Nous Smart vs IoT MQTT Panel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nous Smart
Control your home appliances remotely and simultaneously from anywhere. Set timers for automated functions and easily share device access with family members. Connect your smart devices quickly and efficiently for a smarter living experience.
- Remote appliance control
- Simultaneous device management
- Automated timers
- Family device sharing
- Easy device connection
Read full descriptionHide full description
Nous Smart Home, smart life, smart living. 1. Remote control: control home appliances from anywhere. 2. Simultaneously control: control multiple devices with one App. 3. Timer: set timer to perform multiple functions. 4. Device sharing: One tap to share devices among family members. 5. Easy connection: easily and quickly connect App to devices.
IoT MQTT Panel
Create DIY smart home projects quickly with a configurable dashboard. This app supports MQTT and Websocket protocols with SSL for secure communication. It offers real-time updates, customizable panels with over 250 icons, and various data visualization options.
- Always-on dashboard
- MQTT & Websocket support
- SSL secure communication
- Real-time panel updates
- 250+ customizable icons
- Dark theme
- Import/Export configuration
Read full descriptionHide full description
With this app you can make DIY Smart Home project in a minute. The configurations are very simple. Well documented FAQ and User Guide are available at application info page. Features: 1. Can run as always on Dashboard. 2. Supports both MQTT (TCP) and Websocket protocol. 3. SSL for secure communication. 4. JSON Support for both subscribe and publish message. 5. Panels subscribe and / or publish the topic automatically, hence get updated in real time. 6. Designed to work with public broker efficiently (using device prefix). 7. Sent and Received timestamp from broker. 8. Material design. 9. Flexible panel width, merge any panels 10. More than 250 icons to customize specific panels. 11. Dark theme for comfortable use in low light. 12. Clone connection, device or panel for effortless configuration 13. Import/Export application configuration for easy share with multiple devices. 14. Re-connects automatically if connection lost. 15. Persist export message for log and graph. Available panels: -Button -Slider -Switch -LED Indicator -Combo Box -Radio Buttons -Multi-State Indicator -Progress -Gauge -Color Picker -Time Picker -Text Input -Text Log -Image -Barcode Scanner -Line graph -Bar graph -Chart -URI Launcher This list will grow upon feedback from users. Your feedback is much appreciated. If you find any issue please feel free to leave a comment in my blog with steps to reproduce. https://blog.snrlab.in/iot/iot-mqtt-panel-user-guide/
Screenshots
Verdict
Nous Smart and IoT MQTT Panel both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 85% of IoT MQTT Panel's written reviews are positive against 32% of Nous Smart's. IoT MQTT Panel also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months). Nous Smart's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, rating, ratings volume 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Nous Smart against 4.8 for IoT MQTT Panel. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 44 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 32% of Nous Smart's written reviews are positive against 85% of IoT MQTT Panel's.
Nous Smart ships an update every 4 months, IoT MQTT Panel fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Nous Smart | IoT MQTT Panel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (16 ratings) | 4.8 (44 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 32.3% of reviews | 84.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 44 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 225 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | L-Trade Group Sp.z.o.o. | Rahul Kundu |
Customer experience
Nous Smart
IoT MQTT Panel
Bugs and requests
Nous Smart
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
IoT MQTT Panel
Reported bugs
7 issues- Randomly won't connect to public MQTT brokers
- App fails to connect to broker frequently
- Connectivity seems very inconsistent
- App freezes when trying to input URL in web page panel
- App does not reconnect after MQTT server disconnects, requires restart
Show 2 moreShow fewer
- After update, panel window periodically moves up
- Sometimes switches sensor tabs with significant delay or stops working
Requested features
13 requests- Configuration example would be useful
- Gauges showing color portions instead of whole gauge changing color
- Apple Watch support for viewing data
- Option to search for keywords in payload
- Icon for opening and closing windows
Show 8 moreShow fewer
- Ability to print user guide
- Siri shortcuts integration
- Widgets support
- Customizable graph scales
- Alarm rules and notifications
- Ability to change font color in Text Log widget, possibly based on value condition
- Traditional Chinese language support
- More options for panel size on iPad
In-app purchases
Nous Smart
No in-app purchases
IoT MQTT Panel
No in-app purchases
