Remote vs IoT MQTT Panel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Remote
Access your Node-RED dashboard and other local network websites from your mobile device. Receive push notifications, trigger actions, and utilize geofencing for remote control. Integrates with iOS Shortcuts for enhanced automation.
- Node-RED dashboard access
- Local network website access
- Push notifications from Node-RED
- Interactive push notification answers
- iOS Shortcuts integration
- Geofencing for Node-RED control
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Remote-RED gives you mobile access to your Node-RED dashboard at home. It creates a tunnel between your home network and your mobile device. But Remote-RED extends your Node-RED by a lot more. The following functions are already possible: - Access to your Node-RED Dashboard - Access to other websites in your local network, as long as they meet certain requirements (see terms of use). - Push notifications from Node-RED to your mobile device - Answers to questions in push notifications that trigger actions in Node-RED - iOS Shortcuts to trigger actions in Node-RED or to use context variables from Node-RED in iOS - Geofences to control your local Node-RED Please respect the terms of use of this app: https://www.remote-red.com/en/terms
IoT MQTT Panel
Create DIY smart home projects quickly with a configurable dashboard. This app supports MQTT and Websocket protocols with SSL for secure communication. It offers real-time updates, customizable panels with over 250 icons, and various data visualization options.
- Always-on dashboard
- MQTT & Websocket support
- SSL secure communication
- Real-time panel updates
- 250+ customizable icons
- Dark theme
- Import/Export configuration
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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/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: IoT MQTT Panel at none against Remote's 6. IoT MQTT Panel also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (85% vs 68%). Remote's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, monetization model 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. Remote sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 3 months. IoT MQTT Panel asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Remote against 4.8 for IoT MQTT Panel. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IoT MQTT Panel has 42 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 68% of Remote's written reviews are positive against 85% of IoT MQTT Panel's.
Remote ships an update every 3 months, IoT MQTT Panel fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on August 7, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Remote | IoT MQTT Panel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (6 ratings) | 4.8 (42 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.4% of reviews | 84.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 42 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Looking4Cache UG (haftungsbeschraenkt) | Rahul Kundu |
Customer experience
Remote
IoT MQTT Panel
Bugs and requests
Remote
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
IoT MQTT Panel
Reported bugs
7 issues- Randomly won't connect to public MQTT brokers
- App fails to connect to broker frequently
- Connectivity seems very inconsistent
- App freezes when trying to input URL in web page panel
- App does not reconnect after MQTT server disconnects, requires restart
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- After update, panel window periodically moves up
- Sometimes switches sensor tabs with significant delay or stops working
Requested features
13 requests- Configuration example would be useful
- Gauges showing color portions instead of whole gauge changing color
- Apple Watch support for viewing data
- Option to search for keywords in payload
- Icon for opening and closing windows
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- Ability to print user guide
- Siri shortcuts integration
- Widgets support
- Customizable graph scales
- Alarm rules and notifications
- Ability to change font color in Text Log widget, possibly based on value condition
- Traditional Chinese language support
- More options for panel size on iPad
In-app purchases
Remote
- Push Notifications - 3 months7 Days trial$0.993 Months
- Geofencing - Three months7 Days trial$1.493 Months
- Remote Access - Three months7 Days trial$1.993 Months
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- Push Notifications - One year7 Days trial$2.491 Year
- Geofencing - One year7 Days trial$3.991 Year
- Remote Access - One year7 Days trial$5.991 Year
IoT MQTT Panel
No in-app purchases
