Backend widget vs Modbus TCP FieldKit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Backend widget
Display crucial data and information directly on your home screen using customizable widgets. Track SaaS revenue, sports scores, deliveries, or build your own micro-apps by connecting to various API data sources.
- Custom HTTPs API requests (GET/POST)
- JSON parsing
- Multiple widget layouts
- Widget customization
- Dark theme support
- No account required
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Observe important data and information right from your home screen: track you SAAS revenue, follow sport team score, trace you delivery package, build your own micro-applications with your own backend * This app helps you organise important information from API data source and provide you a simple way for fast analytics. Backend Widget can display any value from API on the phone home screen with widgets. NO ACCOUNT REQUIRED Just download Backend Widget and start creating you widgets. FEATURES: - Custom HTTPs API requests with GET/POST support - Parse JSON by providing parsing path - 2 widget layouts - Widget customisation - Dark theme support MADE IN UKRAINE * You need to use your own API or any available API provider to get actual data and render it inside widgets.
Modbus TCP FieldKit
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Modbus TCP FieldKit puts a professional Modbus TCP toolkit in your pocket. Commission equipment in the field, validate setups in the lab, or troubleshoot home automation — all from your iPhone. • Connect to any Modbus TCP device — read coils and registers, monitor data blocks in real time • Save device profiles for one-tap reconnection to frequently used endpoints • Write with confidence — every write operation requires your explicit confirmation • Built-in foreground simulator — run editable coils and holding registers for testing • Track active connections and review bounded local logs kept on your device • All data stays local — logs and exports are sanitized by default Requires Local Network access for device communication. Default server port is 1502. Background server operation and port 502 support pending device validation.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Modbus TCP FieldKit at every 3 weeks against Backend widget's every 6 months. Backend widget's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $4.99) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On 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
Backend widget costs $0.99 and Modbus TCP FieldKit $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Backend widget ships an update every 6 months, Modbus TCP FieldKit every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Backend widget | Modbus TCP FieldKit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.1 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 91.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Oleksii Oliinyk | Vladimir Chemeris |
In-app purchases
Backend widget
No in-app purchases
Modbus TCP FieldKit
No in-app purchases
Questions
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