Comparison

IoTBind vs BleControlsPi

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

Head to head
About

IoTBind

Control microcomputers like ESP8266 and Raspberry Pi via your smartphone over the cloud. Create custom devices such as switches, sensors, and GPS trackers to manage your smart home projects and visualize data.

Highlights
  • Cloud control for microcomputers
  • Create custom devices
  • Smart home device management
  • Interactive sensor data review
  • Geographic tracking on map
  • Historical data charting
Features
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Control your ESP8266, ESP-12, Arduino, NodeMCU or Raspberry Pi and other microcomputers with the smartphone over the cloud Internet platform. You can Create a Device like Switch,Sensor,water Level or GPS Tracking and more!! iotBind platform for DIY internet of thinks makers, is an innovative platform to provide solutions for creative minds to unleash their ideas and projects and connect them to a single platform that provides them with all the services of communication, control and information collection through tools created based on the tests and tests we have done We are navigating in the Internet space things we share solutions and experiences with you. iotBind APIs supported communication protocols to connect yor Device with platform like : - HTTP/HTTPS - MQTT - Websocket - CoAP and more protocols coming iotBind API Reference and Example Code : https://iotbind.com/api.html Example Device : - ESP8266, ESP32, NodeMCU - Arduino Uno, Arduino Mega, Arduino Nano , Arduino Mini , Arduino , Arduino Due, Arduino 101 - Raspberry Pi - Spark Core - Particle Core - TinyDuino - Particle Photon - SparkFun Board - Wicked WildFire And any other device that supports Internet access with one of the supported protocols. What you can do with this app: * View all project in your account * Control all smart home devices connected in the project * Interactive data review of sensors * See device details * View History data by chart graph * Geographic tracking devices live on the map * Display time and date by timezone * Edit account data * View project data and properties * View departments in each project * View all devices in the departments * Add a new devices * Add timer on Switch devices * Add and delete departments * Add and delete devices from departments * Manage and display your favorite devices * View DIY GPS tracking devices on Google Maps * View and delete all your massege from project and more...

About

BleControlsPi

Features
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The BLEControlsPi App allows to create various iOS controls such as Button,Toggle, Sliders, Steppers, Pickers (color, date, options) to Control a Raspberry Pi. Manipulating these controls sends their value to the Raspberry Pi (or linux device) in real time over Bluetooth Low Energy(BLE). You can also define Display controls such as Gauges and Text Displays, to create a Dashboard, where the Raspberry Pi sends info to the iPhone/iPad also in real time over Bluetooth. You can create, edit, size, and positions the controls in the app without being connected to a Raspberry Pi. However, before you can connect to, and control the Raspberry Pi you must instal the Python code (see below). IMPORTANT: You must install the free companion Python Software on the Raspberry Pi - where you define your own handlers (callback) functions that take actions on the Raspberry Pi, or fetch data on the Raspberry Pi to send to the iPhone/iPad. The code is provided with an automated installer for the Raspberry Pi. See https://github.com/bluepieapps/blecontrolspi-python and the README. The app provides 2 free controls. These can be created , deleted and re-created as often as you wish, allowing you to test any configuration, or run a simple control scheme. If you need more controls, you can use In-App Purchases to buy Control Packs (in quantity 1,3,5 or 9) for a small fee. This is not a subscription. Once you own the pack - it is yours to use. Packs allow the creation of any controls offered in the app, and any such controls can be edited, deleted and re-created at will. You can install the app on multiple iPhones/iPads that all use the same Apple ID. Controls Packs, and Controls you define on one device are synchronized to the other devices on app restart. Add a new control on your iPhone, and it will show up on your iPad. delete a controls from your iPad, and it will be deleted from your iPhone. See a video of the app at: https://youtu.be/8y3t2luLw3k See the documentation at: https://bluepieapps.com/Control-Pi-over-bluetooth/ - There is docs on how the controls, working which type of controls are available. - There is also an explanation of how you create handlers in the Python Code on the Raspberry Pi to have the RPi react to the controls you have defined.

Screenshots

IoTBind4 screens
BleControlsPi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: IoTBind at none against BleControlsPi's 4. IoTBind also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. BleControlsPi sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. IoTBind asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
IoTBind versus BleControlsPi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIoTBindBleControlsPi
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAdel AlkhalifiNormand Frenette

In-app purchases

None

IoTBind

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

BleControlsPi

One-time4
  • Controls Pack 1$0.99
  • Controls Pack 3$2.69
  • Controls Pack 5$3.99
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  • Controls Pack 9$6.99

Questions

Is IoTBind free?
IoTBind is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BleControlsPi free?
BleControlsPi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do IoTBind or BleControlsPi have ads?
Neither IoTBind nor BleControlsPi shows ads.

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