Comparison

VPSS Tool vs IoT Central

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

Head to head
About

VPSS Tool

Features
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This tool can logging bending process. Each interval minute, This will notify you to select machine situation. You can go other app. or sleep mode during logging. This will still notify you by tone. So, you don't need to concentrate for watching machines. Before start, Set Interval (min), Machine qty., Name and Memo. Pause button let you have lunch and break. Back button can go back log data to fix missed input as much as you want. Next button shows alternate buttons like others. You can make unique name and memo for each machine. This will help you to find which machine you are working on. You can see chart during logging using start to current data. Chart has two view which shows all data and without others. You can send results by e-mail for additional work after logging. Limitation This can logging up to 10 machines at same time. You can use up to 25 hours with 5 minute interval.

About

IoT Central

Features
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With this app you can create an easy to use IoT Dashboard for you and your client. Features: 1. Can run as always on Dashboard. 2. Supports both MQTT (TCP) and Websocket protocol. 3. SSL for secure communication. 4. JSON Support for both subscribe and publish message. 5. Panels subscribe and / or publish the topic automatically, hence get updated in real time. 6. Designed to work with public broker efficiently (using device prefix). 7. Sent and Received timestamp from broker. 8. Material design. 9. Flexible panel width, merge any panels 10. More than 250 icons to customize specific panels. 11. Dark theme for comfortable use in low light. 12. Clone connection, device or panel for effortless configuration 13. Import/Export application configuration for easy share with multiple devices. 14. Re-connects automatically if connection lost. 15. Persist export message for log and graph. Available panels: -Button -Slider -Switch -LED Indicator -Combo Box -Radio Buttons -Multi-State Indicator -Progress -Gauge -Color Picker -Time Picker -Text Input -Text Log -Image -Barcode Scanner -Line graph -Bar graph -Chart -URI Launcher This list will grow upon feedback from users. Your feedback is much appreciated. If you find any issue please feel free to leave a comment in my blog with steps to reproduce. https://blog.snrlab.in/iot/iot-mqtt-panel-user-guide/

Screenshots

VPSS Tool1 screens
IoT Central4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: VPSS Tool at 9.3 against IoT Central's 15.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VPSS Tool ships an update every 9 days, IoT Central weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
VPSS Tool versus IoT Central: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVPSS ToolIoT Central
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysWeekly โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.3 โ€” better15.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size9 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMasato KanazawaRahul Kundu

In-app purchases

None

VPSS Tool

No in-app purchases

None

IoT Central

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VPSS Tool free?
VPSS Tool is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is IoT Central free?
IoT Central is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do VPSS Tool or IoT Central have ads?
Neither VPSS Tool nor IoT Central shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VPSS Tool or IoT Central?
VPSS Tool ships an update every 9 days, and IoT Central weekly. Most recently, VPSS Tool was updated on October 2, 2026 and IoT Central on October 17, 2026.

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