TLS Inspector vs Sec MQTT Pub
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TLS Inspector
Inspect TLS certificates for any domain or IP address to understand trust and safety. Detect man-in-the-middle attacks by highlighting invalid certificates. Access detailed certificate properties and integrate with your browser.
- Input domain or IP for inspection
- Inspect websites via browser extension
- View entire issue chain and trust status
- Detailed TLS certificate properties
- Detect man-in-the-middle attacks
- Share sheet integration with Safari
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Trust & Safety in the palm of your hand. • Input & Inspect. It's really that simple. Input a domain or IP address using the TLS Inspector app, or inspect any website from within your favourite browser using our Inspect Website extension. • No Nonsense Results. "At a glance" has never been easier. TLS Inspector will show you the entire issue chain for any website, and whether or not your device trusts that chain. • Dive Deep. Details for days. View important properties of any TLS certificate including fingerprints, dates, algorithms, and more. • Stay Safe Online. No training required. TLS Inspector makes it easy to detect and avoid man-in-the-middle attacks on unsafe networks by highlighting invalid and untrustworthy certificates. • Right Place, Right Time. Inspect nearly anything from anywhere. Easily access TLS Inspector from other apps, such as Safari, with the Show Certificates share sheet action. TLS Inspector is free & libre open source software (FLOSS) with source code available on GitHub. TLS Inspector is made entirely without the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Large Language Models (LLMs).
Sec MQTT Pub
This app provides a secure MQTT client for communicating with IoT devices using X.509 authentication and AES-128 encryption. It allows for customized messages and topics, offering a robust solution for secure IoT project communication.
- X.509 authentication
- Root CA authentication support
- AES-128 encryption
- Face ID / Touch ID support
- Customizable buttons for messages and topics
- Open-source project
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TLS IoT is an open-source end-to-end secured MQTTs client to communicate with your IoT device securely. The client supports the following features: • Use only X.509 to authenticate and secure the communication • Support Root CA authentication • AES-128 encryption to prevent the middle-man attack • Support Face ID / Touch ID You can define up to 4 buttons with customized messages and topics. TLS IoT tool is a secured and easy-to-use app. If you are looking for a highly secured MQTT tool for your IoT project, this app is for you. For more information about this project, including the source code and demos, please visit our project site: https://github.com/tracmo/open-tls-iot-client
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: TLS Inspector at every 6 weeks against Sec MQTT Pub's every 28 months. TLS Inspector also leads on ratings volume (256 vs 1). Sec MQTT Pub's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). 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.
Sec MQTT Pub holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TLS Inspector has 256 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
TLS Inspector ships an update every 6 weeks, Sec MQTT Pub every 28 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TLS Inspector | Sec MQTT Pub |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (256 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 256 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 28 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ian Spence | Care Active Corp. |
Customer experience
TLS Inspector
Sec MQTT Pub
Bugs and requests
TLS Inspector
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crash issue fixed
- Share extension 'inspect website' never works
- Error checking for TLS bundle updates
- App freezes
- App locks up, non functional
Requested features
3 requests- Continue making app great and helpful
- Add dark mode option
- More advanced features
Sec MQTT Pub
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
TLS Inspector
No in-app purchases
Sec MQTT Pub
No in-app purchases
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