Visual Home vs Friosk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Friosk
This app helps maintain stable connections for informational displays and kiosk installations. It offers automatic refresh intervals and monitors Wi-Fi, restarting displays when connectivity is restored. Designed for unattended operation, it aims to keep digital signage running smoothly.
- Automatic refresh intervals
- Wi-Fi monitoring
- Automatic refresh on reconnect
- Stable connection maintenance
- Kiosk installation support
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Simple to setup and operate, Friosk has special features that help it stay connected to your informational displays, kiosk installations, etc. Optional automatic refresh intervals and wifi monitoring with automatic refresh on reconnect will keep your display running day in and day out with no maintenance required.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Friosk at 2.3 against Visual Home's 1.0. Friosk also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 13%) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Visual Home sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.49 per month. Friosk asks for nothing beyond the download.
Friosk holds the better App Store score, 2.3 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of Visual Home's written reviews are positive against 50% of Friosk's.
Visual Home ships an update every 4 months, Friosk every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | Visual Home | Friosk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 2.3 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.5% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 9.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Andreas Binner | Michael Ilardi |
Customer experience
Visual Home
Friosk
In-app purchases
Visual Home
- Advanced Features$1.491 Month
Friosk
No in-app purchases









