ROS2 Connect Mobile vs API Tool Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ROS2 Connect Mobile
Monitor ROS2 topics in real-time with a mobile interface. Connect to a rosbridge server, subscribe to topics, and visualize data on a custom dashboard. Ideal for robotics enthusiasts working with ROS2.
- Real-time ROS2 monitoring
- Connect to rosbridge server
- Customizable dashboard
- Topic subscription management
- Interactive data visualization
- Image and camera feed display
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ROS2 Connect Mobile puts your ROS 2 robot on your iPhone. Connect to rosbridge over your network, build dashboards for the topics you care about, and follow your robot live: camera feeds, graphs, GPS position and more. Drive it with an on-screen joystick that sends a stop the moment you let go. FEATURES - Dashboards: arrange camera, graph, gauge, text, map and joystick widgets on a grid, with a dashboard for each robot or task - Camera feeds: compressed images (JPEG, PNG) and raw images (rgb8, bgr8, mono8), scaled for smooth display - Graphs: plot any numeric topic, with statistics and a choice of time window - Map: follow a GPS position (NavSatFix) on the map - Joystick: publishes velocity commands (geometry_msgs/Twist, such as /cmd_vel) at a steady 10 Hz, with your own speed limits and deadzone, and stops the robot when you release the stick or leave the app - Topic browser: search every topic on your robot and see its message rate - Reconnects automatically and picks up your dashboard's topics again REQUIREMENTS A robot or computer running ROS 2 (for example Humble or Jazzy) with rosbridge_server and rosapi, on the same network as your iPhone. The connection screen shows how to start them. ROS2 Connect Mobile is an independent project and is not affiliated with Open Robotics. Ideas and bug reports are very welcome through a review or the support page.
API Tool Pro
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Network Stream Test is a powerful and user-friendly tool for developers and testers. Effortlessly create, send, and manage HTTP and WebSocket requests, view detailed responses, and organize your API calls with tabs, history, and collections. The app also supports network stream testing, including m3u8 (HLS) video playback, making it ideal for streaming developers. Features include file and image upload, environment variable management, authentication support, and a modern, customizable interface with light and dark themes. Perfect for debugging, learning, and streamlining your API and streaming workflow. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: API Tool Pro at every 3 days against ROS2 Connect Mobile's every 2 months. API Tool Pro also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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.
ROS2 Connect Mobile ships an update every 2 months, API Tool Pro every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ROS2 Connect Mobile | API Tool Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Simon Bogh Holding ApS | Ashen Ishanka Costha |
In-app purchases
ROS2 Connect Mobile
No in-app purchases
API Tool Pro
No in-app purchases
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