Comparison

Kino Live vs HD+ Dashboard

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

Head to head
About

Kino Live

This video-workspace tool fosters remote collaboration by recreating the office feel. Its Spaces Technology allows seamless movement between virtual areas, reducing meeting fatigue and promoting organic interactions for enhanced creativity and team connection.

Highlights
  • Virtual office feel
  • Spaces Technology for collaboration
  • Reduced virtual meeting fatigue
  • Organic workspace interactions
  • Enhanced creativity
  • Team connection
Features
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A video-workspace communication tool designed for inspiration. Kino brings remote co-workers together through a video technology that creates the office feel. With its Spaces Technology, every person has a dedicated space to engage, collaborate and be inspired with others. Co-workers can move freely between different spaces as if in a physical office, in a way that reduces virtual meeting fatigue. Bringing a more organic, Office-like interactions through high-definition video and spatial dynamics to mimic natural workspace interactions.. Kino is designed to connect remote co-workers throughout a work-day. Kino enables remote colleagues to truly work together, side-by-side. Ease of collaboration and company culture that happen naturally. Workflow management and team connection simply happen through teams engagements in Kino's creative environment. Kino blends into daily workflows sparking creativity. It is the only tool where co-working community happens remotely. The future of video-collaboration elevated by Kino.

About

HD+ Dashboard

Control your smart home devices with a native iOS app. It offers instant device updates, a seamless interface, and extensive customization options for a premium experience.

Highlights
  • Auto-discovery and instant dashboard generation
  • 100% local control for privacy and speed
  • Full-screen mode for wall-mounted tablets
  • Drag-and-drop device arrangement
  • Support for rich tile types (Web, Video, Weather, etc.)
  • Customizable themes and backgrounds
Features
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Take full control of your smart home with HD+! HD+ is a native iOS application for viewing and controlling your Hubitat Hub devices. Built from the ground up for speed and reliability, HD+ instantly gives you a seamless interface for your entire smart home—no complex dashboard configuration required. Whether you want quick access to your lights and locks from your iPhone, or you want to build the ultimate wall-mounted iPad dashboard, HD+ provides a premium, immersive experience. WHY HD+? Unlike web-based dashboards that force your browser to constantly refresh, HD+ is a fully native app. This means device updates are instantaneous, animations are smooth, and your dashboard is always responsive. FEATURES: • Auto-Discovery & Easy Setup: No need to manually build your dashboard from scratch. HD+ automatically finds your Hubitat Hub on your network and generates a clean, organized dashboard instantly. • 100% Local Control: Just like Hubitat, HD+ prioritizes your privacy and speed. All traffic is local to your home network. No third-party servers are used. (Remote access is fully supported as well via cloud.hubitat.com for when you are away from home). • Built for Wall-Mounted Tablets: Full-Screen mode turns an iPad into the perfect smart home command center. • Endless Customization: Drag and drop devices, adjust tile sizes, group similar devices together, and apply custom themes or backgrounds to match your home's aesthetic. • Rich Tile Support: Go beyond basic switches! HD+ supports Web (HTML) Tiles, Video, Weather, Calendars, Auto Refreshing Photos, and more. Transform the way you interact with your smart home. Download HD+ today and experience the fastest, most customizable Hubitat dashboard on iOS! (Note: A Hubitat Elevation Hub is required to use this application.)

Screenshots

Kino Live4 screens
HD+ Dashboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: HD+ Dashboard at every 11 days against Kino Live's every 5 weeks. Kino Live's advantage is ratings volume (26 vs 2). On price, rating, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Kino Live against 5.0 for HD+ Dashboard. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kino Live has 26 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kino Live ships an update every 5 weeks, HD+ Dashboard every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Kino Live versus HD+ Dashboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKino LiveHD+ Dashboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (26 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings26 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.6
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB101 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKinetxJOSEPH A PAGE

Customer experience

Kino Live

All ratings26 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

HD+ Dashboard

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

In-app purchases

None

Kino Live

No in-app purchases

None

HD+ Dashboard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kino Live free?
Kino Live is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HD+ Dashboard free?
HD+ Dashboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Kino Live or HD+ Dashboard?
Kino Live and HD+ Dashboard are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 26 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Kino Live or HD+ Dashboard have ads?
Neither Kino Live nor HD+ Dashboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kino Live or HD+ Dashboard?
Kino Live ships an update every 5 weeks, and HD+ Dashboard every 11 days. Most recently, Kino Live was updated on October 4, 2026 and HD+ Dashboard on October 17, 2026.

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