Comparison

Dimplex e vs Vulpo for Home Assistant

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

Head to head
About

Dimplex e

Features
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The Dimplex e-MatriX app provides full control of your electric fire. Enjoy the latest flame technology and ultra-realistic flame effects to create a unique and stunning focal point in any room. Control your fireplace and change settings and appearance, such as flame effects and colors and sound, select moods, set heating programs and many more.

About

Vulpo for Home Assistant

A native companion app for managing your smart home devices. Visualize your home in 3D, monitor appliances with live updates, and control devices directly from your lock screen or via Siri. Offers extensive customization for a personalized smart home experience.

Highlights
  • Native iOS/macOS experience
  • 30+ dashboard card types
  • Live Activities for appliance monitoring
  • 3D room scanning with LiDAR
  • Widgets and Control Center integration
  • Siri voice commands
  • Local network connectivity
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Vulpo is a fully native smart home dashboard and automation editor for Home Assistant on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch, with widgets, Live Activities and Siri built in. Every screen is built from scratch - no web views, just a fast, genuinely native experience. DASHBOARD 40+ card types for lights, climate, cameras, media players, locks, covers, sensors, plants, solar panels, weather, clocks and more. Drag to reorder, build multiple dashboards, and sync everything across your devices via iCloud. Eight appearance presets give each dashboard its own look. On iPhone Duo, a card's controls open on the other half while your dashboard stays in view. AUTOMATIONS Create and edit your Home Assistant automations as a canvas of cards, a step list or YAML, with forms made for touch, and watch triggers fire live. Or just describe what should happen and Vulpo drafts it with your own devices, using Apple's on-device model, or Vulpo Intelligence with Pro. Requires a Home Assistant administrator account. INTERCOM Your voice on the Home Assistant speakers you choose, even when you're away, with live captions made on your device. Requires a Home Assistant administrator account. APPLE WATCH Glances, favorites, scenes and pinned cards, with controls built for the Digital Crown and any entity on your watch face. Works on its own over Wi-Fi or LTE. Whisker (Vulpo Labs) turns the watch into a magic wand: point at a device and double-tap to control it. LIVE ACTIVITIES Follow your washing machine, dishwasher, dryer, oven, thermostat, vacuum, solar panels and people on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, and pause, resume or adjust them without opening the app. ENERGY (VULPO LABS) Your Home Assistant Energy Dashboard as a living 3D scene, with the sun's real path, live power flows and your actual buildings. Scrub through the day and explore usage, sources and what each device costs. MEDIA A full-screen player with synced lyrics, a library browser and multi-room speaker grouping, plus your whole Music Assistant queue. On iOS 27, every player also gets a Now Playing card on the Lock Screen and in Control Center. 3D ROOM SCAN Scan your rooms with LiDAR and see your smart home in 3D, with realistic lighting and your actual furniture where it belongs. Tap a device's label to control it right in the room. WIDGETS & CONTROL CENTER Eight widget types for your Home Screen and Lock Screen, from toggles and locks to cameras and solar, and five Control Center controls for lights, switches, covers, scenes and scripts. SIRI Ask Siri for a home report or whether your doors are locked, say "turn this off" while looking at a device, and search Vulpo from Spotlight. HOMEPASS Share your whole Vulpo setup with your household as a backup file, or hand it over in person with a scannable boarding pass. PRIVACY Vulpo talks directly to your Home Assistant, on your local network at home and through your own external URL when you're away. No cloud account needed. VULPO PRO Some features are part of Vulpo Pro: - Extended Vulpo Intelligence - Intercom and synced lyrics - Live Activities for all monitor types - 3D room visualization - Unlimited widgets and the Group widget - Vulpo Labs early access (Energy, Whisker, Labs cards) - HomePass sharing - Update and repair alerts with Lock Screen actions - Backgrounds and additional app icons Terms of Use: https://www.vulpo.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.vulpo.app/privacy Vulpo requires a Home Assistant installation (home-assistant.io).

Screenshots

Dimplex e1 screens
Vulpo for Home Assistant4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dimplex e at none against Vulpo for Home Assistant's 6. Dimplex e also leads on iOS requirement (10.3 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. Vulpo for Home Assistant sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Dimplex e asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dimplex e ships an update every 2 weeks, Vulpo for Home Assistant every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 17, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Dimplex e versus Vulpo for Home Assistant: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDimplex eVulpo for Home Assistant
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—94.1% of reviews
Number of ratings—11 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS10.3 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size133 MB300 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGLEN DIMPLEX EUROPE HOLDINGS LIMITEDJOSHUA ORRY DESSOL

In-app purchases

None

Dimplex e

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Vulpo for Home Assistant

Subscriptions2
  • Vulpo Pro - Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Vulpo Pro - Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time4
  • Coffee$3.00
  • Lunch$5.00
  • Dinner$20.00
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  • Vulpo Pro - Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is Dimplex e free?
Dimplex e is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vulpo for Home Assistant free?
Vulpo for Home Assistant is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Dimplex e or Vulpo for Home Assistant have ads?
Neither Dimplex e nor Vulpo for Home Assistant shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dimplex e or Vulpo for Home Assistant?
Dimplex e ships an update every 2 weeks, and Vulpo for Home Assistant every 3 weeks. Most recently, Dimplex e was updated on October 17, 2026 and Vulpo for Home Assistant on October 17, 2026.

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