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. Supports Over-The-Air updates and allows reading device information directly from your phone.
- Bluetooth device connection
- LoRaWAN device configuration
- OTA update support
- Read LoRaWAN device info
- 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
This app allows users to remotely monitor and manage IoT devices. You can browse dashboards, view alarms, and access device-specific information. It also supports mobile actions configured within dashboard widgets for interactive control.
- Browse dashboards
- View alarms
- Access device-specific dashboards
- Group devices by profile
- Execute 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 (https://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 every 10 days against ThingsBoard Cloud's monthly. 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 every 10 days, ThingsBoard Cloud monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MKLoRa | ThingsBoard Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Monthly |
| 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 | 59 MB | 81 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
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