ESP vs Plynx

AirLink is a Wi-Fi provisioning tool designed for electronics enthusiasts and developers working with the ESP series. Any ESP32 device that supports Wi-Fi and Bluetooth can be quickly scanned, connected, and configured using AirLink, making development and debugging more efficient. It can also be paired with small ESP-IDF components to quickly implement Bluetooth functionality. Features: • Automatic ESP Device Discovery: Instantly detect nearby ESP devices without manually entering device information. • Quick Wi-Fi Provisioning: Easily configure your ESP device’s Wi-Fi network without complicated commands. • Bluetooth Connectivity: Connect to ESP devices via Bluetooth for remote configuration and control. • Real-Time Device Monitoring: View device connection status, signal strength, and Wi-Fi status at a glance. • Multi-Language Support: Interface and prompts are available in multiple languages for intuitive operation. Why choose AirLink? • Simple, fast, and visual operation • Designed for developers and hardware enthusiasts • Completely free and easy to get started With AirLink, your ESP development and configuration experience becomes smoother and more efficient. Download now to quickly connect and manage your ESP devices!

Control your Arduino, ESP32 or ESP8266 from your iPhone. Add your board, flash the sketch the app writes for you (no token to copy by hand), and tap Connect: your first button is live in minutes, on a canvas that belongs to that board alone. HOW IT WORKS 1. Add your board in the app and pick its type 2. Copy the ready-made sketch onto the board 3. Tap Connect. A button wired to your board is already on the canvas When you outgrow one board, classic projects let you mix widgets from every board on your account in a single dashboard. Great for irrigation systems, aquarium and terrarium controllers, garage doors, weather stations, water tanks, battery monitors, or whatever you are soldering this weekend. WIDGETS Buttons, sliders, gauges, charts, joystick, RGB picker, LCD, terminal, level indicators, value displays, tabs, timers and more. Over 30 widgets, each one configurable with themes that look good in light and dark. AUTOMATIONS Rules run when a sensor crosses a threshold, at a set time, at sunrise or sunset, or when you arrive at or leave a place. Set them once, keep the phone in your pocket. BEYOND THE APP - Home Screen widgets: toggle a pin without even opening the app - Lock Screen widgets for your most important values - Apple Watch app: read sensors, move sliders and run Scenes from your wrist - Live Activities: a running Timer stays on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island - Siri and Shortcuts: ask Siri to flip a pin, or drop Plynx into any automation - Offline mode: dashboards keep showing the last known values BLUETOOTH, NO WIFI (BETA) Connect an ESP32 over Bluetooth and control it directly from your iPhone. No WiFi, no server: flash the sketch, pick the board from the list, done. YOUR DATA, YOUR SERVER Plynx talks directly to a small open source server you can host yourself on any Raspberry Pi. No cloud account with us. Not into self-hosting? A free public instance is available too. FREE, WITH NOTHING TO UNLOCK No ads, no subscriptions, no features locked behind a paywall. The protocol library is open source on GitHub. Compatibility note: Plynx speaks the classic Blynk Legacy protocol, so existing legacy servers and dashboards work out of the box. Plynx is an independent app, not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Blynk Inc. The Blynk name is used only to describe protocol compatibility. Requires iOS 18+. Works with Arduino, ESP8266, ESP32 and Raspberry Pi.