Dataplicity vs JavaScript Studio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dataplicity
Access your Raspberry Pi shell remotely from any network without complex configurations like dynamic DNS or port forwarding. This secure solution uses a client-initiated connection, eliminating the need for SSH or open ports on your device.
- Remote shell access
- No dynamic DNS needed
- No port forwarding required
- Works behind NAT/firewalls
- Secure websockets connection
- No SSH required
- Agent runs without root
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Dataplicity helps teams support connected Linux devices after they ship, wherever the work happens. Use the Dataplicity iOS app to find the right device, check live status, and take the next support action without going back to a laptop. With Dataplicity you can: - Search enrolled devices by name or ID - See current device status at a glance - Review service endpoint, heartbeat, user impact, and device monitor signals - Acknowledge or escalate open incidents - Confirm fixes when work is complete - Open terminal access for a selected device when shell access is the fastest path - Reach docs, help, and account settings from the app Dataplicity is built for real support work: customer sites, production floors, field visits, and incident response. Start with the easy checks, understand what is happening, and keep the work moving from your iPhone or iPad. Dataplicity access requires an active Dataplicity account and enrolled devices.
JavaScript Studio
Build web applications directly on your smartphone using JavaScript, CSS, and HTML. This tool offers error checking as you code, ensuring you don't lose your ideas. It's designed for developers who need to write code on the go.
- Create web apps with JavaScript, CSS, HTML
- Error checking during coding
- Code on your smartphone
- Save code and ideas
- Supports HTML5
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Use your JavaScript, CSS, html skills to create apps wherever you go. These days many of us we use a smartphone anytime, as a developers sometimes we write code using some text editor to save it, for this reason I developed JavaScript Studio app a smart app that works on your phone, With JavaScript Studio you can create web apps by writing JavaScript code, CSS, Html, Html5. Error Checking? Yes, JavaScript Studio will help on it while coding by inserting a simple comment text. Never Miss any code and idea again Use JavaScript Studio. ARROWAT™ JavaScript Studio.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Dataplicity at monthly against JavaScript Studio's every 10 months. Dataplicity also leads on ratings volume (163 vs 8). JavaScript Studio's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 79%) and rating (4.9 vs 4.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
JavaScript Studio holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dataplicity has 163 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Dataplicity's written reviews are positive against 100% of JavaScript Studio's.
Dataplicity ships an update monthly, JavaScript Studio every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dataplicity | JavaScript Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (163 ratings) | 4.9 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 163 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MachineForest Ltd | Arrowat LLC |
Customer experience
Dataplicity
JavaScript Studio
Bugs and requests
Dataplicity
Reported bugs
8 issues- App crashes before any action can be taken
- App crashes when trying to add a system/device
- In-call status bar pushes terminal down, hiding part of the special function keyboard
- Third-party keyboards of different heights block the bottom half of the special function keyboard
- App does not auto-scroll or allow manual scrolling on screen
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- Cannot connect to Pi from auto-connect or command line
- Custom actions are not always working
- Unreachable devices remain unreachable, no way to delete them
Requested features
7 requests- Add a widget for one-click access to custom actions
- Add proper keyboard support with control, tab, escape keys
- Allow font size adjustment
- Improve terminal colors
- Allow landscape mode for the terminal
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- Add a dark mode option
- Improve bandwidth offerings on paid subscriptions
JavaScript Studio
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Dataplicity
No in-app purchases
JavaScript Studio
No in-app purchases
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