Tinca: ROS 2 Robot Control
Build your ROS 2 dashboard
Free · In‑App Purchases
Build a control panel for your ROS 2 robot in minutes. Drag in joysticks, camera feeds, gauges, and joint sliders, then connect over rosbridge or Foxglove WebSocket.
Tinca turns your iPhone or iPad into a custom control panel for any ROS 2 robot. Drag in the widgets you need, connect to your robot, and drive.
BUILD YOUR OWN DASHBOARD
Start from a blank grid or a template. Drag, drop, and resize widgets to match your exact workflow. Save up to three dashboards, each with separate portrait and landscape layouts, so you are always ready for different robots or tasks.
CONNECT YOUR WAY
Connect straight to your robot over Wi-Fi using the Foxglove WebSocket protocol or rosbridge, on ws:// or wss://. The connection is direct: no relay in between, no account, no sign-in. Point it at your robot or your bridge, save it, and reconnect with a tap. Zenoh support is on the roadmap.
WIDGETS FOR REAL WORK
Teleoperation: joysticks, D-pads, and custom buttons.
Telemetry: gauges, compasses, plots, and indicator lights.
Video: live camera feeds over a topic subscription, MJPEG, or WebRTC.
Inspection: topic and parameter tools.
SAFETY FIRST
An E-Stop is always on screen and one tap away, connected or not. It cancels the goals Tinca started, publishes a zero velocity command to your configured command topic, and disconnects, so it stops what Tinca is commanding. Your robot's own hardware E-stop stays the authority for stopping the machine.
HANDCRAFTED, WIDGET BY WIDGET
The interface is built with the same care as the connection underneath it. Every widget is drawn to be read at a glance, keeping your data clear and your active controls unmistakable while the robot is moving.
NO SUBSCRIPTIONS: FREE AND PRO
Free: a fully functional control app. Sixteen core widgets, including joysticks, camera feeds, gauges, and buttons, and both connection protocols. No time limit and no ads.
Pro, a one-time purchase: fourteen advanced widgets including Map2D, Laser Scan, Time Series, and Joint Sliders, plus MJPEG and WebRTC video, HUD overlay widgets, and advanced configuration on the free widgets such as joystick curves, deadzones, custom axis mapping, and publish rates.
Tinca is built by Auri Labs. It is a control panel for robots you own and operate. Always follow safe operating practices with real hardware.
Map 2D, rebuilt:
• Costmaps, laser scan, robot footprint and local plan as layers, in the order you choose.
• Long-press to send a navigation goal, drag to aim it, release to send. One tap cancels.
• Smooth pan, rotate and follow; robot placed from TF; big maps load in steps.
Also:
• Joint Sliders: Auto-detect reads limits from your robot description.
• A frozen camera now shows it.
• Safety improvements in control widgets and the E-STOP button.
The developer, BENJAMIN ANDRES ARRATIA URIBE, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Purchases
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- BENJAMIN ANDRES ARRATIA URIBE
- Size
- 80.3 MB
- Category
- Developer Tools
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 16.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 16.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 16.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Tinca Pro $19.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Benjamin Arratia Uribe
