ThingsBoard Cloud vs SKipper App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Browse dashboards
- View alarms
- Access device-specific dashboards
- Manage devices by profile
- Utilize mobile actions
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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
SKipper App
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SKipper, as the name suggests, is an application for helping you operate your boat. The first two letters, "SK", are capitalized because SKipper uses the Signal K protocol, and can display any data available on a Signal K server. If your Signal K installation uses relays or any SignalK PUT-capable device, SKipper can also control them.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: ThingsBoard Cloud at Free against SKipper App's $12.99. SKipper App's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On update cadence, 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
ThingsBoard Cloud is free to download; SKipper App costs $12.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ThingsBoard Cloud ships an update every 5 weeks, SKipper App every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 14, 2026 and July 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ThingsBoard Cloud | SKipper App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $12.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 348 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ThingsBoard, Inc. | Jan Dytrych |
In-app purchases
ThingsBoard Cloud
No in-app purchases
SKipper App
No in-app purchases
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