Comparison

Thingview vs Colobbo

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

Head to head
About

Thingview

Visualize your ThingSpeak data channels with ease. Simply input your channel ID to start viewing your data in a user-friendly interface.

Highlights
  • Visualize ThingSpeak channels
  • Enter channel ID to view data
  • Easy to use interface
  • Data visualization tool
Features
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ThingView enables you to visualize your ThingSpeak channels in an easy way, just enter the channel ID and you are ready to go.

About

Colobbo

Features
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Colobbo is a Construction collaboration application used in conjunction with Colobbo web application server which enables users to get real time network design and task information for the allocated work task and empowers users to complete pending tasks and submit task artefacts back to back office.

Screenshots

Thingview4 screens
Colobbo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Colobbo at Free against Thingview's $1.99. Colobbo also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On device support and iOS requirement 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

Colobbo is free to download; Thingview costs $1.99 up front. Thingview sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Colobbo asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Thingview ships an update every 2 months, Colobbo fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Thingview versus Colobbo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThingviewColobbo
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (35 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings35 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB110 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarcelo ProloInfocept Pty Ltd

Bugs and requests

Thingview

Reported bugs

20 issues
  • App closes abruptly when creating channel
  • App does not open on mobile version
  • Search button covered by keyboard when adding channel
  • Only 3 days of data displayed
  • Time scale fixed to two hours on overview screen
Show 15 more
  • Zoom axes option has no effect
  • Latest version displays graphs on left 1/3 of screen
  • Display shrunk on iPad/iPhone
  • Stopped using full screen, wide border on right/bottom
  • Only graph/trend available, other widgets not visible
  • Year button shows same data as month button
  • Month and year time presets do not work
  • App crashes immediately after clicking on channel
  • Invalid URL error when adding channel
  • App isn't working with iOS 14 after changing standard browser
  • Not possible to retrieve data for a complete year
  • App closes when consulting a channel
  • Refresh button doesn't work and crashes app
  • App crashes randomly
  • Asking to purchase app again after reinstalling

Requested features

13 requests
  • Add status update reporting
  • Add lat/long display
  • Add alert/notification options
  • Add widget support
  • Add auto-refresh functionality
Show 8 more
  • Add Apple Watch functionality
  • Allow user-defined Y-axis max scale
  • Allow plot color to follow ThingSpeak settings
  • Show date along with time on X-axis
  • Improve visibility of selected panel/point
  • Move last reading number to bottom left
  • Add dark mode option
  • Add ability to set desired data amount (points or time)

Colobbo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Thingview

One-time1
  • Thingview Full$1.99
None

Colobbo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Thingview free?
Thingview costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Colobbo free?
Colobbo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Thingview or Colobbo have ads?
Thingview shows ads; Colobbo does not.
Which is updated more often, Thingview or Colobbo?
Thingview ships an update every 2 months, and Colobbo fortnightly. Most recently, Thingview was updated on September 18, 2026 and Colobbo on September 17, 2026.

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