SmartHome Dashboard vs Bimmer Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | SmartHome Dashboard | Bimmer Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) | 4.4 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Remco Uitdenboogaart | DCFC Tracker LLC |
Customer experience
SmartHome Dashboard
Bimmer Tracker
In-app purchases
SmartHome Dashboard
- Kind tip$1.99
- Generous tip$4.99
- HomeView Pro$6.99
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- Amazing tip$9.99
Bimmer Tracker
- Tracking Unlock$4.99
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