Comparison

MySQL Client by SQLPro vs CAR

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • SQL autocompletion
  • Syntax highlighting
  • Tabbed interface
  • Execute multiple queries
  • SSH tunneling
  • Data export (CSV, XML, JSON)
  • Dark & Light themes
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

Screenshots

MySQL Client by SQLPro4 screens
CAR4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
MySQL Client by SQLPro versus CAR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMySQL Client by SQLProCAR
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (96 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings96 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB48 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperHankinsoft Development IncCarter Beaudoin

Customer experience

MySQL Client by SQLPro

All ratings96 ratings
Positive71.9%
Neutral5.2%
Negative22.9%
Written reviews59 reviews
Positive28.8%
Neutral15.3%
Negative55.9%

CAR

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

7 purchases

MySQL Client by SQLPro

Subscriptions5
  • 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
One-time2
  • SQLPro Premium - Lifetime$104.99
  • SQLPro Premium - Lifetime$149.99
5 purchases

CAR

Subscriptions4
  • Connect+ Solo$2.991 Month
  • Connect+ Duo$4.991 Month
  • Connect+ Group$9.991 Month
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  • Connect+ Fleet$19.991 Month
One-time1
  • Control Pack$6.99

Questions

Is MySQL Client by SQLPro free?
MySQL Client by SQLPro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CAR free?
CAR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MySQL Client by SQLPro or CAR?
CAR is rated higher. MySQL Client by SQLPro averages 3.9 out of 5 from 96 ratings, while CAR averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do MySQL Client by SQLPro or CAR have ads?
Neither MySQL Client by SQLPro nor CAR shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MySQL Client by SQLPro or CAR?
MySQL Client by SQLPro ships an update every 6 days, and CAR every 5 days. Most recently, MySQL Client by SQLPro was updated on November 13, 2026 and CAR on November 15, 2026.

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