Phoscon App vs HA Dash
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Phoscon App
Configure and control smart lighting systems using the Zigbee wireless standard. Supports a wide range of lights, sensors, and switches from various manufacturers.
- Configure smart lights
- Control smart lights
- Zigbee wireless standard support
- Supports lights, sensors, and switches
- Works with various manufacturers
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The Phoscon App is a powerful tool to configure and control small and large smart light installations. Specializing in the popular wireless standard Zigbee, the Phoscon App supports a steadily growing number of lights, sensors and switches from various well-known manufacturers.
HA Dash
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Control your smart home from a native iOS app. HA Dash renders your Home Assistant Lovelace dashboards natively — no embedded web views, no lag, just fast native UI. Designed for wall-mounted iPads and on-the-go phones alike, HA Dash connects directly to your Home Assistant server over your local network. Features: - Native rendering of Lovelace sections-layout dashboards - Real-time entity updates via WebSocket - Kiosk mode for wall-mounted displays (hides navigation, prevents sleep) - Automatic server discovery via Bonjour/mDNS - Long-lived access token or OAuth authentication - Supports iPhone and iPad - Climate controls with thermostat dial - Sensor graphs and entity history - Camera feeds, media players, vacuums, and more - Open source All communication is directly between your device and your Home Assistant server. No data passes through third-party servers. No analytics, no tracking, no ads. Requires a Home Assistant server accessible from your device. Includes a built-in Demo Mode to explore the app without a server.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: HA Dash at weekly against Phoscon App's every 3 months. HA Dash also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). 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.
Phoscon App ships an update every 3 months, HA Dash weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Phoscon App | HA Dash |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 44.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Phoscon | Ashleigh Hopkins |
In-app purchases
Phoscon App
No in-app purchases
HA Dash
No in-app purchases
Questions
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