Milesight ToolBox vs ThingsBoard Cloud
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Milesight ToolBox
This app simplifies the configuration and management of Milesight sensors. It allows for quick device setup, real-time monitoring of status, and access to essential device information. Users can perform various operations and customize settings for diverse application needs.
- NFC and Bluetooth device configuration
- Real-time device status monitoring
- View device SN, EUI, and versions
- Smart configuration for thresholds and scheduling
- Remote device operations (power, reboot, reset)
- Export historical data
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Configuration and Management Made Easy Milesight ToolBox is an intelligent management application designed specifically for Milesight sensor users. With its intuitive interface, it offers efficient and convenient device configuration and operation experiences, reducing learning costs and enhancing work efficiency. Core Features - Easy Configuration: Quickly read and write to node devices using NFC and Bluetooth, eliminating cumbersome setup processes. - Real-Time Monitoring: Access device status information, including power on/off status, network status, and detection status, so you can always stay updated on device operation. - Basic Information Query: Easily view device SN, EUI, hardware version, firmware version, and network signal strength, ensuring transparent and controllable device information. - Smart Configuration: Supports common configurations, threshold settings, calibration, scheduling, and network settings for node devices, meeting diverse usage needs. - Comprehensive Operations: Perform actions such as power on/off, time synchronization, rebooting, resetting, and exporting historical data, making device management more efficient. Download Now and Take Control of Your Devices! No matter if it's smart buildings, energy management, smart agriculture, smart industry, or other application scenarios, Milesight ToolBox will be your indispensable partner. Download now to experience a whole new way of intelligent configuration!
ThingsBoard Cloud
Monitor and manage your IoT devices and data remotely. View dashboards, alarms, and device-specific information. Interact with configured mobile actions for seamless control.
- Browse dashboards
- View alarms
- Access device-specific dashboards
- Manage devices by profile
- Utilize mobile actions
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The ThingsBoard Cloud is a mobile application that was built using open-source Flutter ThingsBoard Application available on github (https://github.com/thingsboard/flutter_thingsboard_pe_app) and served by ThingsBoard IoT platform (http://thingsboard.cloud). It demonstrates common capabilities provided by ThingsBoard Mobile Application. The application allows you: * Browse dashboards * Browse alarms and open alarm specific dashboards * Browse devices grouped by device profile and open device specific dashboards * Use mobile actions configured within dashboard widgets
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ThingsBoard Cloud at 4.0 against Milesight ToolBox's 2.6. Milesight ToolBox's advantage is review sentiment (18% vs 0%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
ThingsBoard Cloud holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 18% of Milesight ToolBox's written reviews are positive against 0% of ThingsBoard Cloud's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and August 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Milesight ToolBox | ThingsBoard Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (5 ratings) | 4.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 18.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 92 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Xiamen Milesight IoT Co., Ltd. | ThingsBoard, Inc. |
Customer experience
Milesight ToolBox
ThingsBoard Cloud
In-app purchases
Milesight ToolBox
No in-app purchases
ThingsBoard Cloud
No in-app purchases
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