STS vs Neon Home
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
STS
This utility helps users select the appropriate Siemens soft starter for their specific needs. It simulates applications based on various parameters and provides detailed reports, with direct links to product data.
- Soft starter application simulation
- Input data for environment, motor, and load
- Starting parameter configuration
- Suggested soft starter selection
- Simulation and component reports
- Direct access to Siemens Industry Mall data
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This application allows users to find the right Siemens soft starter for his specific application. Features: * Simulate a soft starter application based on your input data: ** Environment & supply ** Motor ** Load ** Starting parameters for the application ** Additional functions ** Starting profile * Select a suggested soft starter * Generate a report for a selected soft starter with the summary of the simulation and optional feeder main components * Direct access to selected soft starter data in the Siemens Industry Mall * Metrics: SI and Imperial * Languages: English, German, Chinese, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Turkish, Czech, Italian and Russian
Neon Home
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Smart Home App for controlling Siemens LOGO! and other Modbus controllers. The Neon Home App communicates with up to ten controllers either in the home network via WLAN or via the mobile phone network (dynDNS access required) simultaneously. For your home control we provide you with the following control packages, each of which fulfils a specific control task: Roller shutter control Blind control or external blind control Light control without dimming function Light control with dimming function Single room control Combine your packages as you wish and select the desired number of devices (roller blinds, venetian blinds, lamps, etc.). For the app you will receive a configuration file from us, which is designed exactly for the selected control packages. You will also receive an individual circuit diagram for your system. further information you will find here: Siemens LOGO! https://www.vorprogrammieren.de/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: STS at 12.2 against Neon Home's 15.0. On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
STS ships an update every 5 months, Neon Home every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | STS | Neon Home |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.2 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Siemens AG | Vorprogrammieren.de |
In-app purchases
STS
No in-app purchases
Neon Home
No in-app purchases
