PIPE vs tasmoty
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
PIPE
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PIPE BT is a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) debugging tool built for developers on the go. Scan, connect, and inspect BLE devices directly from your phone. All data stays on your device. No accounts, no cloud, no tracking ā just a fast, private tool. Key Features: ⢠BLE device scanner with real-time signal strength ⢠GATT service and characteristic explorer ⢠Read, write, and subscribe to characteristics ⢠Hex, UTF-8, and decimal data viewers ⢠Save devices with custom notes for quick reconnection ⢠Activity log of all BLE operations ⢠Data export and import ⢠Light and dark themes Support: ⢠Privacy Policy: https://www.kubicle.studio/pipe-bt/privacy.html ⢠Terms and Conditions: https://www.kubicle.studio/pipe-bt/terms.html
tasmoty
Discover and manage all devices on your local network, from smart switches to home servers. Group devices by category and control them directly. This app prioritizes privacy with no cloud or account requirements.
- Network device discovery
- Device categorization
- Direct device control
- Web interface access
- No cloud or account needed
- Local network scanning
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tasmoty scans your Wi-Fi and shows you what is actually running on it ā from a Tasmota switch to a home server to the inverter on your roof. FREE, IN FULL Tasmota devices are free forever: find them, switch them, restart them, open their web interface. Every other category is unlocked with a single ā¬0.99 purchase ā no subscription, nothing recurring. WHAT TASMOTY FINDS ⢠Smart switches and plugs: Tasmota, Shelly, Tuya ⢠Lights: Yeelight, WLED, Philips Hue ⢠Home server services: Home Assistant, Plex, Jellyfin, Emby, Nextcloud, Immich, Paperless, Vaultwarden, Pi-hole, AdGuard Home, Grafana, Portainer, Uptime Kuma, Gitea, Syncthing, Node-RED, InfluxDB, Nginx Proxy Manager, Zigbee2MQTT, Audiobookshelf, Stash ⢠Media automation: Sonarr, Radarr, Lidarr, Readarr, Prowlarr, Bazarr, Overseerr, Jellyseerr, SABnzbd, qBittorrent, Transmission, Deluge ⢠NAS and servers: Synology, QNAP, Unraid, TrueNAS, Proxmox ⢠Solar and energy: Fronius, SMA, SolarEdge, Enphase, Victron, OpenDTU, evcc ⢠Smart home hubs: Homematic, deCONZ, Homebridge, ESPHome, openHAB, ioBroker, FHEM, Loxone, MQTT ⢠Networking: FRITZ!Box, UniFi, OpenWrt ⢠Plus Sonos, AirPlay, Chromecast, Denon/Marantz, Kodi, Navidrome, Scrypted, cameras, printers, 3D printers (OctoPrint) and EV chargers ORGANISED, NOT JUST A LIST OF IPS Everything found is grouped by category ā home server, lights, NAS, energy, router and more. Categories collapse, and a filter narrows the list to what you care about right now. When one machine runs a dozen services, each service gets its own card instead of a single IP address. CONTROL IT DIRECTLY ⢠Toggle Tasmota relays, including multi-channel devices ⢠Switch Yeelight bulbs on and off ⢠Restart Tasmota devices ⢠Open any device's web interface with one tap STAYS ON YOUR DEVICE No account, no sign-up, no cloud. tasmoty only talks to devices on your local network and keeps the list it finds on your iPhone. No ads, no tracking. The scan always runs in full, so even without the purchase you can see which categories are on your network and how many devices are in each. Note: tasmoty needs local network permission to search at all. Devices have to be reachable on the same Wi-Fi.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: tasmoty at Free against PIPE's $2.99. PIPE's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
tasmoty is free to download; PIPE costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | PIPE | tasmoty |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free ā better |
| Positive reviews | ā | 100.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | ā | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | ā | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 ā better | 26.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kubicle LLC | Daniel Goletz |
In-app purchases
PIPE
No in-app purchases
tasmoty
No in-app purchases









