Blynk Erfahrungen

My usage of Blynk

Kommentare: My overall experience with Blynk is it was the best platform for Internet of Things supporters.We can connect with various Hardware devices and can control our projects.

Vorteile:

1.It is very user friendly to create and control our projects.2.It is a remote access,so we can control the projects from anywhere.

Nachteile:

1.The main drawback was for some additional or advanced features we have to purchase the app.2.It also providing only less offline functionalities during not connected to an internet network.

Best app for IoT

Kommentare: Use as main app for my IoT devices. It was really the simplest to integrate and put my designs to run quickly with stability.

Vorteile:

Very simple to perform integrations, stable and simple to use

Nachteile:

Expand chart options and Multi languages

very good for IoT application

Kommentare: It is free to use and very productive and easy to use.

Vorteile:

It is simple to use and very easy to understand the concept. I personally used it and it's easy to use with Arduinand WiFi module

Nachteile:

I don't know anything about disliking about the software. It is very easy to apply and use the concept.

Nice app for IoT

Kommentare: Instead of buying expensive devices, this app allows you to build IoT devices using simple electronical parts. That's great.

Vorteile:

It has a big community where you can share you coding issues and receive answers. Also, it's very flexible...you can use a lot of Arduino boards and play with different projects.

Nachteile:

Monthly subscriptions. Initially, you could buy some points and with those points get permanent elements (buttons, graphs). Now, you need to have this subscription.

Feel Safe with Blynk

Kommentare: Absolutely love it now we have everything running correctly.

Vorteile:

The picture is so clear. Being able to get great views. Love being able to turn my phone on and see everything.

Nachteile:

Was a little hard understanding how to connect to my phone.Instructions was not user friendly. It took someone with more media experience to help set it up.

Blynk my first step to iot

Vorteile:

Blynk is verry smooth going app. Help in my alot of projects during my college days.

Nachteile:

Limited free trial which has to be improve.

It is easy, beginner-friendly, sophisticated, and cloud-compatible

Vorteile:

We can connect our IoT sensors and modules using this free Android software, which is available to everyone. The user experience is excellent, and the user interface is engaging. It often releases new upgrades and additions to improve the functionality of its program. Even a complete novice may use the platform's no-code method to quickly grasp IoT. Data visualization on a dashboard is useful during the product development and design phases. No one can avoid using this app since it is so all-consuming. Its online offerings are much superior to those of its rivals in this market. Additionally, firmware configuration is simple to manage thanks to the WiFi provisioning procedure.

Nachteile:

For users of mobile apps, the notice also looks to be overly delayed. It should be enhanced in a variety of ways. Complex use cases might not be produced with a no-code technique, requiring more development work. It seems that the technology can be difficult for inexperienced integrators. It has been noted that the user receives Blynk Software notifications with a delay. I also like having gadgets that can be organized into groups based on their functions so that I can manage them all at once.

For next gen developers in IoT and AI-ML space..!

Kommentare: We used the Blynk app and its service to develop a small POC of an IoT-based project. We used Arduino and NodeMCU together to develop the application interface and it was an awesome experience. It saves a lot of time in developing a native android app in the ideation stage.

Vorteile:

There are a lot of features that make Blynk unique, among which the best is its wide adaptability, there are more than 5 million developers currently working and building on top of Blynk, and huge community acceptance itself shows how scalable this platform is. Blynk is not just an interfacing tool but now it is a full-fledged platform now. We can leverage easy, simple, and lightweight REST APIs for KPI screening n the dashboard. Also, it has evolved a lot as a no-code dev platform that enabled you to use cloud infrastructure.

Nachteile:

No cons at all. Blynk readily adapts to a wide variety of dev boards like Arduino (All micro/sub version), ESP32 (Node MCUs), Raspberry Pi, and many more.

Good Supporting software for IoT Project

Kommentare: Overall, I have good experience with this IoT software. I did my project greatly and received rewards from my lecture. in spite of having some errors that I couldn't fix unless the developer does. But generally I have very nice and great experience with this software. I still use it until now to build other IoT Projects

Vorteile:

Blynk is a friendly-user software for IoT project. I did my final project related to IoT monitoring system and I used Blynk to help it work. it is easy to use and is not complicated. All widgets provided was very clear and I have all I need there. Thanks to the developer for making such a great and easy software for IoT

Nachteile:

I had one problem when I did my project. it was when I used bluetooth HC05 as a wireless connector between My arduino and blynk. at that time HC05 could not be used because blynk is under development for this widgets only. I couldn't switch to Wifi because I don't have it at home. so I used bluetooth module. Hopefully now the developer will make some developments on every widget available in Blynk.

IOT, Live interaction with devices with Blynk

Kommentare: overall for home IOT system blynk is best, blynk is not recommnded for industrial use, support is limited i.e forum is availabe, but it takes time to get users/moderators respond. For home automation local blynk server is best, whereas blynk official server is also good optin to avoid diruption in connection.

Vorteile:

Very easy pre programmed scripts almost for every projects available or little modification required, secured and reliablilty in connection. smooth and easy interfaces like button,guages and charts. All the technical setting to set user interface button etc can be configured on mobile.

Nachteile:

Large data cant be exported from blynk, in blynk local server database and data is hard to found, MQTT configuration is missing. Temperatures/reading auto delete after a certain readings.

blynk

Kommentare: I'm very satisfied in order to make Iot Devices . with the help of these app i have a made automatic smart home in my house.

Vorteile:

when I want to make IoT Device, these help me easily by only dragging and dropping the button in scratch.

Nachteile:

how to use for integration for first time its confusing how to access the bylnk app.

One console/ App to control all your IOT applications - Blynk!

Kommentare: We have been using Blynk for all our enterprise IOT clients. Blynk application is pretty solid, therefore, one can consider using it for production applications. Blynk server cannot also be setup to build a private Blynk server which will only server your IOT devices and will not be shared.

Vorteile:

1. Drag and drop dashboards: are amazing. You can create dashboards for Web and mobile App as well. It is super easy, simply drag and drop and create buttons. 2. Display metrics: and dashboards are also amazing for data visualtization such as information from your IOT applications. 3. Secure access: to your devices is possible through auth tokens being provided by Blynk. No one else can play around with your devices without your authorization, therefore, Blynk makes its super secure.

Nachteile:

1. For complex use cases: Blynk becomes little difficult to use for newbies since documentation is not that exhaustive. IOT devices have plenty of use cases which needs different configuration for each device, which cannot be documentated. However, major use cases shall be documented for ease of use and reducing learning curve.

Blynk Rocks

Kommentare: I was looking for a quick and simple way to create APPs and tie them into my IoT devices for around the home. There are lots of solutions that can do the basics - push a button and unlock a door - or send me the temperature. However none of them made a classy looking and fairly complex interface possible without a tremendous amount of time, effort and coding.
Blynk is simple - get an account - create a project (gives you the authorization code) and add Widgets (big list which I am still playing with trying them all) - then add the library to your IDE (I like Visual Studios with vMicro). Add the basic connectivity activities (lots of examples) - and add the various Widget interfaces to your program. And you are done. AND IT WORKS. I recently added my own Local Server on a Raspberry Pi3B - took a bit of playing to get the SSL stuff ironed out - but it is running like a champ. I am slowly migrating my personal devices over to it.
Havent played with the enhancements I can do with my own server (like OTA pgming and faster updates) - but things work and do it reliably

Vorteile:

It is a easy to use system to connect IoT devices to an APP for status and control. It has been incredibly reliable. For development or personal use - it is practically free - and if you have a local server it is totally free The community is great and the Blynk people are FAST to respond and help.

Nachteile:

This is actually a challenging question. Anything I thought was a negative has turned out to be my lack of understanding - or a limit of iOS :-) Are there some features I would like - sure. And I can add them to the "things to add" pool that Blynk has - and if enough of us request them - I am certain they will show up.

Great product for rapidly deploying IoT apps

Kommentare: My employer contracted with Blynk to build some custom functionality for monitoring environmental parameters. We had a great experience, they designed several new UI elements to solve our needs, they've always been extremely easy to deal with and responsive to my questions. I would recommend them to anyone looking to solve a unique problem with IoT!

Vorteile:

I've used Blynk for both personal and business use. I've used it for several small IoT projects in my house (monitoring pets, lights, temp, etc), and my employer also contracted with Blynk to perform some custom functions for an application we needed. They excel at customer service and I would recommend them for either small or large projects.

Nachteile:

There are some features I'd like them to include, like a web dashboard. That said, this isn't really a criticism of their current offering, it's more of a feature request. I have no negatives to comment on the features they do offer, it has worked surprisingly well for me in many different applications.

Create proof-of-concept Apps in a Blynk

Kommentare: From my first time using Blynk, I went straight to work building my App for use with an Arduino and guess what...? It worked the first time. Hardware/software projects are difficult to begin with. Blynk has alleviated a lot of this for the initial attempt of a new project.

Vorteile:

Blynk is the first "App builder" I've used which has made it extremely quick & effortlessly to build an App for connecting to an Arduino or Particle IoT Board. Part of the challenge of designing for The Internet of Things, is proving to a client that what they're looking for is possible. Blynk makes is easy to create a proof-of-concept which the client can easily try out.

Nachteile:

There are some limitations to Blynk (as with other App Builder solutions), and that's where the native SDK's come in for building real, enterprise Apps. Though this is a drawback, the usefulness far outweighs the cons.

Blynk with ESP8266 helps you to create good IOT projects

Kommentare: I had one ESP8266 controlling a relay that in turns controlled my cable TV receptor that is located high in my bedroom and had an stand-by light that was annoying on the darkness. So I use this device with relay to turn on and off the mains power of this cable receptor and I controlled it using the Blynk app in my mobile. I used it for years without any issue.

Vorteile:

Blynk is a great app that you can control IOT (Internet of Things Devices) like ESP8266 or Arduino development boards. You can create nice looking interface to monitor sensors like temperature and humidity sensors and also see surveillance camera. It also offers widgets that you can add in your mobile android main screen for instance and in this way you can see data and control devices in one click. What I like most is the facility to create nice looking interface to control devices like ESP8266.

Nachteile:

Blynk is not totally free software, you have limited number of internal cash (credit) that you can virtually spend buying some components to use in the interface that you create. But this credit is generally not enough for medium, large projects, so then you need to spend real money buying new credits to increase your projects.

Particle and ESP Projects made easy!

Kommentare: I use several dashboards for several projects around the house, including my home security system and sump pump monitor. The app is very pleasing to the eye, my projects look very professional, and works flawlessly. The community support is very active, and company stakeholders are extremely active on their forums. They are generous with the amount of product that they let you use for free, more than enough to try it out and create truly useful projects, but if you want to do more, the cost to add additional widgets is surprisingly cheap. I threw them $20 a long time ago and still have most of that credit available.

Vorteile:

Network connected microcontrollers are meaningless without a way to interact with them. Blynk makes the interface/app end of things EASY.

Nachteile:

None. The Blynk app works well on all devices I've tried, setting up a project is easy, coding the controller is easy, and things just work!

Amazing Software For Beginners and Pros

Kommentare: From using Blynk, I have realized that I don't need to rely on companies to sell me IoT devices to have a smart home. Instead, I can make every single device myself and have it all localized to the Blynk app.

Vorteile:

With Blynk, it is extremely easy to get WiFi and bluetooth enabled development boards like the ESP-32 functioning at the same level as store-bought home automation smart devices. It is easy to make a customize able set of widgets that allow control through a smart phone, which saves makers from being forced to buy commercial IoT devices when you can build a much more customizable version for cheaper.

Nachteile:

Some of the widgets are locked to a specific size ad cannot be resized. I would like to see more current features like Google Assistant or Siri integration.

Blynk - IOT easy-mode IOT prototyping

Kommentare: My experience with Blynk so far has been limited to prototyping, but it has been positive. There are a few things that I wanted to do that I was unable to accomplish with Blynk, but I was willing to live without those for the benefit of not needing to write my mobile application from scratch. I would not take Blynk into production though, primarily due to the security concerns.

Vorteile:

Blynk's strengths are its relative ease of use and its wide support for IOT platforms. In addition, Blynk solves the problem of needing to develop a mobile application for your IOT solution, which is great for prototyping (and even moving beyond prototyping).

Nachteile:

In this case, Blynk's strengths tie into its weaknesses. It is easy to use, but difficult to accomplish more specialized tasks. It supports many platforms, requiring that it cover the least common denominator. Documentation could be greatly improved -- in particular, lower-level API and protocol documentation that would assist in getting more advanced use cases off of the ground. Finally, security is a big concern with Blynk. I understand that IoT solutions are low-powered and that encryption is not necessarily top of mind, but it needs to be; a platform as ubiquitous as Blynk should have easy-to-use support for encrypted transit between the device and the server; in particular using common crypto accelerators such as the ATECC508A.

Easy to learn it

Kommentare: I realized a lot of blynk projects with Arduino and esp devices with all kind of communication: Ethernet, Wi-Fi, GSM, always with success and riable.
Even the choice to build your personal blynk server was a great thing when you Don does not have access to the Internet.
Summing in few words: great platform

Vorteile:

I was a Newby in C coding and I needed something cheap and versatile to test our products all around the world with real-time feedback and control. Blynk was the right choice among others - Reliable - many functions - And a great community to help

Nachteile:

Honestly, nothing much to say about that. The only thing that I missed most was a browser interface that others may have.

Blynk IoT platform

Kommentare: Great for creating quick and simple IoT dashboards but also has features for those more complex projects.

Vorteile:

Very simple to get up and running, easy drag and drop interface. The developers have done a great job introducing new widgets which enhance the functionality and show that they listen to feedback.

Nachteile:

Some minor things - projects are ordered by the creation data. When you have a large number of projects they can’t be re-ordered so scrolling through them is a pain. If you need high resolution long term history of readings you’ll need a local server rather than using the Blynk cloud service.

Wonderful Platform for Completing IoT Based Projects

Kommentare: Overall, my experience was worth it, considering it a free platform on my phone. Anyone interested can build his own home automation project with it. This platform even doesn't require any expert to handle it, anyone who can operate a smart phone, can operate this product also. I would really like to suggest this app to any friend or junior student of mine who is interested in IoT.

Vorteile:

Being a student of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, I was overwhelmed by this Blynk platform when i used it to complete an IoT based term project. It is absolutely user friendly. Even those who have not worked with IoT yet, can find this product handy. this app helped me connect my home appliances together and enabled me to control them with google assistant, which is a totally different platform. Integration of other hardware and software platform e.g. IFTTT is quite convenient than any other product. In this developing sense of IoT nowadays, its demand is going to grow for sure. Hence this app can surely help people to implement their dream projects with both personal and business purposes.

Nachteile:

The problem that i faced using this software was, it may give a person other than me the access to my project without my consent. Though good part is , it can integrate voice controlled based IoT models to ensure user security and privacy . I found some of the widgets locked, but those were of no use to me. other than those, i did not had to face any other inconvenience regarding this app.

Ludos

Kommentare: I did several projects with blynk (mostly using Arduinos and ESPs) and I am very happy with it. One is actually a quite big project mixing 3 arduinos, an ESP and a nextion display with blynk as a remote action and controler, it works pretty well. The blynk.communuity site is very usefulll to learn how to do things and the docs are very usefull too, lots of good examples here that really helps.
With all this I've always been able to figure out a problem without having to request help. And this proove the quality of the product itself but also the quality of the information you can get your hand on.

Vorteile:

Very easy to use. Very versatile. nearly all what is needed is there.

Nachteile:

The lack of possibility to generate a app that can be downloaded. except for enterprise users, there is no way to customize apps for individual users. Even if there is two or more projects there is no way to distinct them on the mobile... Other point is the miss of analytical app on the server side when running personal server it could be usefull to have some kind of tool to anayse the datas collected in the database. Of course we can use our own, but something out of the box could be usefull.

The simple solution to DIY IOT apps

Kommentare: Super simple to use and supports all the common microcontroller platforms. I like the wide range of different elements you can add, especially GPS triggers and the SuperChart are great. I use it in my air quality monitor, smart lighting system, garage door opener, diy thermostat and every time I need to change values on an esp on the fly. The pricing is fair imo, since you can always delete unused elements to get your energy refunded.

Vorteile:

Super simple to use and very well documented

Nachteile:

Although it's a cute stylistic choice, I'd like to have a simple color wheel instead of the rgzbra , and an option to fine adjust slider values

Perfect IOT platform for me

Kommentare: I have a small farm about 20km from home, without Blynk platform I would need to go every day to farm to make some tasks ( like pumping fresh water, opening some gates etc.), now with Blynk and some IP cameras it is possible to go only on weekends or at least not every day.

Vorteile:

I like the Blynk platforme the most because there are no limits of boards you can use in your projects, like on some other platforms, and a good description of function on web page. I also like that ESP2688 is supported and now I have made 10 IOT projects and they are all running from one to two years without any issues.

Nachteile:

For me it would be helpful if Blynk platform would have a simpler function for delay function like the one used in Arduino.