Comparison

IoTPortal vs Nutbox

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

Head to head
About

IoTPortal

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Companion app to the BRTSys IoTPortal gateway and LDSBus sensors and actuators. LDSBus is a plug and play protocol that speeds up your IoT journey. BRTSys provides sensors and actuators that cover the following applications: In-building sensors: • Temperature and Humidity, • International Air Quality Index, • Volatile Organic Compounds, • Carbon Dioxide, • Motion Detectors, • Light Detectors Water Quality Parameter Monitoring: • pH, • Electrical Conductivity, • Dissolved Oxygen, • Oxidation Reduction Potential, • Salinity, • Thermocouple, • Water Level and actuators such as multi-channel relays for on-off switch control, motor control, lighting control and IOControllers for general input and output control.

About

Nutbox

Easily save and organize content from any app or browser, including screenshots, links, and text. Organize with collections, favorite, hide, or archive items, and search your stash. Your data is securely stored in iCloud with no ads or trackers.

Highlights
  • Save screenshots, images, GIFs, text, and links
  • System-wide Share extension integration
  • Organize with collections
  • Favorite, hide, or archive items
  • Search items and notes
  • Secure iCloud storage
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Welcome to Nutbox, the simplest way to save and organize content from any app or browser. See something you want to remember? Stash it in Nutbox. Use Nutbox to keep track of the things that inspire you: new recipes to cook, articles you want to read later, travel tips and video links for your next adventure, moments of entertainment to revisit — and anything else you don't want to forget. • Save screenshots, images, GIFs, text, and links for easy access anytime • Add items from anywhere with the system-wide Share extension, or quickly paste from your clipboard or pull in from Photos • Snap a photo right in the app and save it instantly • Organize your items with collections, and add items to multiple collections at once • Favorite, hide, or archive your items — and filter your view by any of these options • Search your items and notes to quickly find what you need Nutbox is designed to be pleasant and intuitive to use, because how software feels matters just as much as what it does. It's free to download and allows up to 5 items to be saved. To save unlimited items, upgrade to Nutbox Pro with a one-time lifetime purchase or a monthly or yearly subscription. — Your data stays yours. Nutbox stores everything securely in your iCloud account and never collects personal information. There's no third-party code, no ads, no trackers, and no analytics — just a private space that's entirely yours. If you have any feedback, I'd love to hear it — please use the app's 'Send feedback' feature or email me at hey@getnutbox.app. Privacy policy: https://getnutbox.app/privacy Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

Screenshots

IoTPortal4 screens
Nutbox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: IoTPortal at none against Nutbox's 3. IoTPortal also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). Nutbox's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 7 months). On price and ads 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. Nutbox sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. IoTPortal asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IoTPortal ships an update every 7 months, Nutbox every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
IoTPortal versus Nutbox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIoTPortalNutbox
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.3 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—6 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBRT Systems Pte LtdAnders Klausen

In-app purchases

None

IoTPortal

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Nutbox

Subscriptions2
  • Nutbox Pro — Monthly$1.491 Month
  • Nutbox Pro — Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Nutbox Pro — Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is IoTPortal free?
IoTPortal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nutbox free?
Nutbox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do IoTPortal or Nutbox have ads?
Neither IoTPortal nor Nutbox shows ads.
Which is updated more often, IoTPortal or Nutbox?
IoTPortal ships an update every 7 months, and Nutbox every 4 days. Most recently, IoTPortal was updated on November 7, 2026 and Nutbox on October 30, 2026.

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