RocControl vs OwHello
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RocControl
Control your digital model railroad layouts remotely. Manage locomotives, switches, and signals, and set trains to run automatically. Connect to a Rocrail server to operate your entire layout from your mobile device.
- Control locomotives, switches, and signals
- Automatic train operation
- Dialogs for blocks, turntables, and staging yards
- Dedicated locomotive throttle
- Layout, driving, and system control tabs
- Automatic connection to local Rocrail servers
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The app controls digital model railroad layouts by driving locomotives, set switches, set signal, and let run trains automatically. This app is a mobile client for the model railroad program Rocrail. See https://wiki.rocrail.net for more information on Rocrail. The app offers dialogs for blocks, turntables, traversers, staging and fiddleyards; All you need to control your model railroad layout with a mobile device. A special dialog is the throttle for controlling locomotives speed and functions. The app has 3 main tabs: One for the layout, one for driving and one for the system controls and tracing. In order to control a model railroad layout the app must be connected to a Rocrail server. If one is found on the local network, mDNS/Bonjour, it will automatically connect to it. The Rocrail Demo server can be connected if no local server has been found. This option is available in the Settings menu, the gear symbol right on top, if no local server has been found.
OwHello
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OwHello is a local-network browser for Bonjour (mDNS). It lists the services and devices that announce themselves on the network the device is connected to, and explains what each one is: a printer, an AirPlay speaker, a HomeKit or Matter accessory, a NAS and so on. A full network sweep can be done to find devices which are not broadcasting their services. There is no account, no sign-in and no server; nothing leaves the local network, and no data is collected. Optimized for iPhone Duo
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: RocControl at 16.6 against OwHello's 26.0. 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.
| Parameter | RocControl | OwHello |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rocrail | iDEOwen b.v. |
In-app purchases
RocControl
No in-app purchases
OwHello
No in-app purchases
