Comparison

Visual Home vs IoT MQTT Panel Pro

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

IoT MQTT Panel Pro

Create DIY smart home projects with a configurable dashboard. Supports MQTT and Websocket protocols with SSL for secure communication. Offers a variety of panels for real-time updates and data visualization.

Highlights
  • Always-on dashboard
  • MQTT & Websocket support
  • SSL secure communication
  • JSON message support
  • Real-time panel updates
  • 250+ customizable icons
  • Dark theme
Features
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With this app you can make DIY Smart Home project in a minute. The configurations are very simple. Well documented FAQ and User Guide are available at application info page. Features: 1. Can run as always on Dashboard. 2. Supports both MQTT (TCP) and Websocket protocol. 3. SSL for secure communication. 4. JSON Support for both subscribe and publish message. 5. Panels subscribe and / or publish the topic automatically, hence get updated in real time. 6. Designed to work with public broker efficiently (using device prefix). 7. Sent and Received timestamp from broker. 8. Material design. 9. Flexible panel width, merge any panels 10. More than 250 icons to customize specific panels. 11. Dark theme for comfortable use in low light. 12. Clone connection, device or panel for effortless configuration 13. Import/Export application configuration for easy share with multiple devices. 14. Re-connects automatically if connection lost. 15. Persist export message for log and graph. Available panels: -Button -Slider -Switch -LED Indicator -Combo Box -Radio Buttons -Multi-State Indicator -Progress -Gauge -Color Picker -Time Picker -Text Input -Text Log -Image -Barcode scanner -Line Graph -Bar Graph -Chart -URI Launcher This list will grow upon feedback from users. Your feedback is much appreciated. If you find any issue please feel free to leave a comment in my blog with steps to reproduce. https://blog.snrlab.in/iot/iot-mqtt-panel-user-guide/

Screenshots

Visual Home4 screens
IoT MQTT Panel Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: IoT MQTT Panel Pro at 90% against Visual Home's 13%. IoT MQTT Panel Pro also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Visual Home's advantage is price (Free vs $12.99). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Visual Home is free to download; IoT MQTT Panel Pro costs $12.99 up front. Visual Home sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.49 per month. IoT MQTT Panel Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

IoT MQTT Panel Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IoT MQTT Panel Pro has 14 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 90% of IoT MQTT Panel Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Visual Home ships an update every 4 months, IoT MQTT Panel Pro fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on August 25, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Visual Home versus IoT MQTT Panel Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVisual HomeIoT MQTT Panel Pro
PriceFree — better$12.99
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)4.8 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews12.5% of reviews90.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings114 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB31 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperAndreas BinnerRahul Kundu

Customer experience

Visual Home

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

IoT MQTT Panel Pro

All ratings14 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Visual Home

Subscriptions1
  • Advanced Features$1.491 Month
None

IoT MQTT Panel Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Visual Home free?
Visual Home is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is IoT MQTT Panel Pro free?
IoT MQTT Panel Pro costs $12.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Visual Home or IoT MQTT Panel Pro?
IoT MQTT Panel Pro is rated higher. Visual Home averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while IoT MQTT Panel Pro averages 4.8 from 14 ratings.
Do Visual Home or IoT MQTT Panel Pro have ads?
Neither Visual Home nor IoT MQTT Panel Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Visual Home or IoT MQTT Panel Pro?
Visual Home ships an update every 4 months, and IoT MQTT Panel Pro fortnightly. Most recently, Visual Home was updated on August 25, 2026 and IoT MQTT Panel Pro on September 15, 2026.

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