Comparison

ThingsBoard Cloud vs DevicesTool

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

Head to head
About

ThingsBoard Cloud

This app allows users to remotely monitor and manage IoT devices. You can browse dashboards, view alarms, and access device-specific information. It also supports mobile actions configured within dashboard widgets for interactive control.

Highlights
  • Browse dashboards
  • View alarms
  • Access device-specific dashboards
  • Group devices by profile
  • Execute 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 (https://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

About

DevicesTool

Features
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Devices.Tool Have the following functions * Configure or query LB NB devices * Upgrade the LB NB device

Screenshots

ThingsBoard Cloud4 screens
DevicesTool4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ThingsBoard Cloud at monthly against DevicesTool's every 2 months. ThingsBoard Cloud also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.6). 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

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

ThingsBoard Cloud ships an update monthly, DevicesTool every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ThingsBoard Cloud versus DevicesTool: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThingsBoard CloudDevicesTool
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB25 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperThingsBoard, Inc.Shenzhen Dragino technology development co.LTD

In-app purchases

None

ThingsBoard Cloud

No in-app purchases

None

DevicesTool

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ThingsBoard Cloud free?
ThingsBoard Cloud is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DevicesTool free?
DevicesTool is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ThingsBoard Cloud or DevicesTool have ads?
Neither ThingsBoard Cloud nor DevicesTool shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ThingsBoard Cloud or DevicesTool?
ThingsBoard Cloud ships an update monthly, and DevicesTool every 2 months. Most recently, ThingsBoard Cloud was updated on November 4, 2026 and DevicesTool on November 5, 2026.

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