Comparison

Visual Home vs Virtuino IoT

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Virtuino IoT

Create custom interfaces to visualize and control Arduino devices or IoT platforms. Design interactive screens for seamless interaction with your connected hardware.

Highlights
  • Create custom screens
  • Visualize IoT data
  • Control Arduino devices
  • IoT platform integration
  • User-friendly interface design
Features
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Use this app to create amazing screens to visualize or control an arduino device or an IoT platform.

Screenshots

Visual Home4 screens
Virtuino IoT4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Virtuino IoT at 5.0 against Visual Home's 1.0. Virtuino IoT also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Visual Home sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.49 per month and Virtuino IoT sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Virtuino IoT holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Visual Home ships an update every 4 months, Virtuino IoT monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Visual Home versus Virtuino IoT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVisual HomeVirtuino IoT
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews12.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB61 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperAndreas BinnerIlias Lamprou

Customer experience

Visual Home

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive12.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative87.5%

Virtuino IoT

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Visual Home

Subscriptions1
  • Advanced Features$1.491 Month
1 purchases

Virtuino IoT

One-time1
  • Virtuino IoT pro$14.99

Questions

Is Visual Home free?
Visual Home is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Virtuino IoT free?
Virtuino IoT is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Visual Home or Virtuino IoT?
Virtuino IoT is rated higher. Visual Home averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Virtuino IoT averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Visual Home or Virtuino IoT have ads?
Neither Visual Home nor Virtuino IoT shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Visual Home or Virtuino IoT?
Visual Home ships an update every 4 months, and Virtuino IoT monthly. Most recently, Visual Home was updated on October 24, 2026 and Virtuino IoT on October 9, 2026.

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