# Thingview vs ProKit

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ProKit at 100% against Thingview's 50%. ProKit also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and rating (5.0 vs 4.3). Thingview's advantage is ratings volume (35 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1).

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

ProKit holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Thingview has 35 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Thingview's written reviews are positive against 100% of ProKit's.

Thingview ships an update every 2 months, ProKit every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Thingview | ProKit |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $1.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | [4.3 (35 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/thingview/id1284878579/reviews) | **[5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/prokit-barometer-and-tools/id6743349151/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **35** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | **Every 2 weeks** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | **Free** |
| Size | 14 MB | 25 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.6** | 18 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Marcelo Prolo](https://appshunter.io/developer/1284878578) | [omer yuksel](https://appshunter.io/developer/1735991224) |

## What reviewers say

### Thingview

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/thingview/id1284878579)

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:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Thingview Full | $1.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Great app for viewing ThingSpeak data
- 🚀 Quick and easy setup
- 👍 Simple and clean interface
- 👍 Reliable performance
- 👍 Convenient for field checks

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Limited data history (often 3 days)
- 🐛 Inability to zoom out past a certain time range
- 🐛 Paid app lacks features like alerts/widgets
- 🐛 Display issues on newer devices/updates
- 🐛 Refresh button not working

**Reported bugs**

- 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

**Requested features**

- Add status update reporting
- Add lat/long display
- Add alert/notification options
- Add widget support
- Add auto-refresh functionality


### ProKit

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/prokit-barometer-and-tools/id6743349151)

This utility app offers a suite of tools including a barometer for altitude and pressure, a speedometer, a decibel meter, a heart rate monitor, a compass, NFC tag management, and QR code generation/scanning. It also includes Sudoku puzzles and guided breathing exercises.

**Highlights:** Barometer for altitude and pressure, Speedometer with customization, Decibel meter with live graphs, Heart rate monitor via camera, NFC tag reader/writer, QR code creator and scanner, Sudoku puzzles with statistics, Guided breathing exercises

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Thingview free?

Thingview costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.

### Is ProKit free?

ProKit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Thingview or ProKit?

ProKit is rated higher. Thingview averages 4.3 out of 5 from 35 ratings, while ProKit averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.

### Do Thingview or ProKit have ads?

Thingview shows ads; ProKit does not.

### Which is updated more often, Thingview or ProKit?

Thingview ships an update every 2 months, and ProKit every 2 weeks. Most recently, Thingview was updated on October 1, 2026 and ProKit on September 15, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*