Comparison

PLC Smart Home vs Dash IoT

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

Head to head
About

PLC Smart Home

Control Crouzet and Mitsubishi-Electric PLC units for home automation. Connect locally via WLAN or remotely via cellular networks. Offers a cost-effective alternative to complex smart home systems.

Highlights
  • PLC control access
  • Local WLAN connectivity
  • Remote GSM/2G/3G communication
  • Home automation
  • Cost-effective automation solution
  • Supports Millenium and Alpha units
Features
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This App enables access to Crouzet and Mitsubishi-Electric PLC controls.
Communication is made either locally via WLAN or remotely via GSM/ 2G/ 3G. PLC controls have long asserted their efficiency in industry and are now spreading in the field of home automation. The unit series supported, „Millenium“ and „Alpha“, are outstanding not least due to an excellent cost-benefit ratio. 
This ensures that automation of your home can be executed at far lower cost than e.g. via a KNX / EIB system. We have already developed complete PLC control program for many control tasks. You can find more information at: www.heimsteuerungen.de With Crouzet controls you also have the option of adjusting the control programs yourself. You can download the programming software required here: http://www.crouzet.de/support/download.htm You’re already using a Crouzet Millenium control and want to subsequently trigger it via our App? In many cases, this is possible. Simply forward your enquiry to support-vorprogrammieren@t-online.de You don’t want to get involved with programming or just don’t have the time at the moment? No problem. You can obtain completely programmed PLC packets at www.vorprogrammieren.de .

About

Dash IoT

Features
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Dash IoT Dashboard is a professional IoT and IIoT monitoring and control platform for connecting, visualizing and managing connected equipment and devices — from a single installation to distributed device fleets. Libraries are available for seamless integration into many IoT device technologies including Arduino, ESP32, ESP8266, Raspberry Pi, BeagleBone and other Linux devices. The drag and drop design environment allows you to create beautiful dashboards without the need to write code. With highly customizable controls (widgets) you can design your dashboard to have your own “look and feel”. With a Dash account and a subscription, you can access the Dash cloud IoT platform, which includes the Dash MQTT broker, to allow the Dash IoT Dashboard to monitor and control your devices from anywhere. The Dash cloud IoT platform also provides many benefits such as push notifications, IoT device data storage, automated device discovery, device sharing and backups. The Dash IoT app can be used without an account, but will only be able to connect to IoT devices through BLE and TCP connections. The dash protocol is open, providing transparency, continuous improvement, and so you can implement your device code any way and anywhere you wish. - Connect to electronic devices with one or more BLE, TCP and Dash MQTT connections - Dash manages seamless transition between the different connection types - Share devices with other users - Provision TCP or MQTT credentials through BLE or SoftAP and even re-provision through TCP or MQTT once they are connected - Device discovery using any connection type - Highly customizable controls (colors, style, icons etc.) - Configure the Dash IoT Dashboard layout from the connected devices - Free to use for up to five BLE and TCP connections without an account - Store device data on the Dash server - Manage groups of users within an organization

Screenshots

PLC Smart Home4 screens
Dash IoT4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PLC Smart Home at none against Dash IoT's 7. PLC Smart Home also leads on iOS requirement (9.3 vs 15.6). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Dash IoT sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $14.49 per month. PLC Smart Home asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PLC Smart Home ships an update every 3 months, Dash IoT every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PLC Smart Home versus Dash IoT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPLC Smart HomeDash IoT
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.3 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVorprogrammieren.deDashIO Connect

In-app purchases

None

PLC Smart Home

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Dash IoT

Subscriptions7
  • Gemini 25$14.491 Month
  • Mercury 5$24.991 Year
  • Gemini 50$26.901 Month
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  • Gemini 100$51.991 Month
  • Gemini 10$58.001 Year
  • Mercury 15$68.001 Year
  • Gemini 25$134.991 Year

Questions

Is PLC Smart Home free?
PLC Smart Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dash IoT free?
Dash IoT is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PLC Smart Home or Dash IoT have ads?
Neither PLC Smart Home nor Dash IoT shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PLC Smart Home or Dash IoT?
PLC Smart Home ships an update every 3 months, and Dash IoT every 2 months. Most recently, PLC Smart Home was updated on September 9, 2026 and Dash IoT on September 14, 2026.

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