Comparison

ThingsBoard Cloud vs UTByteX

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

Head to head
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

About

UTByteX

Features
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UTByteX is an advanced Industrial IoT (IIoT) and automation platform developed by Uptime Pro Engineering to accelerate asset digitalization and operational intelligence across diverse industrial sectors. Designed with flexibility and scalability in mind, UTByteX enables industries to seamlessly transform traditional, disconnected equipment into intelligent digital assets capable of delivering real-time insights, enhanced reliability, and optimized performance. At its core, UTByteX connects physical assets—machines, sensors, controllers, and field devices—to a unified digital ecosystem. By continuously collecting, analyzing, and visualizing real-time data, it empowers plant operators, maintenance teams, and decision-makers with actionable intelligence. This data-driven visibility helps identify performance bottlenecks, predict failures, and reduce unplanned downtime, leading to greater operational efficiency and sustainable production outcomes. The platform offers seamless integration with industrial control systems and field protocols, including PLCs, Modbus, CANbus, BACnet, and OPC-UA, as well as with a wide range of smart IoT gateways and edge devices. This interoperability ensures smooth communication between legacy systems and modern cloud-based architectures, bridging the technological gap that often hinders digital transformation in traditional industries. UTByteX’s modular architecture also supports hybrid deployments—whether on-premise, on private industrial networks, or in cloud environments—providing flexibility to adapt to enterprise security and infrastructure needs. UTByteX features a scalable cloud framework built for high-volume telemetry and analytics. Its secure data pipeline processes large streams of sensor data, delivering insights through rich dashboards and intelligent alerts. Advanced analytics modules leverage AI and machine learning to perform predictive maintenance, energy optimization, and anomaly detection—enabling industries to shift from reactive to proactive operations. Custom rules and workflows can be configured to automate responses, allowing organizations to improve process control and reduce manual intervention. The platform’s user-friendly interface offers intuitive visualization tools, giving users a clear view of equipment health, energy consumption, process trends, and key performance indicators (KPIs). Engineers and managers can monitor assets from anywhere through responsive web and mobile dashboards, ensuring complete operational awareness and faster decision-making. UTByteX supports use cases across multiple sectors, including manufacturing, power and utilities, oil and gas, transportation, and infrastructure management. In manufacturing, it enhances production visibility, quality tracking, and OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness). In utilities and energy systems, it facilitates grid monitoring, load forecasting, and renewable integration. In transportation, UTByteX enables fleet and asset tracking with real-time condition monitoring for predictive service planning. Security and reliability are at the heart of UTByteX. The platform incorporates end-to-end encryption, role-based access control, and secure APIs, ensuring industrial-grade data protection. With built-in redundancy and failover mechanisms, it guarantees high availability for mission-critical environments. UTByteX also provides open APIs and SDKs for developers, allowing easy integration with ERP, MES, SCADA, CMMS, and AI systems, supporting the creation of intelligent, connected industrial ecosystems. This openness makes it ideal for enterprises seeking to build a unified digital operations layer over their existing infrastructure. By bringing together IoT connectivity, automation, analytics, and AI, UTByteX enables organizations to evolve toward smarter, more sustainable operations. It reduces downtime, optimizes resource utilization, and drives data-informed decision-making at every level of the enterprise.

Screenshots

ThingsBoard Cloud4 screens
UTByteX4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: UTByteX at 12.0 against ThingsBoard Cloud's 15.6. 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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
ThingsBoard Cloud versus UTByteX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThingsBoard CloudUTByteX
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB60 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperThingsBoard, Inc.Uptimepro

In-app purchases

None

ThingsBoard Cloud

No in-app purchases

None

UTByteX

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ThingsBoard Cloud free?
ThingsBoard Cloud is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is UTByteX free?
UTByteX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ThingsBoard Cloud or UTByteX have ads?
Neither ThingsBoard Cloud nor UTByteX shows ads.

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