OnDutyControl vs IoT Central
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
OnDutyControl
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OnDutyControl - the app for controlling our mobile home platform OnDuty OnDutyCore is a smart and intelligent control for your motorhome / yacht / boat or your isolated solution. With OnDutyCore, all components of your system are combined in one uniform operation. All functions of the system can be conveniently controlled via the permanently installed display by touch operation and also via an application on your tablet or smartphone. The operation can be used on any number of devices and becomes active when you are in the WLAN network of the vehicle. The variant of the permanently installed display can of course also be used without WLAN. The integration of all components in the system not only enables operation via a single interface, but can also produce energy-saving functions for the first time through intelligent dependencies. For example, the energy surplus of a solar system with full batteries can be used to operate the refrigerator and thus conserve the gas supply and extend the self-sufficient time. With OnDutyCore, the provisioning of the system becomes a cinematic game.
IoT Central
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With this app you can create an easy to use IoT Dashboard for you and your client. 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/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: IoT Central at every 9 days against OnDutyControl's every 2 months. OnDutyControl's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
OnDutyControl ships an update every 2 months, IoT Central every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OnDutyControl | IoT Central |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 9 days โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 โ better | 15.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Digitalisiere Jetzt 42 GmbH | Rahul Kundu |
In-app purchases
OnDutyControl
No in-app purchases
IoT Central
No in-app purchases









