Milesight IoT Cloud vs ThingsBoard Cloud
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Milesight IoT Cloud
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1. Intuitive Interface: 1.1 Manage Milesight Remote I/O effectively 1.2 Transform collected data into intuitive graphic chart 1.3 Highly configurable with each interface of device 1.4 Control remote devices with just one click 2. Reduced Time &Cost: Personnel can configure Milesight remote I/O series easily on Web or mobile App without going to site. 2.1 Customize alert threshold 2.2 Receive alerts via E-mail 2.3 Create Triggers in a snap 2.4 Schedule time-based events easily 2.5 Control remote Things with just one click
ThingsBoard Cloud
Monitor and manage your IoT devices and data remotely. View dashboards, alarms, and device-specific information. Interact with configured mobile actions for seamless control.
- Browse dashboards
- View alarms
- Access device-specific dashboards
- Manage devices by profile
- Utilize mobile actions
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The ThingsBoard Cloud is a mobile application that was built using open-source Flutter ThingsBoard Application available on github (https://github.com/thingsboard/flutter_thingsboard_pe_app) and served by ThingsBoard IoT platform (http://thingsboard.cloud). It demonstrates common capabilities provided by ThingsBoard Mobile Application. The application allows you: * Browse dashboards * Browse alarms and open alarm specific dashboards * Browse devices grouped by device profile and open device specific dashboards * Use mobile actions configured within dashboard widgets
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Milesight IoT Cloud at 12.0 against ThingsBoard Cloud's 15.6. 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Milesight IoT Cloud ships an update every 2 months, ThingsBoard Cloud every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on February 5, 2026 and August 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Milesight IoT Cloud | ThingsBoard Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 99 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Xiamen Milesight IoT Co., Ltd. | ThingsBoard, Inc. |
In-app purchases
Milesight IoT Cloud
No in-app purchases
ThingsBoard Cloud
No in-app purchases
Questions
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