Arduino Manager App Reviews

Update June 2016. Been using Arduino Manager for a couple of years now. Its quite a stable and useful development kit. iPad programming is simple drag and drop. Arduino programming is necessary. Documentation gets you started. Code Generator is helpful. Some the capabilities are tremendously powerful, like reading files from an SD drive and data logging. Updates continue to improve capability and performance. Very satisfied with this platform. Written some time ago... I now have a couple of useful, stable, control applications running on Arduino Manager using both Uno and Mega with Ethernet shields. Code transports perfectly between Uno and Mega. Even a fairly complex control program fits on an Uno. Some larger wifi sketches may call for the bigger Mega. Arduino Managers documentation gets you going quickly assuming you have decent Arduino familiarity. Working with an Ethernet shield is very easy. Arduino Managers iPad widgets offer one-way or two-way communications with Arduino and are pretty clearly explained. Theres NO programming needed on the iPad. I havent tried the code generator, but the example sketch gets you up and running quickly. Fabrizio Boco actually answers email and continues to support the program. This is a well made tool. I continue to develop on it.

This application is really perfect for home automation the developper did a very great job

I want my money back immediately! Its not working dum app !

Easy setup with UNO excellent documentation easy to use. Simple interface well written. Would like to see more widgets though.

Its hard to get internet connectivity working, but this app works really well. Im still working on a relay board, but Im able to turn on 2 LEDs in my house after the signal goes through my router to my Ethernet to my arduino to my xbee to the other xbee that runs an arduino and turns the led on

Keep up the good work and add features.

This is a great app and works as stated. I would like to see more button styles, up, down, left, right. It would be nice to manually set a percentage output or an up down style percentage button. Its a little hard to use the knob. A linkable timer to an output/input could be useful and a programable macro feature would be awesome. Would love to see this app work like a full scale HMI!

Was just going to try this out today with my Arduino and I got excited for the iPhone 5 update but now it crashes after the update (5Nov12). Please fix! Ill be updating my review after a fix.

Updating my rating because I found that while version 1.7 of this app still crashes on the 3GS with OS 4.3.5 that I use for projects, this version DOES run without crashing on the iPad3 with OS 6.0. Hope that helps.

This app is just what I need for my arduino beer brewing temperature controller. I am replacing the keypad and LCD display with the Ipad. This app works great. A promised future update will add the ability to name commands separately and that will really complete this app. I installed the latest firmware on the Arduino WiFi shield and that solved a problem with random disconnects. So I have everything working except the temperature set point input. I am waiting for the Cmd upgrade for that. John

I have been using this app for several months now and it works great. The power of this app is the ability to program it so it is customized to you project. I am using it for my home lighting control. I have several RF switches. I hacked one of the transmitters that is controlled by the arduino. I control the arduino with this app. Each light can be controlled manually, by timer, and photo control. All controllable from my ipod. Well done!!

Before you buy this iOS app, download its Arduino library and compile the sketch for your Arduino. -- Will it fit? -- It compiles to 31,780 bytes, which is more than twice the available memory in my Duemilanove. The author should warn potential buyers about the memory requirement. The app is useless to me if it wont fit on my Arduino, but I gave it a second star anyway just because its such a great idea and it would be so cool if you do have room for it.

It stopped working after the last update! Hey, you have to fix this! I am using and iPad 1, running iOS 5.1. Please fix quickly! The program will not lunch any longer. Thanks!

Im using this to build an aquarium controller/monitor. It took me a while to get the programming right, but no fault of the app. I bought the code generator and it personally helped me a ton. No problem accessing from inside or outside of my home network.

By far the best app to control Arduino. I use it constantly. The new Bluetooth support is AWESOME! Its a complete game changer.

Excellent app and great costumer service. Cant wait for the addition of more apps like timers. Good job!!

Anything that I have ever bought that says arduino on it,has no instructions,dose not work without instructions,instructions that are given are very vague,including this app,,,still havent actually used it yet,,,,u need wxyz,,,ssid,,,,n u need to buy this,,,and u need to buy that,,,that dosent mean youll b able to use the app yet,,,what will it need next,,,,who knows NO INSTRUCTIONS !!!!!!! no stars yet 0

This looked like the solution to my project. Given that Im a true novice with Arduino, I would expect some level of vendor support. I have sent several emails to Mr. Boco and posted my question on the Arduino forum. Unfortunately, I was not even given the common courtesy of a response from the developer.

I cannot express how amazing this app is in such a short review. I have never reviewed an app before but after the latest update this app so deserves my time for recognizing what a beautiful interface it allows for any arduino project. The in app purchases of the code and pin generator are so useful I cannot believe how inexpensive they are. My arduino programming skills have increased ten fold just by studying the code this app generates. Along with continual improvements and new features being add with each update, the value of this app only increases. It is a true must have for anyone who dabbles in the world of Arduino. My deepest gratitude goes out to Fabrizio Boco and anyone else who works on his "Arduino Manager" team. BRAVO!!!

The web site is confusing, and the tutorial is vague when it comes to Ethernet support. Could NOT get my phone connected even though the video makes it look "easy" to connect. Plus any "extra" things you want the app to do require two additional app purchases. Do not buy this app.