Remote vs ThingsBoard Cloud
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
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 review sentiment: Remote at 68% against ThingsBoard Cloud's 0%. Remote also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.5) and ratings volume (6 vs 2). ThingsBoard Cloud's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, 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. Remote sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 3 months. ThingsBoard Cloud asks for nothing beyond the download.
Remote holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Remote's written reviews are positive against 0% of ThingsBoard Cloud's.
Remote ships an update every 3 months, ThingsBoard Cloud every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Remote | ThingsBoard Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (6 ratings) — better | 3.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 68.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Looking4Cache UG (haftungsbeschraenkt) | ThingsBoard, Inc. |
Customer experience
Remote
ThingsBoard Cloud
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
ThingsBoard Cloud
No in-app purchases
