Comparison

Arduino Manager vs PCE Manometer

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

Head to head
About

Arduino Manager

Control and monitor Arduino boards with a variety of specialized widgets. Send and receive data, visualize information in real-time, and manage multiple projects from your device.

Highlights
  • Control Arduino boards via Ethernet, Bluetooth, and WiFi
  • Send and receive data with specialized widgets
  • Visualize real-time data with graphs and displays
  • Manage multiple projects and widget lists
  • Debug Arduino code with a console widget
  • Control rover robots and set alarms
Features
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Supported Boards: UNO R4 WiFi, UNO R3, Nano, MEGA2560, ESP32, ESP8622, Zero, MKR1000, Nano 33 IoT, Teensy e nRF52 BLE, Raspberry Pico Pi W (also using SDK). ESP32, Raspberry Pico and Pico W with MicroPython. Arduino Manager is an app to control the Arduino board and receive information from it through: - Ethernet Shield (arduino.cc) - HM-10 / HM19 - Adafruit * WINC1500 WiFi * CC3000 WiFi * nRF52 BLE * nRF8001 Bluefruit LE * LE SPI Friend The app shows a grid and tapping on it you can insert specialized widgets to send and receive information from Arduino. For a better visualization or control, each widget can be zoomed by the means of a double tap on it; tap on Configure for configuring the widget itself. Some widgets are: - Display Widget: shows values coming from your Arduino (i.e. Temperature). It can show numbers with 0,1,2,3 decimal digits or rolling text - LED Widget: shows a LED that can be turned on and off through digital values from Arduino - Switch Widget: sets a digital value to Arduino - Switch & LED Widget: a combination of the two previous widgets to save space when they are used together with the same variable - Push Button Widget: temporarily sets a digital value to Arduino - Knob Widget: sets a non-digital value to Arduino - SD Widget: shows the list of files in the root of SD Card and selecting a file it shows the content - Graph Widget: graphs values in (almost) real time coming from your Arduino (e.g. instantaneous temperature) - Logged Data Graph Widget: graphs up to 5 values logged onto the SD Card attached to Arduino. Libraries have helping functions to log data onto the SD Card - Alarm Widget: configures an alarm on the Arduino board which is then fired at the desired time. The alarm is fired even if the iOS device is not connected and retained across power off - power on cycles - Command Widget: allows to send a command (text message) to Arduino once the yellow button is tapped. You can add more Command Widgets to send different commands - Rover Controller Widget: allows driving a rover robot just rotating the device - Sound Alarm Widget: sounds an alarm each time the associated condition is verified - Threshold Widget: allows setting a threshold to the Arduino board (e.g. the room temperature under which the board has to start an heater) - Console Widget: helps the user to debug the Arduino code, receiving and displaying debugging messages Other widgets are available, please see support site. Each widget is associated with a name and a variable (i.e. name: Temperature, variable: T). The variable is either written or read by the sketch running on the board allowing the iOS app receiving information from Arduino or controlling it. The app can be easily connected to more boards, each page of widgets can connects to a different board at the same time. User can easily manage different lists of widgets and switch among them in order to control different projects. Any widget list can be shared between own devices via iCloud and/or other users via an email message. Many Arduino libraries are available to easily integrate your own projects with Arduino Manager. Libraries, related documentation, demo sketches and a video tutorial are available for free from my site. Available In-App purchases: - Code Generator: allows to generate the communication infrastructure between the Arduino board and iOS device and the code for each chosen widget in order to simplify the programming effort on Arduino board. - PIN Code Generator: allows the user to associate a pin to each Widget and generate the code to manage that pin. In most cases this avoid writing any code - Voice Commands: You can now control most of the AM features by mean of voice commands (in English only). It also unlocks Voice Commands Widget Continuous use of background location can decrease battery life.

About

PCE Manometer

Features
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With it you can: 1. Receive the measuring data in real-time and generate EXCEL forms and data graphs, the response time is 1s. 2. You can save the data form or the graph to your cell phone, complete once measurement after saving the data. 3.You can share data forms or graphs with other common social applications, complete once measurement after sharing the data. 4. You can choose the interval time of receiving measurement data, humanized design avoids too large amount of data, Check out the Shared data form at any time. 5. You can check air pressure changes in real time. and check the data sheet at any time to learn about the trend of air pressure change.

Screenshots

Arduino Manager4 screens
PCE Manometer1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PCE Manometer at Free against Arduino Manager's $7.99. PCE Manometer also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 11) and iOS requirement (8 vs 26.0). On ads 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

PCE Manometer is free to download; Arduino Manager costs $7.99 up front. Arduino Manager sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. PCE Manometer asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Arduino Manager versus PCE Manometer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArduino ManagerPCE Manometer
Price$7.99Free — better
Rating2.3 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews43.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS26.08 — better
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFabrizio Boco广权 黄

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Arduino Manager

One-time10
  • Controlling an LEDFree
  • IntroductionFree
  • 00 Introduction2 variantsFree
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  • Controlling a Relay$1.99
  • Measuring temperature$1.99
  • Thermistor Temperature Measurement$1.99
  • Peltier Control via Thermostat$1.99
  • Code Generator$6.99
  • PIN Code Generator$6.99
  • Voice Commands$6.99
None

PCE Manometer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Arduino Manager free?
Arduino Manager costs $7.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is PCE Manometer free?
PCE Manometer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Arduino Manager or PCE Manometer have ads?
Neither Arduino Manager nor PCE Manometer shows ads.

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