Comparison

irPanel Pro vs exBrowser

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

Head to head
About

irPanel Pro

Features
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'irPanel' makes your iPhone/iPod touch a simple display with touch panels for PLC (Programmable Logic Controller *1) . *1 PLC - A digital computer used for control of machinery on factory assembly lines, etc. *** Lite edition(Free) comes; Try it first. *** *** We got a report that it doesn't work with iOS 4.5.3 or earlier. Please update the newest OS version. *** *** Price goes up from September. Please see detail here(http://translate.google.co.jp/translate?hl=ja&sl=ja&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fitosoft.blogspot.jp%2F2013%2F08%2Firpanel-iotouch2.html). (transrated by google) *** *** When purchase it in your company, please use Volume Purchase Program for Business if it's available in your country. (http://www.apple.com/business/vpp/) *** ===================================== It was designed for operation of PLCs at a place far from the main panel. It also seems to use for the education of PLC. ===================================== = Manipulation You can switch on/off bit devices with buttons and change values of word devices with slider controls. = Monitor With irPanel you can monitor conditions, warnings and alarms of machineries. = Editing Of Manipulation Panales And Monitors You can add or change manipulation panels and monitors in irPanel, without any special editor application. Because we have some patterns for manipulation panels which contain 1-10 buttons and 0-2 slider controls, you just need to choose what you like, then set a title and devices for it. To create a monitor view, just register both start point and end point of the target range of devices. = Connection irPanel connects PLC via wireless LAN so that you can take irPanel with you. If your PLC supports Ethernet, you only need to have wireless LAN. Otherwise ioTouch2 can connect them through a Serial-Ethenet converter. "PLC Share" is no longer necessary. * irPanel supports most of KEYENCE, MITSUBISHI, YOKOGAWA and OMRON PLCs. More details to see http://iphone.itosoft.com/irpanel/spec . ===================================== --- C A U T I O N --- irPanel can switch on/off devices. If you need to interlock devices controlled by PLC, you need to configure that on PLC. If there are some devices of which you are not sure about safety, please set the permission of them readonly and don't use that function. =====================================

About

exBrowser

Features
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An external display is not only used show a presentation such as powerpoint or keynote. The ExBrowser can show a defferrent screen from iPad screen in an external display. If you do arrange a contents such as web page, PDF, photo in a screen that can split (up to 4 splits), will be able to work more efficiently. Works great with iPadOS multitasking! For example, you can showing an information for work such as photo or PDF in an external display during create an illustration using a paint app. Using ExBrowser, There will be more works that can be completed only on the iPad. In ver.2, this app has become a universal app that also works in iPhone. Connect iphone to a TV in living room via AirPlay, you can watching a contents while sitting on the sofa.

Screenshots

irPanel Pro4 screens
exBrowser1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: exBrowser at $4.99 against irPanel Pro's $139.99. irPanel Pro's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

irPanel Pro costs $139.99 and exBrowser $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

irPanel Pro ships an update every 6 months, exBrowser every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on December 1, 2025 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
irPanel Pro versus exBrowser: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterirPanel ProexBrowser
Price$139.99$4.99 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB0 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperITO SOFT DESIGN Inc.Ryosuke Kawachi

In-app purchases

None

irPanel Pro

No in-app purchases

None

exBrowser

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is irPanel Pro free?
irPanel Pro costs $139.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is exBrowser free?
exBrowser costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do irPanel Pro or exBrowser have ads?
Neither irPanel Pro nor exBrowser shows ads.
Which is updated more often, irPanel Pro or exBrowser?
irPanel Pro ships an update every 6 months, and exBrowser every 8 months. Most recently, irPanel Pro was updated on December 1, 2025 and exBrowser on October 10, 2026.

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