Comparison

Haven vs Dashboard

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

Head to head
About

Haven

Securely store and manage your smart home device setup codes, QR codes, and manuals. Easily re-pair devices and avoid the hassle of lost stickers or manual re-entry.

Highlights
  • Store setup codes and QR codes
  • Attach custom notes and photos
  • Re-pair Matter devices to Apple Home
  • Digital vault for device manuals
  • Organize smart home device information
Features
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Haven is your secure, digital vault for all your smart home pairing codes, QR codes, and device manuals, designed to save you the frustration of hunting for tiny stickers on the back of smart plugs or replacing expensive devices when you move or upgrade your network. With Haven, you can instantly scan, organize, and store your setup codes, complete with custom notes and attached photos, and even directly re-pair Matter devices to Apple Home without needing a second screen. Privacy Policy: https://havensetup.codes/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Dashboard

Transform a wall-mounted tablet into a unified smart home control center. Manage cameras, climate, lighting, security, and more with customizable layouts and automations. View live camera feeds and integrate with various smart devices.

Highlights
  • Customizable smart home dashboard
  • RTSP and HomeKit camera integration
  • Smart device control (lights, locks, thermostats)
  • HomeKit automations and scenes
  • Alarm system with camera feed
  • 3D floor plan visualization
  • Music and car integration
Features
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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 – glass tiles arranged the way you want. CUSTOM LAYOUT (PREMIUM) • Drag any tile anywhere; resize it with the corner handle and give it a color tint. • A device can have several tiles, say on a day and an evening page; any tile can be renamed. AUTOMATIONS (PREMIUM) “When the battery drops below 20%, turn on the outlet.” Build the trigger, conditions, actions and days in the app; the automation is saved to HomeKit and runs on your home hub even when Dashboard is closed. Touch and hold a tile to turn a light or outlet on for 15 min to 4 h. ALARM (PREMIUM) A triggered sensor during set hours wakes the wall-mounted iPad and shows a screen with a camera and sound. CAMERAS • RTSP cameras outside HomeKit: enter the address or let the app find it (ONVIF); full-screen live video with sound. H.264/H.265: Hikvision, Dahua, Reolink, UniFi, Tapo, Synology. • HomeKit cameras: snapshots, a Live button, listen and talk back. • All cameras in one tile if you like. In full screen, swipe between them, each with its own lights and locks (Premium). • Doorbell: a ring wakes the panel and opens its camera. • RTSP time-lapse up to 12 hours, saved to Photos (Premium). YOUR HOME • Thermostats and air conditioners: target in 0.5° steps, heating or cooling mode. Thermometers in °C or °F, also as a large number (2 each free). • Lights, switches, outlets and fans, Home app groups too (4 free): drag the tile for brightness; color and white temperature (Premium). • 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 item (4 free); security systems unlimited. • Sensors: humidity, leaks, smoke, CO, light, motion, air quality (4 free). • Robot vacuums: start, suction, battery (2 free). One-tap scenes (2 free). • Solar: production, consumption, grid, feed-in, battery. • Weather for 6 days; with Premium, today hour by hour. • Web pages from your home network, such as Grafana (Premium). 3D FLOOR PLAN (PREMIUM) Upload a render of your home, place devices, tap to control. MUSIC, PODCASTS AND CAR (PREMIUM) Apple Music with your playlists and albums, podcasts from Apple’s directory, played from the panel or via AirPlay to a HomePod. The status of a Skoda from the MyŠkoda app – charge, range, locks, climate; start charging or the air conditioning with a tap. CALENDAR AND NOTES The next event with a countdown, the following days below. Notes like “home at 5” written on iPhone appear on iPad (Premium). DISPLAY On iPad the screen dims when idle and wakes on touch, the front camera, a motion sensor or a scene. With Premium a screen saver takes over: clock, temperature, weather, calendar and a camera, even over your photos. PREMIUM (SUBSCRIPTION OR ONE-TIME) Unlocks custom layouts for iPad and iPhone, automations, the timer, the alarm, web pages, notes, the 3D floor plan, Apple Music (needs its subscription), podcasts, the car, 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. Everything stays on your device and in your iCloud; camera video stays on your network. Only the weather is fetched, anonymously, plus an occasional check for a new version, a connection to the Skoda Auto server for the car and Apple’s directory for podcasts. Requires iOS 17 or later. 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

Haven4 screens
Dashboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Haven at 100% against Dashboard's 71%. Haven also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and device support (4 vs 2). Dashboard's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Haven sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Dashboard sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Haven holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Haven's written reviews are positive against 71% of Dashboard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Haven versus Dashboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHavenDashboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (17 ratings) — better4.7 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better71.4% of reviews
Number of ratings17 — better13
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoão FrancoJan Sindelar

Customer experience

Haven

All ratings17 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Dashboard

All ratings13 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral7.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Haven

One-time5
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$1.99
  • Large Tip$4.99
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  • Unlimited Codes$6.99
  • Huge Tip$9.99
2 purchases

Dashboard

Subscriptions1
  • Premium (Annual)7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Forever$69.99

Questions

Is Haven free?
Haven is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dashboard free?
Dashboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Haven or Dashboard?
Haven is rated higher. Haven averages 5.0 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Dashboard averages 4.7 from 13 ratings.
Do Haven or Dashboard have ads?
Neither Haven nor Dashboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Haven or Dashboard?
Haven ships an update weekly, and Dashboard weekly. Most recently, Haven was updated on November 7, 2026 and Dashboard on November 5, 2026.

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