Comparison

ESP32 vs Car Dashboard Widgets

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

Head to head
About

ESP32

Control and manage ESP32-CAM devices with various camera modules. Stream live video, adjust image settings, and apply creative effects. Effortlessly discover and manage multiple cameras from a single interface.

Highlights
  • Smart network discovery
  • Live JPEG video streaming
  • Adjustable image quality and effects
  • LED flash control
  • Multi-device management
  • Save and organize camera configurations
Features
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What is ESP32-CAM Controller? ESP32 CAM Controller is the companion app for managing ESP32-CAM devices with the OV2640, OV3660 or OV5640 module. This app makes controlling your ESP32-CAM devices effortless and professional. Smart Network Discovery • Automatically scan your network to discover ESP32-CAM devices running the CameraWebServer sketch for the AI Thinker ESP32-CAM. • No manual IP configuration needed • Fast parallel scanning with real-time progress • Alternative Arduino sketches with UDP, WebSocket, and BLE support are available on GitHub. Live Video Streaming • JPEG video streaming • Smooth, responsive preview thumbnails • Save and share images Complete Camera Control • Adjust image quality, brightness, contrast, saturation and white balance • Multiple resolution options from 128x128 to 1600x1200 • Creative effects: sepia, negative, grayscale, color tints • LED flash control with adjustable intensity • Mirror and flip options for perfect orientation Multi-Device Management • Manage multiple ESP32-CAM devices from one app • Save and organize your camera configurations • Quick access to all connected devices • Easy device addition via network/BLE scan or manual URL

About

Car Dashboard Widgets

Personalize your car's dashboard with custom widgets displaying information like weather, time, car details, or photos. Set up widgets once for automatic display when you start your car, and use them on your iPhone's Home Screen too.

Highlights
  • Customizable dashboard widgets
  • Display car info, weather, time, photos
  • Works on car dashboards and iPhone Home Screen
  • Over 30 ready-made designs
  • AI photo studio for custom scenes
  • Personalized widget suggestions
  • Customizable sounds for car connection
Features
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Your car dashboard, exactly how you want it. Dashly lets you build widgets and put them straight on your car dashboard — your car, the weather, the time, where you parked, or a photo you love. Set it up once and it is there every time you start the car. The same widgets work on your iPhone Home Screen in small, medium and large sizes. BUILD IT YOUR WAY • Start from more than 30 ready-made designs and make them yours • Live preview while you edit, so you see it before you save • Keep a library of widgets and swap them between dashboard slots any time WHAT YOU CAN PUT IN THE CAR • Your car — brand badge, model and plate • Weather — conditions, detail, UV index, sunrise and sunset • Time — digital, analog, world clock, date, countdown, year progress • Your parking spot and car care reminders • Photos, with the background cut out on your device • Moon phase, country flags and couple widgets • Football clubs, NBA and NFL teams • Car facts, car jokes, memes, road trip and drive safe notes • Affirmations, Stoic lines, Christian verses and Qur'an verses • Horoscope, with dials and levels SOUNDS Choose a sound or generate one with your name for connecting to your car, for disconnecting, or for arriving home. One quick setup in Shortcuts and it plays every time, even when Dashly is closed. AI PHOTO STUDIO Add a photo of yourself and one of your car, and AI puts you both in a scene. Save it, share it, or turn it into a widget. MADE FOR YOU Tell Dashly what you drive and what you are into, and the widgets that suit you come first. Everything else stays one tap away. DASHLY PRO A subscription unlocks every widget, all content and the advanced tools. Weekly and annual plans, handled by Apple, cancel any time. Privacy Policy: https://piiko.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://piiko.app/terms

Screenshots

ESP324 screens
Car Dashboard Widgets4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ESP32 at 5.0 against Car Dashboard Widgets's 4.4. ESP32 also leads on ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). Car Dashboard Widgets's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks) and ratings volume (25 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. ESP32 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Car Dashboard Widgets sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ESP32 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Car Dashboard Widgets has 25 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ESP32 ships an update every 2 weeks, Car Dashboard Widgets every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
ESP32 versus Car Dashboard Widgets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterESP32Car Dashboard Widgets
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.4 (25 ratings)
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings125 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB57 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperPeter SauerPiiko Apps OU

Customer experience

ESP32

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Car Dashboard Widgets

All ratings24 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ESP32

One-time1
  • Support this project$1.99
4 purchases

Car Dashboard Widgets

Subscriptions3
  • Dashly Pro: Weekly Offer3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Dashly Pro: Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Dashly Pro: Yearly$21.991 Year
One-time1
  • Car Dashboard Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is ESP32 free?
ESP32 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Car Dashboard Widgets free?
Car Dashboard Widgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ESP32 or Car Dashboard Widgets?
ESP32 is rated higher. ESP32 averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Car Dashboard Widgets averages 4.4 from 25 ratings.
Do ESP32 or Car Dashboard Widgets have ads?
Car Dashboard Widgets shows ads; ESP32 does not.
Which is updated more often, ESP32 or Car Dashboard Widgets?
ESP32 ships an update every 2 weeks, and Car Dashboard Widgets every 3 days. Most recently, ESP32 was updated on October 30, 2026 and Car Dashboard Widgets on November 10, 2026.

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