Comparison

ThermSmart vs Dashboard for ECOWITT Weather

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

Head to head
About

ThermSmart

Monitor temperature and humidity with a Bluetooth sensor. Set alerts, view data graphs, and export readings for weather tracking. Also includes cooking features like temperature alarms and timers.

Highlights
  • Real-time temperature and humidity readings
  • Customizable temperature alerts
  • Weather index display
  • Data graphing and export
  • Cooking temperature alarms
  • Reusable timer settings
Features
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This app is to be used with THERMSmart Bluetooth Thermo Sensor. It supports both the Cooking and Weather versions. Major features for Weather version include receiving and displaying temperature and or humidity reading; setting temperature alert and weather index. Data received can be plotted into graph and exported. Major features of Cooking version include Temperature Alarm and Timer which can be saved for re-use. Two sets of Preloaded Setting including USDA suggested temperature and oil Temperature for Tempura/Deep Frying are available.

About

Dashboard for ECOWITT Weather

Visualize real-time data from your Ecowitt weather station on a clear dashboard. Monitor temperature, wind, rain, and more with historical charts and forecasts. Supports multiple stations and customizable views.

Highlights
  • Real-time weather station readings
  • Historical data charts
  • Weather forecasts
  • Sunrise/sunset and moon phase
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Customizable station names
  • Fahrenheit/Celsius options
Features
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Weathervane turns readings from your Ecowitt weather station into a clear, detailed dashboard for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. Free, with no ads and no account to create. Connect directly to your gateway on your home Wi-Fi, or use Ecowitt Cloud to check your stations from anywhere. Weathervane shows only the readings your station and sensors provide, with no empty sections for equipment you don't have. See temperature, humidity, dew point, feels like, pressure, wind, rainfall, solar radiation, UV, air quality, CO2, lightning, soil moisture, soil temperature and conductivity, leaf wetness, water leaks, distance and depth, battery levels, signal strength and more. APPLE WATCH Your station on your wrist, with complications for your watch face. Pick any of your stations right on the watch. With Ecowitt Cloud, the watch reads your station itself, so complications stay up to date even when your iPhone isn't nearby. ALERTS Get notified about the weather, your sensors and your devices: high and low temperatures, frost tonight, strong wind and gusts, rain starting and stopping, heavy rain, lightning nearby, falling pressure, humidity, air quality, a daily summary, sensors that stop reporting, low batteries, a station going offline and firmware updates. Set quiet hours so alerts wait until morning. WATER-LEAK ALARM With a WH55 leak sensor, Weathervane sounds a distinct rising alarm the moment water is detected, shows a red warning on your dashboard and watch, and tells you when it's dry again. HISTORY AND RECORDS Graphs from one hour to a month. Tap any graph to see the exact reading and time. The Records screen keeps your highs, lows and totals from today back to all-time. Export your data as a CSV file. FORECAST A 5-day forecast with a one-line summary and each day's chance of rain, plus sunrise, sunset and the moon phase. In the US, add a live radar map and the National Weather Service's written forecast for each day. FEATURES • Apple Watch app and complications • Weather, sensor and device alerts • Water-leak alarm • Live radar and written forecasts (US) • Siri and Shortcuts • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • History graphs and Records • CSV export • "Compared to yesterday" notes • 3-hour pressure trend and outlook • Share a picture of current conditions • Two-column iPad layout with an expanded forecast • Multiple stations, with local and cloud support • Firmware update status for every device • Custom names and order for stations and sensors • Fahrenheit or Celsius, your choice of pressure, wind and rain units • Units that follow your region, with knots, m/s and metric distances • 12-hour or 24-hour time • Light and dark appearance • Demo mode, to try it without a station SUPPORTED HARDWARE Gateways: GW1100, GW1200, GW2000, GW3000, and the WittField WS6210 and WS6006 4G gateways. The original GW1000 through Ecowitt Cloud. Consoles: HP2550, HP2551, HP2560, HP2561, HP2564 Wittboy Pro, HP3500, WS2320, WS2910, WS3800, WS3820, WS3900, WS3910, WN1820, WN1821, WN1920 and WN1980. Stations: any package built on one of these, including GW1101, GW1201, GW1202, GW1210, GW2001, GW3001, GW3002, Wittboy, Essense3, WN1981, HP2552 and HP2553H. Newer and regional models not listed here usually work too, as they share the same interfaces. Available readings depend on your gateway, firmware and connected sensors. Weathervane is independently developed and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Ecowitt. Ecowitt and related product names are trademarks of their respective owners.

Screenshots

ThermSmart4 screens
Dashboard for ECOWITT Weather4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Dashboard for ECOWITT Weather at 100% against ThermSmart's 17%. Dashboard for ECOWITT Weather also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months). ThermSmart's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ThermSmart ships an update every 3 months, Dashboard for ECOWITT Weather every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ThermSmart versus Dashboard for ECOWITT Weather: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThermSmartDashboard for ECOWITT Weather
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—10 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS7.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArt Fair Enterprise LimitedLeech Software

Customer experience

ThermSmart

Written reviews6 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative66.7%

Dashboard for ECOWITT Weather

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ThermSmart

No in-app purchases

None

Dashboard for ECOWITT Weather

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ThermSmart free?
ThermSmart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dashboard for ECOWITT Weather free?
Dashboard for ECOWITT Weather is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ThermSmart or Dashboard for ECOWITT Weather have ads?
Neither ThermSmart nor Dashboard for ECOWITT Weather shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ThermSmart or Dashboard for ECOWITT Weather?
ThermSmart ships an update every 3 months, and Dashboard for ECOWITT Weather every 4 days. Most recently, ThermSmart was updated on October 9, 2026 and Dashboard for ECOWITT Weather on October 26, 2026.

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