Comparison

NETPIE vs ThingsBoard Cloud

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

Head to head
About

NETPIE

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NETPIE is an IoT cloud-based platform-as-a-service that helps connect your IoT devices together, for more information visit netpie.io Application Feature - Made for NETPIE 2020 - Access your IoT Dashboard Form Everywhere. - Easy to Edit and control your IoT project. - Connect with NETPIE platform.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Browse dashboards
  • View alarms
  • Access device-specific dashboards
  • Manage devices by profile
  • Utilize mobile actions
Features
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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

Screenshots

NETPIE4 screens
ThingsBoard Cloud4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: NETPIE at 13.0 against ThingsBoard Cloud's 15.6. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NETPIE ships an update every 2 months, ThingsBoard Cloud every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and August 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
NETPIE versus ThingsBoard Cloud: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNETPIEThingsBoard Cloud
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB72 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperNEXPIE COMPANY LIMITEDThingsBoard, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

NETPIE

No in-app purchases

None

ThingsBoard Cloud

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NETPIE free?
NETPIE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ThingsBoard Cloud free?
ThingsBoard Cloud is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do NETPIE or ThingsBoard Cloud have ads?
Neither NETPIE nor ThingsBoard Cloud shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NETPIE or ThingsBoard Cloud?
NETPIE ships an update every 2 months, and ThingsBoard Cloud every 5 weeks. Most recently, NETPIE was updated on September 19, 2026 and ThingsBoard Cloud on August 14, 2026.

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