Comparison

SmartHome Dashboard vs Bimmer Tracker

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

Head to head
About

SmartHome Dashboard

Transform your iPad into a centralized smart home control panel. Manage lighting, climate, security, and more with an elegant, customizable dashboard. A companion iPhone app provides on-the-go access to your home controls.

Highlights
  • Centralized HomeKit accessory control
  • Customizable dashboard layout
  • Widget support for lighting, climate, security, and more
  • Companion iPhone app for remote access
  • Drag-and-drop widget arrangement
  • Customizable widget names and icons
  • Day/night automatic background switching
Features
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HomeView turns your HomeKit accessories into a clear, elegant dashboard. Built specially for iPad — with a companion app for iPhone so you can check and control your home on the go. No more tapping through the Home app to find a single light: see your whole home at a glance and control everything from one screen. WIDGETS FOR EVERYTHING - Lighting – turn on/off, dim and pick a colour - Climate – temperature and humidity, with thermostat control - Curtains – open, close and position precisely - Cameras – snapshot view, tap to enlarge - Switches & fans – control them with a single tap - Scenes – activate up to three favourite scenes instantly - Alarm & locks – control your security system and smart locks - Weather, rain forecast, clock and date MADE YOUR WAY - Filter by category for quick access - Pin your most important widgets to the Overview - Arrange everything with drag and drop - Custom names and icons per widget - Choose from several background colours – or let them switch automatically between day and night - Digital or analogue clock ON YOUR IPHONE TOO Take a focused version of your home with you. Add just the devices you want, browse by category or by room, group your lights, and search across everything — built for quick glances, not a shrunk-down dashboard. Everything runs directly through HomeKit – private, secure and with no detours. No extra accounts, no third-party cloud. HomeView is optimised for iPad and turns an old or dedicated iPad into the perfect control panel for your home – on the wall, on a table or in the kitchen.

About

Bimmer Tracker

Track your BMW's production journey from factory to dealer with real-time updates and detailed vehicle configuration. Explore fleet statistics and a sample car tour for free.

Highlights
  • Real-time production stage tracking
  • Configured BMW Digital Brochure images
  • Detailed build specifications
  • Dated timeline of production stages
  • Plain English status notifications
  • Free fleet statistics
  • No account required
Features
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Waiting on a BMW is mostly silence. Bimmer Tracker fills it in. Give it the 7-digit production number from your order sheet — or your VIN, once you have one — and it follows your car from the factory line to your dealer, telling you the moment anything changes. WHAT YOU SEE • Where your car actually is. Production, paint, assembly, quality check, awaiting carrier, dispatched, at the port, in transit, at the dealer. The real stages BMW publishes, not a progress bar someone invented. • Your car, rendered. The configured BMW Digital Brochure images for your exact VIN — your paint, your wheels, your trim — in the same showroom BMW photographs them in. • How it was built. Exterior and interior colours with real swatches, wheels, packages, and individual options, exactly as BMW has them on file. • The story so far. A dated timeline of every stage your car has passed through, so you can see how long each one took. NOTIFICATIONS IN PLAIN ENGLISH "Your iX3 has left the factory. It's on its way to the coast." Not a status code. We keep checking your car even when the app is closed, and tell you when the answer changes. THE FLEET, FOR FREE Every US car we've found and decoded, model by model — median sticker, the most common paint, M Sport take rate, panoramic roof rate, and a production-pace chart showing how fast the line is actually running. Twenty-three model families and growing. No purchase required for any of it. NO ACCOUNT, EVER No sign-up, no password, no email address. Just the number on your order. We don't know your name and never ask for it. WHAT IT COSTS Tracking a car is a one-time $4.99 unlock. Not a subscription — buy it once, keep it, and it follows your Apple Account to any device you own. The fleet statistics and the sample-car tour are free and always will be. NO NUMBER YET? Take the tour. It walks through a real car's build with everything working, so you can see exactly what you'd be getting before you pay for anything. WHERE THE DATA COMES FROM BMW's own public order-tracking service — the same one your production number works on. We relay what it says and never guess. When BMW publishes no date for a stage, we show no date. Bimmer Tracker is an independent app. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by BMW AG or BMW of North America, LLC. BMW and all model designations are trademarks of their respective owners. US vehicles only.

Screenshots

SmartHome Dashboard4 screens
Bimmer Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Bimmer Tracker at 4.4 against SmartHome Dashboard's 4.0. Bimmer Tracker also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 days) and monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs paid). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. SmartHome Dashboard sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Bimmer Tracker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bimmer Tracker holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 7 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SmartHome Dashboard ships an update every 6 days, Bimmer Tracker every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SmartHome Dashboard versus Bimmer Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmartHome DashboardBimmer Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings)4.4 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings27 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRemco UitdenboogaartDCFC Tracker LLC

Customer experience

SmartHome Dashboard

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bimmer Tracker

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

SmartHome Dashboard

One-time4
  • Kind tip$1.99
  • Generous tip$4.99
  • HomeView Pro$6.99
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  • Amazing tip$9.99
1 purchases

Bimmer Tracker

One-time1
  • Tracking Unlock$4.99

Questions

Is SmartHome Dashboard free?
SmartHome Dashboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bimmer Tracker free?
Bimmer Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SmartHome Dashboard or Bimmer Tracker?
Bimmer Tracker is rated higher. SmartHome Dashboard averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Bimmer Tracker averages 4.4 from 7 ratings.
Do SmartHome Dashboard or Bimmer Tracker have ads?
Neither SmartHome Dashboard nor Bimmer Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SmartHome Dashboard or Bimmer Tracker?
SmartHome Dashboard ships an update every 6 days, and Bimmer Tracker every 2 days. Most recently, SmartHome Dashboard was updated on October 25, 2026 and Bimmer Tracker on October 21, 2026.

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