Comparison

HDashboards vs APEXpulse Battery Control

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

Head to head
About

HDashboards

Control your Homey smart home device with a visually appealing and customizable dashboard. This official native app offers a streamlined interface for managing your connected devices.

Highlights
  • Homey device control
  • Customizable dashboard
  • Native iOS app
  • Beautiful interface
  • Streamlined management
Features
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The official HDashboards native iOS app. To control your Homey with a beautiful customizable dashboard.

About

APEXpulse Battery Control

Features
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Know exactly what your Marstek Venus E battery is doing. APEXpulse gives you real-time monitoring, detailed diagnostics, historical insights, and direct control over your battery. Go beyond the basic numbers to understand how your battery is performing, spot potential problems early, and take control of how and when it charges. • Monitor live battery and AC power, state of charge, backup power, electrical data, and system status • Follow live trends with mini graphs throughout the battery overview • Track battery vitality, including temperatures, cell balance, cycle count, and real-time efficiency • Inspect all 16 battery cells individually and quickly spot weak or imbalanced cells • Explore detailed historical graphs for power, voltage, current, frequency, temperatures, cell balance, and more • Control charging, discharging, state of charge targets, backup power, and power limits directly from the app • Create and manage charge and discharge schedules with an intuitive visual editor • Review pending control changes before writing them to your battery • Manage multiple batteries from one place • Learn what the numbers mean with built-in explanations and battery diagnostics • Use APEXpulse in English, Dutch, or German Built for Marstek Venus E 3.0 batteries using Modbus TCP. Whether you want a quick look at what your battery is doing right now or a deeper understanding of its performance and health, APEXpulse puts the information and controls in one place. APEXpulse is an independent application and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Marstek Energy Co.

Screenshots

HDashboards3 screens
APEXpulse Battery Control4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HDashboards at none against APEXpulse Battery Control's 1. HDashboards also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. APEXpulse Battery Control sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. HDashboards asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HDashboards ships an update every 2 weeks, APEXpulse Battery Control every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 5 level
HDashboards versus APEXpulse Battery Control: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHDashboardsAPEXpulse Battery Control
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMenno van HoutAPEXone bv

In-app purchases

None

HDashboards

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

APEXpulse Battery Control

One-time1
  • APEXpulse Pro Unlock$12.99

Questions

Is HDashboards free?
HDashboards is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is APEXpulse Battery Control free?
APEXpulse Battery Control is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do HDashboards or APEXpulse Battery Control have ads?
Neither HDashboards nor APEXpulse Battery Control shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HDashboards or APEXpulse Battery Control?
HDashboards ships an update every 2 weeks, and APEXpulse Battery Control every 8 days. Most recently, HDashboards was updated on October 1, 2026 and APEXpulse Battery Control on October 19, 2026.

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