Comparison

mediola connect vs Faller Car System Digital

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

Head to head
About

mediola connect

Integrate smart home devices with your network using a dedicated bridge. Control and automate compatible devices, create scenes, and set up automations based on various triggers. Seamlessly connect your smart home ecosystem to major platforms.

Highlights
  • Integrate Matter Bridges into home network
  • Teach-in and control compatible devices
  • Create device groups and scenes
  • Automate based on events, time, or sensors
  • Integrate with Apple Home app
  • Intuitive user interface
Features
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The companion app for all mediola Matter Bridges. Using the app, you have the capability to integrate the Matter Bridges into your home network. You can teach-in supported devices and subsequently control and automate them directly with the app. Additionally, you can use it to integrate the Matter Bridge and all connected devices into the major Matter Smart Home ecosystems allowing you to combine them with the entire Matter world there. Features: • Integration of mediola Matter Bridges into your home network • Easy teach-in and control of compatible devices (regardless of Matter) • Create device groups and scenes • Create automations (astro events, time scheduling, sensor status) • Pairing/integration of Matter Bridges and all connected devices into the Apple Home app • Modern design with a simple and intuitive user-interface Requirements: To use this app, a mediola® Matter Bridge and compatible devices/components are required as a basic setup. Depending on the version of the Matter Bridge, different wireless components are supported. Check the list of compatible components for the different versions at https://matter-bridge.com. For more information, visit https://matter-bridge.com.

About

Faller Car System Digital

Features
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This app enables you to connect with the PC-software, and lets you interact with your cars. With the app you can control everything directly from your mobile device like the speed, direction and functions of your vehicles, the state of your signals and turns, and you can start and stop automations on the computer. The app is built around a plug-and-play principle, and thus no setup is needed! The application searches your local network and presents a list of possible connections to you. All you have to do is pressing connect. Users can browse a 3D animation of the track equipped with 3D models of signals, turns and vehicles using intuitive finger gestures. Two modes are offered: 1) A bird's eye view of your track, where you can see your entire track and all objects on it, and 2) A vehicle view, where you can sit back and enjoy the ride from the view of one of your model vehicles. You can control all objects on your track at all times. Features: - Control the state of signals and direction of turns on your model track. - Control the speed and direction of your vehicles, or activate one of the functions on your vehicles. - Start and stop automations. - View and navigate around in a 3D model of your model track, equipped with signals, turns and real-time localization of your vehicles. The app does not provide any functionality without a computer on the local network running the software "Faller Car System Digital" with the licence type "Premium".

Screenshots

mediola connect4 screens
Faller Car System Digital3 screens

Verdict

The call

mediola connect and Faller Car System Digital are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
mediola connect versus Faller Car System Digital: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametermediola connectFaller Car System Digital
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB72 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developermediola - connected living AGGebr. Faller GmbH Fabrik fur Qualitatsspielwaren

In-app purchases

None

mediola connect

No in-app purchases

None

Faller Car System Digital

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is mediola connect free?
mediola connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Faller Car System Digital free?
Faller Car System Digital is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do mediola connect or Faller Car System Digital have ads?
Neither mediola connect nor Faller Car System Digital shows ads.

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