MKLoRa vs ThingsBoard Cloud
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MKLoRa
Configure and manage LoRaWAN devices via Bluetooth. This tool supports Over-The-Air (OTA) updates and allows you to read device information directly from your phone.
- Bluetooth device connection
- LoRaWAN device configuration
- OTA function support
- Read LoRaWAN device information
- Manage LoRaWAN devices
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1. Connect the device by the bluetooth of phone 2. As configure tool for all mokosmart LoRaWAN Devices 3. Support OTA function for LoRaWAN Device 4. Read back LoRaWAN device information by this app
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 update cadence: MKLoRa at fortnightly against ThingsBoard Cloud's every 5 weeks. ThingsBoard Cloud's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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.
MKLoRa ships an update fortnightly, ThingsBoard Cloud every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and August 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MKLoRa | ThingsBoard Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Moko Technology Ltd | ThingsBoard, Inc. |
Customer experience
MKLoRa
ThingsBoard Cloud
In-app purchases
MKLoRa
No in-app purchases
ThingsBoard Cloud
No in-app purchases
Questions
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