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IoT Panels

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Free

IoT Panels

by Philipp Arndt

v1.3.0 8 MB Universal 4+

Description

Visualize and control your IoT devices from iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
IoT Panels is the essential dashboard app for smart home enthusiasts, IoT developers, and anyone working with sensor data and connected devices.

Free, open source, and no ads.

BUILD CUSTOM DASHBOARDS
• Create interactive dashboards with drag-and-drop panels
• Line charts, band charts, heatmaps, gauges, sparklines, stacked bar and area charts, state timelines, tables, and more
• Threshold-based color rules for at-a-glance status
• Design your own widget templates and use them on your home screen
• Grid-based layout with multiple panel sizes

CONNECT YOUR DATA SOURCES
• MQTT broker support with SSL/TLS, client certificates, and ALPN
• InfluxDB 1.x (InfluxQL), 2.x (Flux), and 3.x (SQL)
• Prometheus with guided query builder and raw PromQL editor
• Automatic MQTT topic and Prometheus metric discovery
• Multiple data sources per dashboard
• Persistent MQTT data store — data survives restarts and view changes
• Built-in demo data to explore features instantly

DASHBOARD TEMPLATES
• Pre-built templates for quick setup — get started in seconds
• Node Exporter Lite template for Prometheus with 8 panels
• Automatic unit conversion — bytes, temperature, rates, and more

POWERFUL QUERY BUILDER
• Visual query builder — no code required
• Select measurements, fields, and tag filters with autocomplete
• Aggregation functions: min, max, mean, sum, and more
• Compare current data against historical periods — spot trends and anomalies
• Manual query editor for advanced users

MULTI-HOME SUPPORT
• Organize dashboards by home or location
• Switch between homes with a tap
• Custom icons for each home

WORKS EVERYWHERE
• Native experience on iPhone, iPad, and Mac
• Home screen widgets with your custom designs
• Lock screen widgets powered by your queries — see live data at a glance
• Background sparklines on gauges and single-value panels for trend at a glance
• Real-time data with configurable refresh intervals
• Offline support with intelligent data caching

PUBLISH AND CONTROL
• Send MQTT messages directly from the app
• Control IoT devices and actuators
• Topic discovery for quick access

BACKUP AND EXPORT
• Full backup and restore of all configurations
• JSON and CSV data export for further analysis

Available in English, German, Spanish, French, Japanese, Portuguese, Korean, and Chinese.

Have feedback or feature requests? Visit our GitHub page — IoT Panels is open source and community-driven.

What's new (v1.3.0)

• Native macOS app — IoT Panels now runs natively on your Mac
• Persistent MQTT data store — sensor data is stored locally in SQLite, surviving app restarts and view changes with 24-hour retention
• Background sparklines — subtle trend lines behind single-value and circular gauge panels showing recent data
• Improved MQTT reliability — auto-reconnect on foreground, connection error banners, and ALPN protocol support for AWS IoT
• Smaller time ranges down to 5 minutes