My Control Panel vs BLE Key App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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).
BLE Key App
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Features of BLE Key app: - Manual Unlock. Swipe up “Lock" icon on app's main page to unlock a door. - View User List and Add/Delete/Edit user information. - View Audit Trail to view/export event log history. - Backup and Restore data. - Add user cards or key fobs to unlock. - Enable keypad access to unlock.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: BLE Key App at every 6 weeks against My Control Panel's every 4 months. My Control Panel's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
My Control Panel ships an update every 4 months, BLE Key App every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 4, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | My Control Panel | BLE Key App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | An-Ching Ho | Gianni Industries Inc. |
In-app purchases
My Control Panel
No in-app purchases
BLE Key App
No in-app purchases
Questions
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