Comparison

Arduino IoT Cloud Remote vs IoT MQTT Panel Pro

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Arduino IoT Cloud Remote

Access, monitor, and control your IoT Cloud projects remotely with a user-friendly interface. Manage various devices and systems from anywhere, whether in the field, factory, or home.

Highlights
  • Remote access to dashboards
  • Monitor project data
  • Control IoT devices
  • Versatile widget set
  • Field, factory, and home use cases
  • Create custom dashboards
Features
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A powerful companion for the Arduino IoT Cloud – simply access, monitor and control your dashboards with a few screen taps. Arduino IoT Cloud Remote can be very useful in a variety of use cases where you need to monitor or control regardless of the time or place: - In the field: you can read the data from your soil sensors or start your irrigation system directly from anywhere. - In the factory: constant visibility of the state of your manufacturing process status, with the ability to control your automation remotely. - In the home: simply monitor your home automation systems, check your previous or actual energy consumption from the convenience of your sofa. Create your dashboards on https://app.arduino.cc from your computer or tablet and control them with IoT Cloud Remote from your iPhone. When creating your dashboards on the Arduino IoT Cloud you can link your widgets to multiple IoT projects for maximum flexibility. Featuring a broad set of versatile and simple widgets, including: - Switch - Push-button - Slider - Stepper - Messenger - Color - Dimmed light - Colored light - Value - Status - Gauge - Percentage - LED - Map - Chart - Time picker - Scheduler - Value Dropdown - Value Selector - Sticky Note - Image - Advanced Chart - Advanced Map - Image Map - Link

About

IoT MQTT Panel Pro

Create DIY smart home projects with a configurable dashboard. Supports MQTT and Websocket protocols with SSL for secure communication. Offers a variety of panels for real-time updates and data visualization.

Highlights
  • Always-on dashboard
  • MQTT & Websocket support
  • SSL secure communication
  • JSON message support
  • Real-time panel updates
  • 250+ customizable icons
  • Dark theme
Features
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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

Arduino IoT Cloud Remote4 screens
IoT MQTT Panel Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

Arduino IoT Cloud Remote and IoT MQTT Panel Pro both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 92% of IoT MQTT Panel Pro's written reviews are positive against 43% of Arduino IoT Cloud Remote's. Arduino IoT Cloud Remote's advantage is price (Free vs $12.99) and ratings volume (439 vs 14). On rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Arduino IoT Cloud Remote is free to download; IoT MQTT Panel Pro costs $12.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

IoT MQTT Panel Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Arduino IoT Cloud Remote has 439 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of Arduino IoT Cloud Remote's written reviews are positive against 92% of IoT MQTT Panel Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Arduino IoT Cloud Remote ships an update every 3 weeks, IoT MQTT Panel Pro fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Arduino IoT Cloud Remote versus IoT MQTT Panel Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArduino IoT Cloud RemoteIoT MQTT Panel Pro
PriceFree — better$12.99
Rating4.6 (439 ratings)4.8 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews43.1% of reviews91.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings439 — better14
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArduino LLCRahul Kundu

Customer experience

Arduino IoT Cloud Remote

All ratings439 ratings
Positive89.1%
Neutral4.6%
Negative6.4%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive43.1%
Neutral10.3%
Negative46.6%

IoT MQTT Panel Pro

All ratings14 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%

Bugs and requests

Arduino IoT Cloud Remote

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • Dashboard loading spinner hangs indefinitely
  • App crashes when opening dashboards with graphs
  • Dashboard fails to load after app backgrounding
  • Account registration and email verification failures
  • Vague error messages during signup
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  • Status button non-functional on iOS
  • Double authentication not working
  • Values not updating in real-time on mobile
  • Blank screen appears randomly
  • Chart scrolling issues
  • Boards intermittently disappear from network
  • Digital pin compatibility issues with ESP-32
  • Requires constant re-login
  • UTC timezone not customizable

Requested features

12 requests
  • iOS widgets support
  • Dashboard editing capability in mobile app
  • Dark mode support
  • iPad/tablet layout optimization
  • Custom dashboard cover images
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  • Apple Shortcuts and Home app integration
  • Siri voice command compatibility
  • GitHub login option
  • Background data refresh for iPhone
  • Wider selection of preset dashboard icons
  • GPS functionality
  • More widget variety

IoT MQTT Panel Pro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Arduino IoT Cloud Remote

No in-app purchases

None

IoT MQTT Panel Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Arduino IoT Cloud Remote free?
Arduino IoT Cloud Remote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is IoT MQTT Panel Pro free?
IoT MQTT Panel Pro costs $12.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Arduino IoT Cloud Remote or IoT MQTT Panel Pro?
IoT MQTT Panel Pro is rated higher. Arduino IoT Cloud Remote averages 4.6 out of 5 from 439 ratings, while IoT MQTT Panel Pro averages 4.8 from 14 ratings.
Do Arduino IoT Cloud Remote or IoT MQTT Panel Pro have ads?
Neither Arduino IoT Cloud Remote nor IoT MQTT Panel Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Arduino IoT Cloud Remote or IoT MQTT Panel Pro?
Arduino IoT Cloud Remote ships an update every 3 weeks, and IoT MQTT Panel Pro fortnightly. Most recently, Arduino IoT Cloud Remote was updated on November 3, 2026 and IoT MQTT Panel Pro on November 3, 2026.

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