Visual Home vs Tasmotrol
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.
Tasmotrol
Control Tasmota and Shelly smart devices locally without relying on the cloud. Manage devices, monitor energy usage, and customize dashboards for a private and efficient smart home experience.
- Local device control
- Customizable dashboards
- Device grouping
- Automatic device discovery
- Real-time energy monitoring
- Sensor data display
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Every Tasmota and Shelly device on one screen: Switch, dim, set colors, watch how much energy they draw. Tasmotrol talks to your devices directly, over your own Wi-Fi network. No account, no server, no ads — and it keeps working when the internet does not. FINDS YOUR DEVICES FOR YOU Tasmotrol scans your network and picks up compatible devices on its own. No IP addresses to type, no MQTT, no extra server to run. YOUR DASHBOARD, YOUR ORDER Build your own views — by room, by device type, however you think — and swipe between them. Groups switch several devices with a single tap. SCHEDULES THAT NEED NO CLOUD Up to 16 switching times per device, by clock or by sunrise and sunset, optionally only on certain weekdays. SEE WHAT POWER COSTS Live consumption, plus the figures for today, yesterday and total. Temperature, humidity and other sensor readings sit right on the dashboard if you want them there. AND THE SMALL THINGS An encrypted backup of your setup, so a new phone is not an afternoon's work. A device lock against accidental switching. Dark mode. Help and FAQ inside the app. Runs on iPhone and iPad. PRICING WITHOUT SURPRISES Two devices and one group are free, permanently. Need more? Try Pro at no cost first, then decide for yourself: Buy it once, or subscribe monthly or yearly. QUESTIONS? Write to support@tasmotrol.com. A person answers. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tasmotrol at 62% against Visual Home's 13%. Tasmotrol also leads on rating (3.9 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 4 weeks 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. Visual Home sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.49 per month and Tasmotrol sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Tasmotrol holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tasmotrol has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of Visual Home's written reviews are positive against 62% of Tasmotrol's.
Visual Home ships an update every 4 months, Tasmotrol every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 25, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Visual Home | Tasmotrol |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 3.9 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.5% of reviews | 61.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andreas Binner | Yvonne Joh-Reifhofer |
Customer experience
Visual Home
Tasmotrol
In-app purchases
Visual Home
- Advanced Features$1.491 Month
Tasmotrol
- Tasmotrol Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
- Tasmotrol Pro Yearly$4.991 Year
- Tasmotrol Pro trial versionFree
- Tasmotrol Pro$7.99









