - Control your mower with a JoyStick - Submit "Mowing jobs" to your mower - Change the mowing times - Detailed information about the status of your mower !Important! - Without an installed Robonect module in a compatible Automower, you will not be able to use this app. You can find more information here: https://www.robonect.de/ --- Upgrade to Roboconnect Premium subscription and discover the full potential of Roboconnect - with great additional features ($ 0.99 / month, $ 3.99 / year). - Prices may be different depending on your region - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the period - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal my be turned of by going to the user's Account settings after purchase - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable - Also look at the privacy policy and the terms of use -- Roboconnect Privacy Policy: https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/70912357 Roboconnect Terms of use: https://www.websitepolicies.com/policies/view/cXNGEhWU
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 review sentiment: Roboconnect at 42% against Visual Home's 13%. Roboconnect also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Roboconnect sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Visual Home sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Roboconnect ships an update every 2 months, Visual Home every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on June 8, 2026 and August 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Roboconnect | Visual Home |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.4% of reviews — better | 12.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.1 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Moritz Loibl | Andreas Binner |
Customer experience
Roboconnect
Visual Home
In-app purchases
Roboconnect
- Monthly premium subscription14 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Yearly premium subscription1 Month trial$3.991 Year
Visual Home
- Advanced Features$1.491 Month









