Networks Previewer vs IoT Central
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Networks Previewer
Instantly preview your custom social network app configuration on your mobile device. Scan a QR code to experience your own social network app in real-time. Ideal for network administrators to test their app setup.
- Build social network apps
- Preview mobile app configuration
- Scan QR codes for instant launch
- Experience own social network app
- Real-time configuration testing
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Build a social network app in minutes with Minds Networks. The Networks Previewer app enables network admins to preview your mobile app configuration and experience immediately what it's like to have a social network app of your own. Use this app to scan the QR code in your email inbox to instantly launch your preview.
IoT Central
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With this app you can create an easy to use IoT Dashboard for you and your client. Features: 1. Can run as always on Dashboard. 2. Supports both MQTT (TCP) and Websocket protocol. 3. SSL for secure communication. 4. JSON Support for both subscribe and publish message. 5. Panels subscribe and / or publish the topic automatically, hence get updated in real time. 6. Designed to work with public broker efficiently (using device prefix). 7. Sent and Received timestamp from broker. 8. Material design. 9. Flexible panel width, merge any panels 10. More than 250 icons to customize specific panels. 11. Dark theme for comfortable use in low light. 12. Clone connection, device or panel for effortless configuration 13. Import/Export application configuration for easy share with multiple devices. 14. Re-connects automatically if connection lost. 15. Persist export message for log and graph. Available panels: -Button -Slider -Switch -LED Indicator -Combo Box -Radio Buttons -Multi-State Indicator -Progress -Gauge -Color Picker -Time Picker -Text Input -Text Log -Image -Barcode Scanner -Line graph -Bar graph -Chart -URI Launcher This list will grow upon feedback from users. Your feedback is much appreciated. If you find any issue please feel free to leave a comment in my blog with steps to reproduce. https://blog.snrlab.in/iot/iot-mqtt-panel-user-guide/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: IoT Central at weekly against Networks Previewer's every 5 weeks. Networks Previewer's advantage is iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.0). 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.
Networks Previewer ships an update every 5 weeks, IoT Central weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Networks Previewer | IoT Central |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MINDS.ORG, INC. | Rahul Kundu |
In-app purchases
Networks Previewer
No in-app purchases
IoT Central
No in-app purchases
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