Blue Switch vs My Control Panel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Blue Switch
Control 2, 4, or 8 channel Bluetooth BLE relay modules from your iPhone or iPad. Assign custom names to modules and individual relays for easy identification and management. Enhance security by changing the default password.
- Control 2, 4, or 8 channel relay modules
- Bluetooth BLE connectivity
- Assign custom module aliases
- Assign custom relay aliases
- Change default password for security
- Connect to multiple modules
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This app allows you to control a 2, 4 or 8 Channel Relay Module Bluetooth BLE with your iPhone or iPad. To use this app, you need one of these three modules: "2 Channel Relay Module Bluetooth BLE" "4 Channel Relay Module Bluetooth BLE" "8 Channel Relay Module Bluetooth BLE" These modules can be ordered at many online shops. Please use a search engine to find a shop. This app can be connected with any number of modules. By entering an alias, the modules are marked clearly and can easily be assigned to a use area. Name the modules for example "Relay 1", "Relay 2", "Electronic lab project" or "Ambient Light". An alias can also be entered for each relay. The default password for these modules is usually "12345678". For more security, the app also allows you to change the password. The password must be eight digits long.
My Control Panel
Control physical devices remotely using your smartphone. This app works with a separate Bluetooth relay control box to manage systems on boats, RVs, and motorhomes. Customize button labels, styles, and monitor system voltage.
- Bluetooth relay control
- Customizable labels and buttons
- Button style and background options
- System voltage monitoring
- Low voltage warning
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Cooperating with the bluetooth relay control box (sold seperately), this App allows you to control your physical devices via your cellphone on the boat, camping cars, RVs, caravans or other motorhomes. App features include customizable labels, momentary buttons, button styles and background, system voltage monitoring, low voltage warning and more. (Physical control panel and control box is required for this app).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: My Control Panel at 100% against Blue Switch's 17%. My Control Panel also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Blue Switch's advantage is rating (3.8 vs 3.5) and ratings volume (43 vs 2). On price, update cadence 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. Blue Switch sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. My Control Panel asks for nothing beyond the download.
Blue Switch holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blue Switch has 43 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 17% of Blue Switch's written reviews are positive against 100% of My Control Panel's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Blue Switch ships an update every 3 months, My Control Panel every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Blue Switch | My Control Panel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (43 ratings) — better | 3.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 43 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vitalij Schaefer | An-Ching Ho |
Customer experience
Blue Switch
My Control Panel
In-app purchases
Blue Switch
- Remove Ads$17.99
My Control Panel
No in-app purchases
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