Comparison

viaSens vs Dashboard4Ewon

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

Head to head
About

viaSens

Features
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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)

About

Dashboard4Ewon

Features
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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.

Screenshots

viaSens4 screens
Dashboard4Ewon4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

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

viaSens ships an update every 7 months, Dashboard4Ewon every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 27, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
viaSens versus Dashboard4Ewon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterviaSensDashboard4Ewon
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.513.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB25 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperFr. Sauter AGVISUALYS GmbH

In-app purchases

None

viaSens

No in-app purchases

None

Dashboard4Ewon

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is viaSens free?
viaSens is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dashboard4Ewon free?
Dashboard4Ewon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do viaSens or Dashboard4Ewon have ads?
Neither viaSens nor Dashboard4Ewon shows ads.
Which is updated more often, viaSens or Dashboard4Ewon?
viaSens ships an update every 7 months, and Dashboard4Ewon every 2 weeks. Most recently, viaSens was updated on October 27, 2026 and Dashboard4Ewon on October 27, 2026.

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