Comparison

EMVDecoder Toolkit vs Dashboard

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

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About

EMVDecoder Toolkit

Features
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EMVDecoder Toolkit is your all-in-one solution for payment card industry professionals, engineers, testers, and auditors. This app provides a comprehensive suite of tools for cryptography, card security, EMV, ISO 8583, and more—right from your mobile device. Key Features: - Cryptography Tools: DES/3DES, AES, SHA, and HMAC calculators for secure encryption, decryption, and hashing. - Card Security: Generate and validate CVV, CVV2, CVC, and CAVV codes. Validate card numbers and check digits using the Luhn algorithm. - PIN Tools: Calculate PIN blocks (ISO 9564, VISA, IBM 3624), PVV, PIN offsets, and perform PIN extraction and brute force analysis. Simulate HSM PIN operations. - EMV & TLV: Parse TLV data and decode EMV tags for in-depth card data analysis. - ISO 8583: Build and analyze bitmaps, parse and validate ISO 8583 messages, and work with TR-31 key blocks. - Key Tools: Calculate KCV, split and share keys using Shamir’s Secret Sharing, and simulate HSM key operations. - Luhn Tools: Validate PANs, calculate check digits, and generate test card numbers. - Converters: Convert between ASCII, Hex, Binary, and various date/time formats. - Field Decoders: Analyze POS data and decode entry mode fields. the tool is useful for Payment system engineers, QA testers, security auditors, fintech developers, and anyone working with payment cards, POS, or transaction systems.

About

Dashboard

Transform your iPad into a smart home command center. Monitor and control cameras, thermostats, lights, locks, and more from a single, customizable interface. Includes a weekly calendar overview and weather forecast.

Highlights
  • HomeKit device control
  • RTSP camera streaming
  • Customizable dashboard layout
  • Weekly calendar view
  • Weather forecast
  • 3D floor plan integration (Premium)
  • Apple Music player (Premium)
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Turn a wall-mounted iPad into a control panel for Apple Home. Cameras, heating, lights, blinds, locks, solar power and the calendar on one screen — arranged the way you want. CUSTOM LAYOUT (PREMIUM) • Press and drag any tile anywhere; resize it with the corner handle and give it a color tint. • The same device can have more than one tile, say on a day page and an evening page, and any tile can be renamed. CAMERAS • RTSP cameras outside HomeKit: enter the stream address or let the app find it (ONVIF); live video; G.711 or AAC audio full screen. H.264 and H.265: Hikvision, Dahua, Reolink, UniFi, Tapo, Synology. • HomeKit cameras: refreshing snapshots, one Live button for all, listen and talk back in detail. • All cameras in one tile, in one to three rows that scroll sideways. • Doorbell: a ring wakes the panel and opens its camera full screen beside your locks. • RTSP time-lapse up to 12 hours, saved to Photos (Premium). • Two cameras free. YOUR HOME • Thermostats and air conditioners: target temperature in 0.5° steps and the mode the device offers — Off, Heat, Cool, Automatic. Thermometers in °C or °F, also as a large number (2 each free). • Lights, switches, outlets and fans, Home app groups too (4 free): a brightness or speed slider on the tile, color and white temperature in a panel (Premium). State is rechecked behind bridges that don't report changes. • Blinds and shades: position and slat tilt, Matter bridges too — KNX/1Home (4 free). • Locks, gates and garage doors: Nuki and tedee can open the door on a long press (4 free). • Security: windows and doors as one Open / All closed item (4 free); alarm Home / Away / Night / Off, no limit. • Sensors: humidity, water leak, smoke, CO, light level, motion, air quality with CO₂ and dust (4 free). • Robot vacuums behind a bridge: start, stop, suction and battery (2 free). • One-tap scenes (2 free). • Solar: inverter power in W, kW or % — production, consumption, grid draw, feed-in, battery. • Weather for 6 days; with Premium, today hour by hour. 3D FLOOR PLAN (PREMIUM) Upload a render of your home, place devices on it and tap the plan to control them. CAR AND PODCASTS (PREMIUM) The status of a Skoda from the MyŠkoda app — charge, range, locks, climate; start charging or the air conditioning with a tap. Needs a key from the MyŠkoda app. Podcasts from Apple’s directory: the latest episodes in one tile, played from the panel or via AirPlay to a HomePod. CALENDAR A week of a shared calendar with countdowns. DISPLAY AND LOOKS On iPad the screen dims when idle and wakes on touch, the front camera or a motion sensor. A scene can put it to sleep and wake it too. With Premium a screen saver takes over: clock, outdoor and indoor temperature, weather, calendar, camera, even over your photos. Six backgrounds or your own color or photo. BACKUP Settings via iCloud to another device; with Premium as a file. PREMIUM (SUBSCRIPTION OR ONE-TIME) Unlocks custom layouts, separate for iPad and iPhone, the 3D floor plan, the car, podcasts, Apple Music (needs its subscription), light colors, hourly weather, time-lapse, Shortcuts, the screen saver and file backup, and removes count limits. Try Premium free for a week; a yearly subscription then starts and renews automatically and can be canceled any time in Apple Account settings. Or buy it once and keep it forever. PRIVACY No data collected, no accounts, no sign-up. Everything stays on your device; camera video stays on your network. Only the weather is fetched, anonymously, plus a daily check for a new version, a connection to the Skoda Auto server for the car and, for podcasts, Apple’s directory and the publishers’ feeds. In 22 languages. Requires iOS 17 or later; haptic feedback on iPhone. Controlling devices needs an Apple Home; RTSP cameras work without one. Support and privacy policy: https://jansindelar.com/ Terms of use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

EMVDecoder Toolkit4 screens
Dashboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Dashboard at Free against EMVDecoder Toolkit's $7.99. Dashboard also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 8 months). EMVDecoder Toolkit's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Dashboard is free to download; EMVDecoder Toolkit costs $7.99 up front. Dashboard sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. EMVDecoder Toolkit asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EMVDecoder Toolkit ships an update every 8 months, Dashboard weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
EMVDecoder Toolkit versus Dashboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEMVDecoder ToolkitDashboard
Price$7.99Free — better
Rating—4.7 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings—13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerbzhar badawyJan Sindelar

In-app purchases

None

EMVDecoder Toolkit

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Dashboard

Subscriptions1
  • Premium (Annual)7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Forever$69.99

Questions

Is EMVDecoder Toolkit free?
EMVDecoder Toolkit costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dashboard free?
Dashboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do EMVDecoder Toolkit or Dashboard have ads?
Neither EMVDecoder Toolkit nor Dashboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EMVDecoder Toolkit or Dashboard?
EMVDecoder Toolkit ships an update every 8 months, and Dashboard weekly. Most recently, EMVDecoder Toolkit was updated on October 20, 2026 and Dashboard on October 25, 2026.

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