Comparison

PlugGuide vs Ventaurio

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

Head to head
About

PlugGuide

This app provides detailed information on central, decentralized, and unit-based ventilation systems. It offers tailored content for architects, installers, planners, property managers, owners, tenants, and wholesalers.

Highlights
  • Central ventilation systems
  • Decentralized ventilation systems
  • Unit-based ventilation systems
  • Tailored information for professionals
  • Information for homeowners and tenants
Features
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Informieren Sie sich über zentrale, einheitszentrale und dezentrale Wohnraumlüftungssysteme. Der PlugGuide stellt maßgeschneiderte Informationen für Architekten, Installateure, TGA-Planer, Wohnungswirtschaft / Bauträger, Eigentümer & Mieter sowie den Großhandel zur Verfügung.

About

Ventaurio

Features
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Your house, in money. Ventaurio opens with one figure — what today cost or saved, in your currency, on your tariff — and only then the kilowatt-hours behind it. It talks to the equipment directly on your own network. No vendor cloud has to be up, and at home it keeps working when the internet does not. SOLAR AND BATTERY • Deye hybrid inverters through their Solarman logger, read live • The day as one line: solid where metered, dotted where the house is expected to go • Flat, day/night or zoned tariffs (Poland's G13 with its real line items) and hourly spot prices — Finland, Sweden, Germany, Austria, or any EU zone with a free ENTSO-E token • A weather guard that works out tomorrow and says what it would do with the battery A SMART HOME THAT IS YOURS • Grenton: one import from Object Manager, then the app talks to every CLU itself — rooms, lights, dimmers, sockets, blinds, scenes • An alarm that can run on the CLU itself, armed and disarmed with Face ID • Shelly relays, plugs, lights and RGBW, and gates on a dry contact • House modes — away, night, guests — in one tap HEAT AND AIR • Panasonic Aquarea over a HeishaMon bridge: flow, tank, and the best hour to heat the water • Eight brands of heat-recovery ventilation, recovered heat priced in money. Vallox and Vents/Blauberg are verified on real units; the rest are marked beta until an owner confirms them Free sees the whole house and switches it by hand: • Energy flow, today in money, the forecast, the inverter's programs • Grenton on/off, blinds up/down, CLU scenes; alarm sensors, disarm, a test run • One ventilation unit with full control and its week programme • Two Shelly devices, widgets, Siri, an ambient wall-tablet mode Ventaurio Pro runs it by itself: • The weather guard writing to the inverter, and a surplus manager that spends a sunny hour on the loads you chose • Dimming, blind position and slats, blinds that follow the sun, a scene builder • Arming the alarm, with a push to every phone in the household and the watch • One house on every phone: a command from away travels through a shared mailbox to the device at home • Automations, geofencing, more units, air sensors and power meters • Five years of savings, a monthly report, backup, the Apple Watch app Honest on a bad day: a loss reads as a loss, and a forecast that cannot be made is not drawn. Not affiliated with Deye, Solarman, Panasonic, Grenton, Shelly or any ventilation manufacturer. Brand names identify device compatibility. Ventaurio Pro — subscription details • Ventaurio Pro Monthly — renews every month • Ventaurio Pro Yearly — renews every year; an introductory free trial may be offered • Ventaurio Pro Lifetime — a one-off purchase, not a subscription Prices are shown in your local currency before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless it is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of that period. You can manage or cancel a subscription in your Apple ID account settings after purchase. Any unused part of a free trial is forfeited when a subscription is purchased. Terms of Use (EULA): https://ventaurio.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://ventaurio.com/privacy

Screenshots

PlugGuide3 screens
Ventaurio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PlugGuide at none against Ventaurio's 3. PlugGuide also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). Ventaurio's advantage is device support (5 vs 3). On price, update cadence and ads 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. Ventaurio sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. PlugGuide asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PlugGuide ships an update every 2 months, Ventaurio every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
PlugGuide versus Ventaurio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlugGuideVentaurio
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB95 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPluggit GmbHDzianis Rybnikau

In-app purchases

None

PlugGuide

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Ventaurio

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is PlugGuide free?
PlugGuide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ventaurio free?
Ventaurio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PlugGuide or Ventaurio have ads?
Neither PlugGuide nor Ventaurio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PlugGuide or Ventaurio?
PlugGuide ships an update every 2 months, and Ventaurio every 6 weeks. Most recently, PlugGuide was updated on November 2, 2026 and Ventaurio on October 29, 2026.

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