Home Control vs Vivaldi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Home Control
Remotely manage your HomePLC® home automation system from anywhere in the world. Control lights, thermostats, cameras, security systems, and more. Create custom scenarios and monitor system logs and alarms.
- Remote control of HomePLC® systems
- Control lights, thermostats, blinds, cameras
- Manage security systems
- Create custom automation scenarios
- Monitor system logs and alarms
- Control multiple home systems
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Home Control permette di controllare il tuo sistema di Home & Building Automation HomePLC®, utilizzando la connessione WiFi o dati per connetterti da ogni parte del mondo. Home Control controlla luci, termoregolatori ambiente, tapparelle, telecamere, sistemi antintrusione, programmatori settimanali e altri generi di automazioni. Sono disponibili diverse funzionalità che permettono di ampliare le potenzialità del sistema domotico HomePLC®, come la possibilità da parte dell’utente di creare, modificare ed eseguire scenari personalizzati, il pannello log di sistema ed il servizio per monitorare gli allarmi dell’impianto. Puoi controllare più impianti dalla stessa applicazione, con una comoda pagina iniziale di scelta. Se vuoi conoscere di più su Home Control visita www.hbe-system.com Per usare Home Control è necessario installare il processore domotico XServer distribuito da HBE System. Visita www.hbe-system.com/shop Vuoi provare Home Control in modalità DEMO? Scarica l’app, apri il menù di impostazioni del dispositivo, scorri fino a trovare la voce Home Control e segui le istruzioni per come configurare il sistema DEMO. Il sistema DEMO è un sistema reale e funzionante.
Vivaldi
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Feel your music with the new Vivaldi experiece. With Vivialdi you can play, control and enjoy your favorite songs, choosing among various sources. Spotify, WebRadio, NAS UPnP, Airplay, device local music, USB and Bluetooth. It's your choice to make. Listen to your tracks either from a single device or in a multiroom setup, allowing you to listen from multiple synced devices at once.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Vivaldi at every 5 weeks against Home Control's every 4 months. Home Control's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.5). 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.
Home Control ships an update every 4 months, Vivaldi every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Home Control | Vivaldi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Marco Boschini | Vivaldi S.R.L. |
In-app purchases
Home Control
No in-app purchases
Vivaldi
No in-app purchases
Questions
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