Comparison

16 Relay Controller vs Dimmed Note

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

Head to head

About

16 Relay Controller

Features

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App to control henry solutions 16 Relay hardware devices. The 16 Relay controller connects to an IOT device via web service calls. The webservice endpoints you connect to is determined by the application settings. The default IP address of the webservice for the relay controller is set to a non-routable IP address of 192.168.4.2. The app only uses http and not https so it is only suitable for controlling IOT devices in a closed environment. The 16 Relay controller is limited to sending only the following URL request to the IP address you enter in the settings: http://[ip-address]/status http://[ip-address]/status/[relay-number] http://[ip-address]/on/[relay-number] http://[ip-address]/off/[relay-number] http://[ip-address]/allon http://[ip-address]/alloff http://[ip-address]/hb

About

Dimmed Note

Features

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Hide and block the screen area where you enter text from above and below at any size. By displaying only the area of interest, glare is reduced.

Screenshots

16 Relay Controller3 screens

Dimmed Note1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: 16 Relay Controller at none against Dimmed Note's shown. Dimmed Note's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 34 months) and iOS requirement (15.8.3 vs 18.6). On price, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

16 Relay Controller ships an update every 34 months, Dimmed Note every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level

16 Relay Controller versus Dimmed Note: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	16 Relay Controller	Dimmed Note
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 34 months	Every 2 weeks — better
Ads	No — better	Yes
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone, iPad	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS	18.6	15.8.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	0 MB	36 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Mike Henry	Hideaki Uchikoshi

In-app purchases

None

16 Relay Controller

No in-app purchases

None

Dimmed Note

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 16 Relay Controller free?

16 Relay Controller is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Dimmed Note free?

Dimmed Note is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do 16 Relay Controller or Dimmed Note have ads?

Dimmed Note shows ads; 16 Relay Controller does not.

Which is updated more often, 16 Relay Controller or Dimmed Note?

16 Relay Controller ships an update every 34 months, and Dimmed Note every 2 weeks. Most recently, 16 Relay Controller was updated on October 6, 2026 and Dimmed Note on October 7, 2026.