Comparison

ESP Home vs Dash IoT

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

Head to head
About

ESP Home

Control your IoT devices using custom JavaScript interfaces. Design your device controls on a web platform and sync them to your mobile device for seamless interaction.

Highlights
  • IoT device control
  • Custom JavaScript interfaces
  • Web-based design tool
  • Data and file synchronization
  • API command execution
Features
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ESP Home is a general framework for controlling an IoT (internet of things) device from mobile. ESP Home App uses your JavaScript files to connect and control the interface. You design sections and rows and then control them from JavaScript. All design tasks can be done on www.esphome.app in user area. ESP Home hosts your data and JavaScript files. Once you logged into the App, your files will be synchronized with the server and when you select a device on the list in app, JavaScript of that device will be run and starts working. You connect to the real device for API commands from within JavaScript files.

About

Dash IoT

Features
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Dash IoT Dashboard is a professional IoT and IIoT monitoring and control platform for connecting, visualizing and managing connected equipment and devices — from a single installation to distributed device fleets. Libraries are available for seamless integration into many IoT device technologies including Arduino, ESP32, ESP8266, Raspberry Pi, BeagleBone and other Linux devices. The drag and drop design environment allows you to create beautiful dashboards without the need to write code. With highly customizable controls (widgets) you can design your dashboard to have your own “look and feel”. With a Dash account and a subscription, you can access the Dash cloud IoT platform, which includes the Dash MQTT broker, to allow the Dash IoT Dashboard to monitor and control your devices from anywhere. The Dash cloud IoT platform also provides many benefits such as push notifications, IoT device data storage, automated device discovery, device sharing and backups. The Dash IoT app can be used without an account, but will only be able to connect to IoT devices through BLE and TCP connections. The dash protocol is open, providing transparency, continuous improvement, and so you can implement your device code any way and anywhere you wish. - Connect to electronic devices with one or more BLE, TCP and Dash MQTT connections - Dash manages seamless transition between the different connection types - Share devices with other users - Provision TCP or MQTT credentials through BLE or SoftAP and even re-provision through TCP or MQTT once they are connected - Device discovery using any connection type - Highly customizable controls (colors, style, icons etc.) - Configure the Dash IoT Dashboard layout from the connected devices - Free to use for up to five BLE and TCP connections without an account - Store device data on the Dash server - Manage groups of users within an organization

Screenshots

ESP Home4 screens
Dash IoT4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ESP Home at every 2 weeks against Dash IoT's every 2 months. ESP Home also leads on iOS requirement (11.4 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. ESP Home sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Dash IoT sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $14.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ESP Home ships an update every 2 weeks, Dash IoT every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ESP Home versus Dash IoT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterESP HomeDash IoT
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.1 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.4 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDayana Networks LtdDashIO Connect

In-app purchases

4 purchases

ESP Home

One-time4
  • Donate 5 USD$4.99
  • Donate 10 USD$9.99
  • Donate 20 USD$19.99
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  • Donate 50 USD$49.99
7 purchases

Dash IoT

Subscriptions7
  • Gemini 25$14.491 Month
  • Mercury 5$24.991 Year
  • Gemini 50$26.901 Month
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  • Gemini 100$51.991 Month
  • Gemini 10$58.001 Year
  • Mercury 15$68.001 Year
  • Gemini 25$134.991 Year

Questions

Is ESP Home free?
ESP Home is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dash IoT free?
Dash IoT is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ESP Home or Dash IoT have ads?
Neither ESP Home nor Dash IoT shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ESP Home or Dash IoT?
ESP Home ships an update every 2 weeks, and Dash IoT every 2 months. Most recently, ESP Home was updated on October 10, 2026 and Dash IoT on October 18, 2026.

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