MQTT vs ThingsBoard Cloud
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MQTT
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The app has a control range with the ability to control between zero and five lights and doors, depending on the use case. By means of a red-green indicator, the user is shown the connection status of the server. In the settings area of the app the server connection details can be entered. Depending on the use case, the controls for the lights or doors can be switched on and off. For the individual lights and doors, the corresponding theme as well as the message can be set. In addition, further settings for the transmission can be selected.
ThingsBoard Cloud
Monitor and manage your IoT devices and data remotely. View dashboards, alarms, and device-specific information. Interact with configured mobile actions for seamless control.
- Browse dashboards
- View alarms
- Access device-specific dashboards
- Manage devices by profile
- Utilize mobile actions
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The ThingsBoard Cloud is a mobile application that was built using open-source Flutter ThingsBoard Application available on github (https://github.com/thingsboard/flutter_thingsboard_pe_app) and served by ThingsBoard IoT platform (http://thingsboard.cloud). 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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ThingsBoard Cloud at every 6 weeks against MQTT's every 11 months. On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MQTT ships an update every 11 months, ThingsBoard Cloud every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MQTT | ThingsBoard Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Marco Gasser | ThingsBoard, Inc. |
In-app purchases
MQTT
No in-app purchases
ThingsBoard Cloud
No in-app purchases
