Comparison

ThingsBoard Live vs NETPIE

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

Head to head

ThingsBoard Live

IoT Mobile Application

About

ThingsBoard Live

Features

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The ThingsBoard Live is a mobile application that was built using open-source Flutter ThingsBoard Application available on github (https://github.com/thingsboard/flutter_thingsboard_app) and served by ThingsBoard IoT platform (https://demo.thingsboard.io). 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

About

NETPIE

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NETPIE is an IoT cloud-based platform-as-a-service that helps connect your IoT devices together, for more information visit netpie.io Application Feature - Made for NETPIE 2020 - Access your IoT Dashboard Form Everywhere. - Easy to Edit and control your IoT project. - Connect with NETPIE platform.

Screenshots

ThingsBoard Live4 screens

NETPIE4 screens

Verdict

The call

ThingsBoard Live and NETPIE are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences

ThingsBoard Live versus NETPIE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	ThingsBoard Live	NETPIE
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 2 months	Every 2 months
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	13.0	13.0
Further details — not scored
Size	71 MB	35 MB
Age rating	12+	4+
Developer	ThingsBoard, Inc.	NEXPIE COMPANY LIMITED

In-app purchases

None

ThingsBoard Live

No in-app purchases

None

NETPIE

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ThingsBoard Live free?

ThingsBoard Live is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is NETPIE free?

NETPIE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do ThingsBoard Live or NETPIE have ads?

Neither ThingsBoard Live nor NETPIE shows ads.

Which is updated more often, ThingsBoard Live or NETPIE?

ThingsBoard Live ships an update every 2 months, and NETPIE every 2 months. Most recently, ThingsBoard Live was updated on October 5, 2026 and NETPIE on October 6, 2026.