Comparison

PhoneIoT vs Workshop for Raspberry Pi Pico

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

Head to head
About

PhoneIoT

This app connects to a block-based programming environment, enabling remote access to your device's sensors and display. Students can create interactive projects, like using their device as a remote control for robots.

Highlights
  • Connects to NetsBlox educational programming environment
  • Remotely access iOS device sensors
  • Control device display from code
  • Create engaging programming projects
  • Enable device as robot remote control
Features
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PhoneIoT allows you to connect to NetsBlox (https://editor.netsblox.org/?), a block-based educational programming environment, and remotely access your iOS device's sensors and display from code. Along with some of the other distributed computing services available through NetsBlox, this allows students to create highly engaging projects, such as turning your iOS device into an accelerometer-enabled remote control driving a virtual or physical robot rolling around on the ground (via the pre-existing RoboScape service on NetsBlox).

About

Workshop for Raspberry Pi Pico

Explore a variety of demo projects for Raspberry Pi Pico, covering displays, sensors, automation, memory, IoT, audio, and more. Ideal for makers, electronics enthusiasts, and engineering students.

Highlights
  • Display projects (LCM, OLED, TFT)
  • Sensor projects (temperature, pressure, motion)
  • Home automation (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, LoRa)
  • Memory projects (EEPROM, SRAM)
  • IoT projects (SMS, ThingSpeak)
  • Audio projects (piano, music player)
Features
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This app is a collection of rich demo projects for makers, electronics enthusiast, or engineering students using Raspberry Pi Pico development board Features 1. Display projects • Character LCM 16x2 • I2C OLED 96x64 • SPI OLED 96x64 • TFT 176x220 • LED matrix • P10 led matrix 2. Sensors Projects • 18b20 temperature sensor • BMP180 pressure sensor • MPU6050 sensor • Pulse sensor • AM2320 sensor 3. Automation projects • Home automation using Wifi • Home automation using Bluetooth • Home automation using BluetoothLE • Home automation using LoRa • Home automation using 24L01 4. Memory Projects • Microwire eeprom • I2C eeprom • SPI eeprom • SPI SRAM 5. IoT projects • BMP180 IoT SMS • BMP180 IoT thingspeak 6. Miscellaneous Projects • Bluetooth multimeter • Milli-ohm meter • FM5767 FM radio • GPS module • Bluetooth ws2812 led strip • LoRa weather station 7. Audio Projects • SAA1099 piano • SAA1099 music player More projects will be added soon ! Raspberry Pi is a trademark of Raspberry Pi foundation. "Python" and the Python logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of the Python Software Foundation. All other trade names mentioned in this app or the other documentation provided by this app are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holder. This app is not related or affiliated in any way these companies.

Screenshots

PhoneIoT3 screens
Workshop for Raspberry Pi Pico3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PhoneIoT at 100% against Workshop for Raspberry Pi Pico's 0%. PhoneIoT also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 11) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 19 months). On price, ads, monetization model 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. Workshop for Raspberry Pi Pico sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. PhoneIoT asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PhoneIoT ships an update every 2 weeks, Workshop for Raspberry Pi Pico every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PhoneIoT versus Workshop for Raspberry Pi Pico: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhoneIoTWorkshop for Raspberry Pi Pico
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 19 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDevin JeanSiu Yuen Ho

Customer experience

PhoneIoT

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Workshop for Raspberry Pi Pico

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

PhoneIoT

No in-app purchases

11 purchases

Workshop for Raspberry Pi Pico

One-time11
  • Home automation using LoRa$1.99
  • Home automation using 24L01$1.99
  • Milli-ohm meter$1.99
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  • FM5767 radio$1.99
  • GPS module$1.99
  • SAA1099 music player$1.99
  • LoRa weather station$1.99
  • Rotary encoder$1.99
  • Home automation (bluetoothLE)$3.99
  • Bluetooth multimeter$3.99
  • Bluetooth WS2812 led strip$3.99

Questions

Is PhoneIoT free?
PhoneIoT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Workshop for Raspberry Pi Pico free?
Workshop for Raspberry Pi Pico is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PhoneIoT or Workshop for Raspberry Pi Pico have ads?
Neither PhoneIoT nor Workshop for Raspberry Pi Pico shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PhoneIoT or Workshop for Raspberry Pi Pico?
PhoneIoT ships an update every 2 weeks, and Workshop for Raspberry Pi Pico every 19 months. Most recently, PhoneIoT was updated on October 3, 2026 and Workshop for Raspberry Pi Pico on October 10, 2026.

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