MySQL Client by SQLPro vs CAR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MySQL Client by SQLPro
This application provides a lightweight yet powerful interface for accessing MySQL and MariaDB databases, including cloud services. It offers features like SQL autocompletion, syntax highlighting, and the ability to execute multiple queries. Users can customize themes and export data in various formats.
- SQL autocompletion
- Syntax highlighting
- Tabbed interface
- Execute multiple queries
- SSH tunneling
- Data export (CSV, XML, JSON)
- Dark & Light themes
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SQLPro for MySQL is a lightweight but powerful MySQL and MariaDB database client, which allows quick and simple access to MySQL/MariaDB Servers including cloud services such as Amazon RDS, Microsoft Azure and Digital Ocean. Some of the great features include: + Intellisense/SQL autocompletion. + Syntax highlighting. + Tabbed based interface for an optimal user experience (iPad). + Support for executing multiple queries at once. + Quick access to tables, columns and more. + Dark & Light themes which can be switched manually or automatically adjusted by your devices brightness. + Netbios support. + Export options including CSV, XML and JSON. + SSH Tunnelling (password authentication & private key auth). SQLPro for MySQL works with MySQL & MariaDB. It will not work with other database servers such as MSSQL, PostgresSQL or Oracle. Privacy Policy: https://hankinsoft.com/privacypolicy.html Terms of Use: https://hankinsoft.com/termsofuse.html Price: SQLPro requires a Premium upgrade in order to interact with database result sets. Premium is available as either a Lifetime Purchase or through a Subscription with Monthly and Yearly options. Subscriptions auto-renew within 24 hours of the expiration date unless auto-renewal is turned off in the iTunes account settings. Your Account will be charged for renewal (based on your selected plan) within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase.
CAR
Create custom dashboards for your personal projects using AI. Visualize real-time data with over 25 native controls like gauges, charts, and toggles. Connect to your own server or use a hosted relay for secure data transmission.
- AI-powered dashboard creation
- 25+ native controls (gauges, charts, toggles)
- Real-time telemetry visualization
- Connect to your own server
- Hosted relay option
- Phone as sensor beacon
- WebSocket connectivity
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Describe a control panel in plain language. AI can utilize our documentation to build it and push layouts it live to your phone, gauges, charts, toggles, and real-time telemetry, all over a server you control - or utilize our hosted relay. -- A real control library. -- 25+ native controls: gauges, sparklines, graphs, maps, joysticks, sliders, toggles, steppers, pickers, color pickers, status lights, log consoles, QR codes, web views, chat, and more - composed into tabs and grids. -- Built for makers. -- Home labs, IoT, robotics, embedded projects, dev tooling, anything! If it can speak WebSocket, you can build a beautiful connector for it. Your phone can also publish telemetry back to your mesh, turning it into a sensor beacon for your own server. -- Your server, your data. -- CAR-TER can either connect to your own server, or utilize our end-to-end encrypted hosted relay. We host a tiny, open-source, dependency-free relay that you can also run on any machine (MeshSocket). No necessary hosted cloud, no account, no sign-up. Whichever direction you choose, your commands and telemetry never leave your own infrastructure. Terms of Use: https://carterbeaudoin.net/legal Privacy Policy: https://carterbeaudoin.net/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CAR at 5.0 against MySQL Client by SQLPro's 3.9. MySQL Client by SQLPro's advantage is ratings volume (96 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. MySQL Client by SQLPro sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and CAR sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
CAR holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MySQL Client by SQLPro has 96 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
MySQL Client by SQLPro ships an update every 6 days, CAR every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MySQL Client by SQLPro | CAR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (96 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 96 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Hankinsoft Development Inc | Carter Beaudoin |
Customer experience
MySQL Client by SQLPro
CAR
Bugs and requests
MySQL Client by SQLPro
Reported bugs
9 issues- Garbled Chinese characters in export
- App crashes on SSH connection
- Plugin sha256_password could not be loaded
- Cannot connect without password
- Cannot view query results on free version
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- Cannot edit data after upgrade
- Cannot restore subscription
- Cannot set timezone
- Access denied for root@randomId.skybroadbrand
Requested features
6 requests- XLSX export with Chinese characters
- Chinese language version
- Support for private SSH keys
- Refresh icon for queries
- Set timezone for connections
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- Allow empty password field
CAR
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MySQL Client by SQLPro
- SQLPro Premium3 Days trial$3.991 Month
- SQLPro Premium3 Days trial$5.991 Month
- SQLPro Premium7 Days trial$41.991 Year
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- SQLPro Premium7 Days trial$59.991 Year
- SQLPro Premium1 Year trial$59.991 Year
- SQLPro Premium - Lifetime$104.99
- SQLPro Premium - Lifetime$149.99
CAR
- Connect+ Solo$2.991 Month
- Connect+ Duo$4.991 Month
- Connect+ Group$9.991 Month
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- Connect+ Fleet$19.991 Month
- Control Pack$6.99
Questions
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