ESP RainMaker Home vs ThingsBoard Cloud
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ESP RainMaker Home
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Transform your home into a smart ecosystem with ESP RainMaker Home - Built with React Native, a hybrid technology, for a seamless, native experience - Organize devices by rooms and homes for intuitive control - Create scenes to control multiple devices at once - Instant device state synchronization across all your devices - Control devices locally or through the ESP RainMaker cloud - Support for smart lights, sockets, switches, fans, and sensors - Quick device setup via QR code, BLE discovery, and SoftAP - Google and Apple Sign-In support - Real-time notifications for device status and system events - Built on open-source technologies with modular architecture
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: ESP RainMaker Home at every 11 days against ThingsBoard Cloud's every 5 weeks. 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.
ESP RainMaker Home ships an update every 11 days, ThingsBoard Cloud every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and August 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ESP RainMaker Home | ThingsBoard Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | ESPRESSIF SYSTEMS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD. | ThingsBoard, Inc. |
In-app purchases
ESP RainMaker Home
No in-app purchases
ThingsBoard Cloud
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is ESP RainMaker Home free?
Is ThingsBoard Cloud free?
Do ESP RainMaker Home or ThingsBoard Cloud have ads?
Which is updated more often, ESP RainMaker Home or ThingsBoard Cloud?
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