Comparison

IP Controller vs PLC Controller & Simulator

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

Head to head
About

IP Controller

Remotely manage alarm systems, home automation, and equipment from your smartphone. Control lighting, heating, irrigation, and access points without replacing existing installations. Offers a simple and effective interface with clear icons for easy management.

Highlights
  • Remote alarm system management
  • Home automation control
  • Access control (gates, doors, shutters)
  • Lighting system control
  • Thermostat management
  • Assign labels and passwords
Features
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Would you like to test the app.? Click here http://www.marss.eu/app/ and get login credentials to a IP Controller Module provided by Marss. Marss IP Controller to remotely manage any alarm system, installation and equipment Would you like to manage your alarm system and all your installation and equipment, from lighting to heating, from irrigation to entrance door, and so on, in comfort from your smartphone, without having to replace anything and with a small cost? Thanks to Marss IP Controller , all this is possible, in a simple and effective way! The application, Marss IP Controller, enables user to control the status and to manage any alarm system, also of old generation, of any brand and model. The Marss IP Controller application, furthermore, allows management of the home automation and access control: control, opening / closing of gates, doors and shutters; control, on / off of any lighting system, control, activation / deactivation of thermostats, and then some. All in a simple and effective way, without to modify and/or replace any existing installation and system The Marss IP Controller application disposes of a large set of well explained icons of the different systems to be managed, to make all immediate and easy to understand The Marss IP controller has a large set of explanatory icons of the system you wish to manage, so as to make it immediate and of easy intuition. From the same application you can assign labels and password for secure management of the various systems. Note: to use the Marss IP Controller application, you have, first, to install and interface the systems and installations to be managed, with the Marss IP Controller modules.

About

PLC Controller & Simulator

Features
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Smart HMI / PLC โ€“ Controller & Simulator connects your iPhone or iPad directly to programmable logic controllers (PLCs) over EtherNet/IP โ€“ no PC, no engineering software required. FEATURES โ€ข Tag browser: read and write variables, arrays and UDTs live โ€ข HMI view: document I/Os clearly (tag, terminal, cable, photo) โ€ข Fault handling: acknowledge alarms, analog limit alarms โ€ข Controller info & diagnostics: status, uptime, latency, clock drift โ€ข Trend logging: values as a graph and as a background CSV log โ€ข Import/Export: I/O and fault lists as CSV/XLSX, everything printable โ€ข Built-in simulator: try every feature โ€“ completely without hardware WHO IT'S FOR For electricians, commissioning and maintenance engineers and automation technicians who need fast, mobile access to a controller. SAFETY NOTE Interventions on live plants are at your own risk. This app is a tool and does not replace a safety-rated control system. Compatible with common EtherNet/IP controllers. "Allen-Bradley", "CompactLogix" and others are trademarks of their respective owners; no affiliation is implied.

Screenshots

IP Controller4 screens
PLC Controller & Simulator3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: PLC Controller & Simulator at 12.0 against IP Controller's 14.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 7 level
IP Controller versus PLC Controller & Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIP ControllerPLC Controller & Simulator
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews18.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyFortnightlyโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.012.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size22 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarss srlKevin Andoh

In-app purchases

None

IP Controller

No in-app purchases

None

PLC Controller & Simulator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is IP Controller free?
IP Controller is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PLC Controller & Simulator free?
PLC Controller & Simulator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do IP Controller or PLC Controller & Simulator have ads?
Neither IP Controller nor PLC Controller & Simulator shows ads.

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