Comparison

Cell Checkin vs IoT MQTT Panel

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

Head to head

IoT Dashboard based on MQTT

Free

🔧 Utilities

★ 4.844 ratingsView app →

About

Cell Checkin

Features

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Cell CheckIN system (CBD) is a easy access control system deploying BLE & QRcodetechnology with edge and cloud computing for smart hospitality and property management industry.  It truly improves managers and guests experience in a efficient and cost-effective way.

About

IoT MQTT Panel

Create DIY smart home projects quickly with a configurable dashboard. This app supports MQTT and Websocket protocols with SSL for secure communication. It offers real-time updates, customizable panels with over 250 icons, and various data visualization options.

Highlights

Always-on dashboard
MQTT & Websocket support
SSL secure communication
Real-time panel updates
250+ customizable icons
Dark theme
Import/Export configuration

Features

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With this app you can make DIY Smart Home project in a minute. The configurations are very simple. Well documented FAQ and User Guide are available at application info page. Features: 1. Can run as always on Dashboard. 2. Supports both MQTT (TCP) and Websocket protocol. 3. SSL for secure communication. 4. JSON Support for both subscribe and publish message. 5. Panels subscribe and / or publish the topic automatically, hence get updated in real time. 6. Designed to work with public broker efficiently (using device prefix). 7. Sent and Received timestamp from broker. 8. Material design. 9. Flexible panel width, merge any panels 10. More than 250 icons to customize specific panels. 11. Dark theme for comfortable use in low light. 12. Clone connection, device or panel for effortless configuration 13. Import/Export application configuration for easy share with multiple devices. 14. Re-connects automatically if connection lost. 15. Persist export message for log and graph. Available panels: -Button -Slider -Switch -LED Indicator -Combo Box -Radio Buttons -Multi-State Indicator -Progress -Gauge -Color Picker -Time Picker -Text Input -Text Log -Image -Barcode Scanner -Line graph -Bar graph -Chart -URI Launcher This list will grow upon feedback from users. Your feedback is much appreciated. If you find any issue please feel free to leave a comment in my blog with steps to reproduce. https://blog.snrlab.in/iot/iot-mqtt-panel-user-guide/

Screenshots

IoT MQTT Panel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Cell Checkin at none against IoT MQTT Panel's shown. IoT MQTT Panel's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cell Checkin ships an update every 4 weeks, IoT MQTT Panel fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level

Cell Checkin versus IoT MQTT Panel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Cell Checkin	IoT MQTT Panel
Price	Free	Free
Rating	—	4.8 (44 ratings) — better
Positive reviews	—	85.5% of reviews
Number of ratings	—	44 — better
Update frequency	Every 4 weeks	Fortnightly — better
Ads	No — better	Yes
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	—	Free with in-app purchases
Devices	iPad	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS	16.6	15.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	18 MB	34 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	NESTECH CORPORATION, LTD.	Rahul Kundu

Bugs and requests

Cell Checkin

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

IoT MQTT Panel

Reported bugs

7 issues

Randomly won't connect to public MQTT brokers
App fails to connect to broker frequently
Connectivity seems very inconsistent
App freezes when trying to input URL in web page panel
App does not reconnect after MQTT server disconnects, requires restart

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After update, panel window periodically moves up
Sometimes switches sensor tabs with significant delay or stops working

Requested features

13 requests

Configuration example would be useful
Gauges showing color portions instead of whole gauge changing color
Apple Watch support for viewing data
Option to search for keywords in payload
Icon for opening and closing windows

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Ability to print user guide
Siri shortcuts integration
Widgets support
Customizable graph scales
Alarm rules and notifications
Ability to change font color in Text Log widget, possibly based on value condition
Traditional Chinese language support
More options for panel size on iPad

In-app purchases

None

Cell Checkin

No in-app purchases

None

IoT MQTT Panel

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cell Checkin free?

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

Is IoT MQTT Panel free?

IoT MQTT Panel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Cell Checkin or IoT MQTT Panel have ads?

IoT MQTT Panel shows ads; Cell Checkin does not.

Which is updated more often, Cell Checkin or IoT MQTT Panel?

Cell Checkin ships an update every 4 weeks, and IoT MQTT Panel fortnightly. Most recently, Cell Checkin was updated on October 13, 2026 and IoT MQTT Panel on October 30, 2026.