Roost 360 vs Packet Power Node Manager
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Roost 360
Monitor and manage the status of your smart devices with this application. Stay informed about device performance and receive important updates.
- Device status monitoring
- Stay informed on device status
- Manage smart devices
- Receive device updates
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The Roost Commercial app lets you setup and stay informed about the status of your Roost Smart Devices.
Packet Power Node Manager
Access and monitor wireless nodes from Packet Power customers. View signal strength for nearby nodes assigned to your EMX account. Requires an existing Packet Power account.
- Access Packet Power wireless monitoring nodes
- View signal strength information
- Detect nearby nodes via BTLE
- Requires EMX account assignment
- Mobile node management
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Provides access to Packet Power wireless monitoring nodes via BTLE for Packet Power customers. You can only access data from monitoring nodes assigned to your EMX account. The app will detect any nodes within the vicinity of the phone and display signal strength information.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Roost 360 at Free against Packet Power Node Manager's $0.99. Roost 360 also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 23 months) and ratings volume (13 vs 1). Packet Power Node Manager's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 2.7) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Roost 360 is free to download; Packet Power Node Manager costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Packet Power Node Manager holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Roost 360 has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Roost 360 ships an update every 2 months, Packet Power Node Manager every 23 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Roost 360 | Packet Power Node Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 2.7 (13 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 23 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Roost | Packet Power, LLC. |
Customer experience
Roost 360
Packet Power Node Manager
In-app purchases
Roost 360
No in-app purchases
Packet Power Node Manager
No in-app purchases
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