Comparison

VBusTouch vs sHomeCentral

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

Head to head
About

VBusTouch

Monitor your solar system's performance worldwide with detailed temperature charts and yield balances. This app provides real-time system status updates directly on your iPad.

Highlights
  • View detailed temperature charts
  • Generate yield balances
  • Monitor system status
  • Worldwide access
  • iPad optimized
Features
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The new RESOL app for the Apple iPad makes your solar yield palpable – worldwide. A touch of your finger is all you need to view detailed temperature charts, generate yield balances and monitor your system‘s status. The basic version of the VBus®Touch app is available for download free of charge in the App Store. More features and extensions are under way. To visualise your individual system with VBus®Touch, a RESOL controller with VBus® data interface (e. g. DeltaSol® BX Plus), connected to the Internet via a DL2 or DL3 datalogger, is required.

About

sHomeCentral

Features
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Control your smart home devices easily and directly - without being dependent on the cloud! Give old devices a second life as an information / control center with this app! (Compatible from iOS 15.0 / iPadOS 15.0) The built-in simulation enables a virtual network search to test and get to know the app functions. @ APPLICATIONS • Smart control: Switch & dim your WiFi sockets and built-in devices conveniently from your iPhone/iPad • Energy at a glance: Monitor your solar production from your power plant or the energy consumption of your devices - very easily • AI right in your hand: Use powerful AI models running in your network with Ollama in combination with Open WebUI on your iPhone/iPad device - without cloud dependency • Easy access: Access the web interface of your devices directly (e.g. FRITZ!Box®, Synology Diskstation® ...) without having to know IP addresses • Secure & private use: in the local network / with VPN, Wireguard use even when on the go @ DEVICE TAB Scan your local network and then access the web interface of your smart devices/services directly (even more convenient with the iPad in split screen). Supported devices: • Tasmota • OpenDTU (micro inverter from Hoymiles®) • Micro inverter APsystems EZ1® (local network mode) • ESP32-CAM (AI on the edge) • ESPHome • Home Assistant • IDS Gateway V1 • Synology DiskStation® • Open WebUI (Ollama) • AVM FRITZ!Repeater® • AVM FRITZ!Box® @ HOME TAB Mark devices as favorites for convenient use: • direct control -> on/off, dimming • Display of status, energy and temperature measurements Supported devices: • Shelly 3EM® • Shelly Plus 1PM® • Shelly Plus Plug S® • Shelly Dimmer2® • OpenDTU • Micro inverter APsystems EZ1® (local network mode) • Tasmota WiFi switch socket • Tasmota energy measuring device (e.g. bitShake SmartMeterReader - for reading the house electricity meter) @ LANGUAGES • English • German • French • Spanish • Swedish Have fun!

Screenshots

sHomeCentral4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: sHomeCentral at 3 against VBusTouch's 1. VBusTouch's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
VBusTouch versus sHomeCentral: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVBusTouchsHomeCentral
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews44.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 28 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS7.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRESOL GmbHFRANK ABRAHAM

In-app purchases

None

VBusTouch

No in-app purchases

None

sHomeCentral

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VBusTouch free?
VBusTouch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is sHomeCentral free?
sHomeCentral is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do VBusTouch or sHomeCentral have ads?
Neither VBusTouch nor sHomeCentral shows ads.

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