Bluetooth for Arduino vs My Control Panel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bluetooth for Arduino
Transform your iPhone or iPad into a wireless remote control for your Arduino projects. Easily connect to your Bluetooth module and send custom commands via keyboard or pre-designed buttons.
- Bluetooth remote control
- Arduino project control
- Custom command sending
- Keyboard input
- Button interface
- Connect to Bluetooth modules
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Do you want to control via bluetooth the Arduino project you built? Let your iPhone or iPad be a remote control for any micro-controller with a bluetooth module. Run the app, search for your bluetooth module and connect. Once you are connected you will be able to send your own commands to your Arduino board using the keyboard or some fancy buttons
My Control Panel
Control physical devices remotely using your smartphone. This app works with a separate Bluetooth relay control box to manage systems on boats, RVs, and motorhomes. Customize button labels, styles, and monitor system voltage.
- Bluetooth relay control
- Customizable labels and buttons
- Button style and background options
- System voltage monitoring
- Low voltage warning
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Cooperating with the bluetooth relay control box (sold seperately), this App allows you to control your physical devices via your cellphone on the boat, camping cars, RVs, caravans or other motorhomes. App features include customizable labels, momentary buttons, button styles and background, system voltage monitoring, low voltage warning and more. (Physical control panel and control box is required for this app).
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Verdict
Bluetooth for Arduino and My Control Panel both sit at 3.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of My Control Panel's written reviews are positive against 46% of Bluetooth for Arduino's. My Control Panel also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 18.5). Bluetooth for Arduino's advantage is ratings volume (44 vs 2) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. Bluetooth for Arduino sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. My Control Panel asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.5 for Bluetooth for Arduino against 3.5 for My Control Panel. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bluetooth for Arduino has 44 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 46% of Bluetooth for Arduino's written reviews are positive against 100% of My Control Panel's.
Bluetooth for Arduino ships an update every 2 months, My Control Panel every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bluetooth for Arduino | My Control Panel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (44 ratings) | 3.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 45.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 44 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.5 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Giuseppe Migliore | An-Ching Ho |
Customer experience
Bluetooth for Arduino
My Control Panel
In-app purchases
Bluetooth for Arduino
- Coffee$0.99
- Custom$3.99
- Gamepad$3.99
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- Terminal$3.99
- Unlock everything$11.99
My Control Panel
No in-app purchases
Questions
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