Unity Remote 5 vs Arduino IoT Cloud Remote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Unity Remote 5
Stream game development data from your iOS device directly to the Unity Editor. Test gameplay, touch controls, and sensor inputs in real-time without building your project. Accelerate your development workflow with instant feedback.
- Live game testing in Unity Editor
- Stream touch input
- Stream MFi gamepad input
- Stream sensor data (accelerometer, gyroscope)
- Stream webcam feed
- Real-time screen orientation events
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Unity Remote 5, allows you to use an iOS device to view and test your game live, right inside the Unity Editor without having to build your project. Unity Remote 5 makes your iOS device act as remote control. It streams touch, MFi gamepad, Siri remote (on Apple TV) accelerometer, gyroscope, webcam and screen orientation events back to Unity Editor. This is useful for rapid development when you don't want to compile and deploy your project to iOS device for each change and prefer to use the Unity Editor Game window instead. Unity Remote is compatible with any Unity version newer than 5.0, but some features require Unity 5.4 or above. Full documentation is available on https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/UnityRemote5.html
Arduino IoT Cloud Remote
Easily access, monitor, and control your Arduino IoT Cloud projects from your mobile device. Manage various aspects of your connected devices remotely, from home automation to industrial processes.
- Remote monitoring and control
- Access IoT Cloud dashboards
- Variety of widgets (switches, sliders, gauges)
- Real-time data visualization
- Home automation control
- Industrial process monitoring
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A powerful companion for the Arduino IoT Cloud – simply access, monitor and control your dashboards with a few screen taps. Arduino IoT Cloud Remote can be very useful in a variety of use cases where you need to monitor or control regardless of the time or place: - In the field: you can read the data from your soil sensors or start your irrigation system directly from anywhere. - In the factory: constant visibility of the state of your manufacturing process status, with the ability to control your automation remotely. - In the home: simply monitor your home automation systems, check your previous or actual energy consumption from the convenience of your sofa. Create your dashboards on https://app.arduino.cc from your computer or tablet and control them with IoT Cloud Remote from your iPhone. When creating your dashboards on the Arduino IoT Cloud you can link your widgets to multiple IoT projects for maximum flexibility. Featuring a broad set of versatile and simple widgets, including: - Switch - Push-button - Slider - Stepper - Messenger - Color - Dimmed light - Colored light - Value - Status - Gauge - Percentage - LED - Map - Chart - Time picker - Scheduler - Value Dropdown - Value Selector - Sticky Note - Image - Advanced Chart - Advanced Map - Image Map - Link
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Arduino IoT Cloud Remote at 4.6 against Unity Remote 5's 3.6. Arduino IoT Cloud Remote also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 25 months). Unity Remote 5's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.1). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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.
Arduino IoT Cloud Remote holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 217 and 428 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of Unity Remote 5's written reviews are positive against 43% of Arduino IoT Cloud Remote's.
Unity Remote 5 ships an update every 25 months, Arduino IoT Cloud Remote every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Unity Remote 5 | Arduino IoT Cloud Remote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (217 ratings) | 4.6 (428 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.1% of reviews | 43.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 217 | 428 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 25 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 91 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Unity Technologies ApS | Arduino LLC |
Customer experience
Unity Remote 5
Arduino IoT Cloud Remote
User reviews
Unity Remote 5
From 217 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Helpful for testing
- 👍 Works fine when it works
- 🚀 Useful for quickly viewing changes
Room to improve
- 🐛 Doesn't work on Windows
- 🐛 Frequent disconnections and crashes
- 🐛 Doesn't support newer devices
- 🐛 Laggy performance
- 🐛 Doesn't fill the screen properly
Arduino IoT Cloud Remote
From 428 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use interface
- 🚀 Fast and responsive cloud facility
- 💡 Innovative IoT cloud solution
- 🎯 Good for beginners and learning projects
- ✅ Stable once properly configured
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and stability issues
- ⚠️ Cumbersome and unintuitive setup process
- 💰 Expensive subscription requirements
- 🔌 Poor connectivity and connection drops
- ⏱️ Slow loading times and performance lag
Bugs and requests
Unity Remote 5
Reported bugs
3 issues- Doesn't connect to device
- Touch input not working
- Compatibility issues with newer versions of Unity and iOS
Requested features
4 requests- Support for mobile version
- Add audio streaming
- Improve compatibility with new input system
- Add wireless connection option
Arduino IoT Cloud Remote
Reported bugs
14 issues- Dashboard loading spinner hangs indefinitely
- App crashes when opening dashboards with graphs
- Dashboard fails to load after app backgrounding
- Account registration and email verification failures
- Vague error messages during signup
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- Status button non-functional on iOS
- Double authentication not working
- Values not updating in real-time on mobile
- Blank screen appears randomly
- Chart scrolling issues
- Boards intermittently disappear from network
- Digital pin compatibility issues with ESP-32
- Requires constant re-login
- UTC timezone not customizable
Requested features
12 requests- iOS widgets support
- Dashboard editing capability in mobile app
- Dark mode support
- iPad/tablet layout optimization
- Custom dashboard cover images
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- Apple Shortcuts and Home app integration
- Siri voice command compatibility
- GitHub login option
- Background data refresh for iPhone
- Wider selection of preset dashboard icons
- GPS functionality
- More widget variety
In-app purchases
Unity Remote 5
No in-app purchases
Arduino IoT Cloud Remote
No in-app purchases
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