Comparison

Harmony® Control vs M1 Dashboard

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

Head to head
About

Harmony® Control

Control your entire smart home and entertainment system from your iPhone or iPad. Streamline your life with personalized, one-touch activities that manage lights, blinds, volume, and more. Compatible with a vast range of devices and Logitech Harmony hub-based remotes.

Highlights
  • One-touch multi-device activities
  • Control entertainment and automation devices
  • Remote device status checks and adjustments
  • Custom schedules for device automation
  • Favorite channels with custom icons
  • Swipe and tap gestures for control
  • Control devices in closed cabinets
Features
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Control your home from your iPhone or iPad. Dim the lights, close the blinds, crank the volume, and start the movie— with one touch. Streamline your life using personalized, multi-device Activities that can be started with one touch. Combine home entertainment—TVs, stereos, cable/satellite set-top boxes, and game consoles—with home automation—connected lights, locks, blinds, thermostats, sensors, and more. Harmony brings it together. You bring it to life. Use of the Harmony app requires one of the following Logitech Harmony hub-based remote controls: Harmony Pro, Harmony Elite, Harmony Companion, Harmony Hub, Harmony Ultimate Home, Harmony Home Control, Harmony Home Hub, Harmony Ultimate, Harmony Smart Control, Harmony Smart Keyboard, or Harmony Ultimate Hub (each sold separately). To learn about the full line of Harmony remotes, or to make a purchase, please visit www.logitech.com/harmony-remotes. Every remote you’ll ever need Control home entertainment devices with your iPhone or iPad when paired with a Harmony hub-based remote control. Control connected lights, locks, blinds, thermostats, and more from a single app, whether inside or outside your home. Check devices status and make adjustments remotely. Set up custom schedules to turn devices on or off at specific times or on specific days. With just one touch, start multiple devices together using Activities such as Good Morning, Good Night, Watch TV, Listen to Music, or Play Games. Create up to 50 favorite channels with custom icons for quick access to your entertainment. Use swipe or tap gestures directly on the screen to adjust the volume, change channels, fast-forward, rewind, and more. Install the app on each iPhone or iPad in the house and everyone can have their own personalized favorite channels and custom gestures. Control devices inside closed media cabinets. Hide the clutter of your entertainment devices and never worry about pointing your phone at your TV. Compatible with many IR and Bluetooth® game consoles. Compatible with an ever growing list over 270,000 devices from more than 6,000 brands. See myharmony.com/compatibility for latest compatibility information. Customer Support We want to ensure you will enjoy your remote. If you run into issues or have any questions, we have help available. You can find online support articles at https://support.myharmony.com Join our online support community at community.myharmony.com Contact our support team at https://support.myharmony.com/en-us/contact-us Terms of Use : https://files.myharmony.com/Assets/legal/en/termsofuse.html

About

M1 Dashboard

Features
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The iOS App for playing the video of the M1 Dashboard driving recorder is capable of synchronized display of the driving video and the street map by combining the static and the dynamic states via the video and the street map. It allows one to have a broader and clearer perspective while enhancing your visual sense of space. The software can have inexhaustible innovation and creation; therefore, it's enchanting. The recent technology develops in order to meet the user's needs. The renovation of the consumer software is one good example. . Play the driving video with the screen size of 16:9. . Car collectors : offer 12 cars for direction symbols. . Works with Apple Maps; drawing of the driving route map; dynamic playing of the driving street map. . Systems date; latitude and longitude; vehicle speed; altitude; G Sensor; X; Y; Z; compass. . Transfer files between your PC and devices with iTunes. . Supports video formats of MOV, MOV+MAP, MOV(96660), MOV+NMEA.

Screenshots

Harmony® Control4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Harmony® Control at Free against M1 Dashboard's $0.99. Harmony® Control also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 29 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On 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

Harmony® Control is free to download; M1 Dashboard costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Harmony® Control ships an update every 2 months, M1 Dashboard every 29 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and June 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Harmony® Control versus M1 Dashboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHarmony® ControlM1 Dashboard
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating1.9 (2.4K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews24.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.4K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 29 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLogitech Inc.tdtom Lou

Bugs and requests

Harmony® Control

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App freezes during configuration
  • Unable to connect to hub
  • Loses connection with devices
  • Fails to recognize devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Bring back widget support
  • Add Apple Watch integration
  • Improve Alexa/voice control integration
  • Allow more granular control over activities

M1 Dashboard

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Harmony® Control

No in-app purchases

None

M1 Dashboard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Harmony® Control free?
Harmony® Control is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is M1 Dashboard free?
M1 Dashboard costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Harmony® Control or M1 Dashboard have ads?
Neither Harmony® Control nor M1 Dashboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Harmony® Control or M1 Dashboard?
Harmony® Control ships an update every 2 months, and M1 Dashboard every 29 months. Most recently, Harmony® Control was updated on October 13, 2026 and M1 Dashboard on June 3, 2026.

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