Comparison

DashKit vs Home Dashboard Setup

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

Head to head
About

DashKit

Features
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Build a dashboard that fits your home. DashKit puts the controls and live information you choose onto one reorderable screen. Start empty, add only what matters, and arrange the fixed grid for portrait or landscape. Features: - Control compatible home accessories, including lights, switches, outlets, thermostats, and cameras - View solar production, household load, grid flow, battery state, and Austrian energy prices - Monitor vehicle charging and battery status - Add JPEG snapshots, MJPEG streams, HLS streams, and browser-based camera feeds - Create image, app launcher, and custom API cards - Lock the dashboard when it is ready DashKit connects directly to the services you configure. Camera credentials and account tokens are stored on your device.

About

Home Dashboard Setup

Features
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Turn your Apple TV into a dashboard for your home, set up in minutes on your iPhone. Events, weather, lights, workouts and Sonos appear big on your TV. This app sets up Hemlu on Apple TV. You need both: get Hemlu from the App Store on your Apple TV and scan the QR code on screen. HOW TO SET UP 1. Open Hemlu on Apple TV 2. Scan the QR code with your iPhone 3. Connect calendars, weather location, Health and Sonos while the TV follows every step 4. Done: your dashboard is live YOUR DASHBOARD, YOUR STYLE β€’ Live preview of your TV right on your iPhone β€’ Arrange widgets for time, events, weather, fitness and Sonos β€’ Pick a background: Light, Dark or Gradient β€’ Accent color in blue, pink, green or orange β€’ Show or hide pages SONOS ON YOUR TV β€’ Connect your Sonos account and choose the default room for Apple TV β€’ Create scenes like "Good Morning" or "Party": rooms, volume and music in one click β€’ On Apple TV: playback, rooms, groups, volume, favorites, playlists, Night Sound and Speech Enhancement WHAT YOUR TV SHOWS β€’ Weather: current conditions, hourly forecast, 7-day outlook with chance of rain, data from Apple Weather β€’ Home: HomeKit lamps and plugs by room, switchable with the remote β€’ Fitness: activity rings, trends and workouts with heart rate from the Health app, only with your permission β€’ Events from the calendars you choose Hemlu was previously called Home Dashboard. Your settings stay as they are. PRIVATE No account with us, no server of our own, no ads. Events, locations, health data and device states stay between your devices and Apple, synced through your iCloud. Sonos control runs through your own Sonos account. REQUIREMENTS β€’ Apple TV with tvOS 26 or later β€’ iPhone with iOS 26 or later β€’ The same Apple Account on Apple TV and iPhone β€’ For Home: accessories in the Apple Home app β€’ For Sonos: a Sonos account Questions or ideas? rw-apps.de/en/support

Screenshots

DashKit1 screens
Home Dashboard Setup4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: DashKit at 18.0 against Home Dashboard Setup's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
DashKit versus Home Dashboard Setup: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDashKitHome Dashboard Setup
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Every 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.0 β€” better26.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size4 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSTRICS IT GmbHRico Weigand

In-app purchases

None

DashKit

No in-app purchases

None

Home Dashboard Setup

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DashKit free?
DashKit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Home Dashboard Setup free?
Home Dashboard Setup is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DashKit or Home Dashboard Setup have ads?
Neither DashKit nor Home Dashboard Setup shows ads.

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