Comparison

Remote PLC vs moneo|blue

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

Head to head
About

Remote PLC

Monitor and control Automationdirect.com's CLICK and CLICK PLUS Programmable Logic Controllers in real time. View and edit PLC registers, check project information, and manage user accounts with customizable monitor windows.

Highlights
  • Real-time monitoring and control
  • View and edit PLC registers
  • Multiple level user accounts
  • Customizable monitor windows
  • Access PLC error logs
  • Check PLC project information
Features
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Remote PLC is an application for real time monitoring and control for the CLICK and CLICK PLUS Programmable Control product lines offered by Automationdirect.com. For this app to function as designed, a CLICK PLC with ethernet or Bluetooth support is required. The Remote PLC app offers a quick method of connecting to a PLC to view and edit values in the PLC registers, as well as check the PLC project information, including the Error logs. Main Features: -Multiple Level User Accounts. Once connected, the authorized users can view and edit Monitor Windows based on their permission levels setup in the project file. -Custom Monitor windows can be created and stored to the PLC using the CLICK Programming software version 3.60 or later. Monitor Window access can be based on the user permissions. - Monitor and edit designated discrete and integer values within the PLC. Timer / Counter values can easily be viewed and edited. - PLC type and status, such as PLC Error Logs, scan times (Min and Max), as well as Project file information. Requirements: • All current CLICK and CLICK PLUS PLCs with ethernet/Bluetooth support the Remote PLC app. • The PLC must be using firmware Version 3.60 or later. • CLICK Programming Software Version 3.60 or later is required to program and configure the PLC to support the Remote PLC App. • The CPU must have compatible network settings with the device running the Remote PLC App.

About

moneo|blue

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With the ifm moneo|blue app you can setup wireless the ifm Bluetooth Mesh-base station and Mesh adapter (art. no. EIO404 and EIO 344) and connect to IO-Link devices of arbitrary manufacturer. You can read and write IO-Link process data, device information and parameter from the IO-Link device. You communicate using the app with the IO-Link devices. Additionally you can configure the parameter of the Bluetooth Mesh-base station and the Bluetooth Mesh adapter with the app.

Screenshots

Remote PLC4 screens
moneo|blue1 screens

Verdict

The call

Remote PLC and moneo|blue are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Remote PLC ships an update every 5 months, moneo|blue every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Remote PLC versus moneo|blue: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRemote PLCmoneo|blue
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.1 — better16.5
Further details — not scored
Size92 MB109 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAutomationdirect.comifm electronic gmbh

In-app purchases

None

Remote PLC

No in-app purchases

None

moneo|blue

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Remote PLC free?
Remote PLC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is moneo|blue free?
moneo|blue is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Remote PLC or moneo|blue have ads?
Neither Remote PLC nor moneo|blue shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Remote PLC or moneo|blue?
Remote PLC ships an update every 5 months, and moneo|blue every 4 months. Most recently, Remote PLC was updated on September 9, 2026 and moneo|blue on September 11, 2026.

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