NirvanaHP vs Dune Weaver
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NirvanaHP
This app allows you to remotely control your Nirvana heat pump using your iPhone or iPad. It requires the optional WIFI interface board to be installed in your heat pump for wireless functionality.
- Wireless heat pump control
- iPhone and iPad compatibility
- Remote temperature adjustment
- Requires WIFI interface board
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Control Your Nirvana Heat Pump wirelessly with you Iphone or Ipad. To use this feature, you must have the optional WIFI interface board installed in your heat pump.
Dune Weaver
Control your kinetic sand table remotely via Wi-Fi. Browse and run patterns, import your own designs, create playlists, and manage table settings like speed and LED effects. Supports multiple tables and offers quiet hours for uninterrupted use.
- Browse and run 1000+ patterns
- Import custom .thr files
- Create and manage playlists
- Full table control (speed, pause, resume)
- LED ring effect customization
- Quiet hours for overnight use
- Multi-table support
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Dune Weaver turns your phone into a full remote for your kinetic sand table running Dune Weaver Firmware. It talks directly to the table over your Wi-Fi — no cloud, no account, and no separate server to keep running. Nothing leaves your network. BROWSE & RUN - Explore a library of around 1000 patterns and run any of them with a tap. - Optional pre-run clear: adaptive, from the center, from the perimeter, or sideways. YOUR OWN PATTERNS - Import your own .thr files at full resolution and push them straight to the table's SD card. - 100 built-in patterns ship with preview thumbnails; imported patterns get previews generated right on your device. PLAYLISTS - Create, edit, reorder, loop and shuffle playlists. - Pause between patterns, clear, and auto-home options. FULL CONTROL - Home, stop, pause and resume, and adjust speed. - Live status with a polar progress trace and real-time ball position. LED RING - Effect, palette and color pickers, brightness and speed. - Run and idle overrides plus a ball-tracker effect, driven by the table's on-board LED ring. MORE - Quiet hours ("Still Sands") to pause overnight. - Auto-play on boot, multi-table support with a quick switcher, custom name and logo, and light or dark themes. The phone and table must be on the same Wi-Fi network. Dune Weaver is open source (GPL-3.0).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Dune Weaver at 5.0 against NirvanaHP's 2.3. Dune Weaver also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months). NirvanaHP's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Dune Weaver holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NirvanaHP has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
NirvanaHP ships an update every 2 months, Dune Weaver every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NirvanaHP | Dune Weaver |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nirvana Heat Pumps | Dune Weaver Inc. |
Customer experience
NirvanaHP
Dune Weaver
In-app purchases
NirvanaHP
No in-app purchases
Dune Weaver
No in-app purchases
