viaSens vs Dashboard4Ewon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
viaSens
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The app “viaSens” is used to do the commissioning of the SAUTER Smart Sensor viaSens. It gives you access to the configuration parameters of the SAUTER Smart Sensor product range. The connection to the Smart Sensors is established locally via Bluetooth LE. As soon as the Smart Sensors are provisioned to be in a Bluetooth mesh sensor network, the app locks all the sensors into the Bluetooth mesh network. The Smart Sensor App “viaSens” has been developed for provisioning the sensors to be part of a Bluetooth mesh network. The following functions are supported in the app: • Handling of several projects with Smart Sensors • Creating different Bluetooth mesh networks in the project • Discovering and selecting of Smart Sensors • Adding Smart Sensors to be part of the Bluetooth mesh network • Configuring of the Smart Sensor, incl. configuration of the IoT connectivity (MQTT) of the Smart Sensor gateway • Locking Smart Sensors to be part of this unique Bluetooth mesh network. In addition, following functions are supported in the app as well: • Import / Export of configuration data • Firmware update of Smart Sensors (OTA with WiFi) • Live View of sensor including commanding LED ring in Bluetooth LE mode (Demo Mode)
Dashboard4Ewon
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PROBABLY THE COOLEST VISUALIZATION FOR YOUR EWON® Dashboard4Ewon is a local visualization, which will be hosted on your Ewon device. Your machine data will not be transferred to any cloud. But of course, you can open your Dashboard via Talk2M, M2Web or directly via LAN connection. Yes: We save your Dashboard files on our servers so that an update of any dashboard is easy as possible and done in seconds. Means: Once a dashboard visualization is uploaded to an Ewon device, you never have to touch that Ewon again, to update your dashboard. We continuously develop the Dashboard Designer and always provide our users with the latest version. No visualization software needs to be installed. The biggest advantage: no matter what operating system you use, you can use the Dashboard Designer for Ewon on any device with a browser. The Dashboard Designer is the tool to create your Visualization for your Ewon.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Dashboard4Ewon at every 2 weeks against viaSens's every 7 months. Dashboard4Ewon also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.5). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
viaSens ships an update every 7 months, Dashboard4Ewon every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 27, 2026.
| Parameter | viaSens | Dashboard4Ewon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Fr. Sauter AG | VISUALYS GmbH |
In-app purchases
viaSens
No in-app purchases
Dashboard4Ewon
No in-app purchases









