Comparison

IoT vs IoT Central

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

Head to head

IoT

Manage Everything

Free

🔧 Utilities

★ 3.05 ratingsView app →

About

IoT

Control and monitor devices using the MQTT protocol. Ideal for DIY projects, it supports various hardware and programming languages. Send push notifications and debug your IoT devices with ease.

Highlights

MQTT protocol support
Device management
Push notifications
Event logging
Data statistics
End-user mode
Connection wizard

Features

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You can manage everything supported MQTT protocol. Any devices (ESP8266, Arduino, Raspberi Pi) and any other supported. C, C++, NodeJS, python and other - any client with MQTT support. Ideally for DIY. Telegram Chat https://t.me/joinchat/HQ-cJxWQ7qiIFlUbpvCXKg ESP8266 & ESP32 Firmware https://github.com/DmitryBorisenko33/esp32-esp8266_iot-manager_modules_firmware/releases https://github.com/DmitryBorisenko33/esp32-esp8266_iot-manager_modules_firmware/wiki/Flash-instruction Heroku demo source: https://github.com/4refr0nt/iotmanager-heroku and demo site: https://iotmanager-demo.herokuapp.com Docs: see Widgets Collection Widgets: toggle, range, badge, power-button, fillgauge, display-value, simple-btn, anydata, steel Easy way to send PUSH notifications from any devices to your smartphone or tablet. Connection wizard help you for Quick Start. Detailed event log for easy IoT devices debugging. Use Statistics for optimize data exchange. End-user mode for non-DIY users. This app from esp8266.ru admin (ESPlorer and luatool developer) Quick Start Guide (English) http://esp8266.ru/iotmanager/ Support (English) http://www.esp8266.com/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=5953

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

IoT4 screens

IoT Central4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: IoT Central at every 9 days against IoT's every 3 months. IoT's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

IoT ships an update every 3 months, IoT Central every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level

IoT versus IoT Central: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	IoT	IoT Central
Price	Free	Free
Rating	3.0 (5 ratings) — better	—
Positive reviews	33.3% of reviews	—
Number of ratings	5 — better	—
Update frequency	Every 3 months	Every 9 days — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Free	—
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	12.0 — better	15.0
Further details — not scored
Size	57 MB	32 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Victor Brutskiy	Rahul Kundu

In-app purchases

None

IoT

No in-app purchases

None

IoT Central

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is IoT free?

IoT 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 IoT or IoT Central have ads?

Neither IoT nor IoT Central shows ads.

Which is updated more often, IoT or IoT Central?

IoT ships an update every 3 months, and IoT Central every 9 days. Most recently, IoT was updated on October 3, 2026 and IoT Central on October 1, 2026.