Comparison

MIDI Network vs MQTTAnalyzer

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

MIDI Network

Manage MIDI connections on your iOS device. View active connections, MIDI contacts, and network services. Establish or break connections, manage contacts, and set network policies.

Highlights
  • Manage iOS MIDI connections
  • View active connections
  • Display MIDI contacts
  • Show MIDI Bonjour services
  • Establish/break network connections
  • Add/remove MIDI contacts
  • Set network connection policy
Features
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MIDI Network enables you to manage your iOS device's MIDI connections with other devices on the network. MIDI Network displays: - active connections of your device's MIDI Network Session; - your device's MIDI contacts; - MIDI Bonjour services on the network. MIDI Network enables you to: - establish or break a connection with a MIDI service on the network; - add or remove services to the MIDI contacts list; - connect to services in the MIDI contacts; - set your device's network connection policy.

About

MQTTAnalyzer

Monitor and debug MQTT brokers on your Apple devices. Visualize data with hierarchical views, JSON highlighting, and charts. Publish messages, manage multiple brokers, and sync settings across devices. Free and open source.

Highlights
  • MQTT 3.1.1 and 5.0 support
  • JSON highlighting and pretty-printing
  • Time series charts for numeric values
  • Connect to multiple brokers
  • Full-text search
  • Publish messages
  • iCloud sync
Features
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Monitor and debug your MQTT broker from iPhone, iPad, or Mac. MQTTAnalyzer is the essential tool for smart home enthusiasts, IoT developers, and anyone working with MQTT-based systems. Free, open source, and no ads. CONNECT WITH CONFIDENCE • MQTT 3.1.1 and MQTT 5.0 support • MQTT and WebSocket connections • SSL/TLS with ALPN and server CA certificate validation • Username/password and client certificate authentication • Support for self-signed certificates • Predefined settings for AWS IoT • Connection diagnostics to identify issues quickly VISUALIZE YOUR DATA • Hierarchical topic tree view • JSON highlighting and pretty-printing • Time series charts for numeric values • ANSI color code rendering • Image viewer with pinch-to-zoom (PNG, JPEG, GIF, WebP, and more) • Hex viewer for binary payloads STAY ORGANIZED • Connect to multiple brokers simultaneously • Subscribe to multiple topics per broker • Full-text search across topics and messages • Unread message indicators • Statistics panel with message counts • Large payload support (10MB+) with export PUBLISH AND CONTROL • Publish messages with QoS and retain flag • JSON message builder with form interface • Delete retained messages from broker • Siri shortcuts for quick actions SYNC ACROSS DEVICES • iCloud sync for settings and certificates • Native experience on iPhone, iPad, and Mac Have feedback or feature requests? Visit our GitHub page — MQTTAnalyzer is open source and community-driven.

Screenshots

MIDI Network3 screens
MQTTAnalyzer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: MIDI Network at 8.0 against MQTTAnalyzer's 18.0. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for MIDI Network against 4.5 for MQTTAnalyzer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 23 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of MIDI Network's written reviews are positive against 81% of MQTTAnalyzer's.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
MIDI Network versus MQTTAnalyzer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMIDI NetworkMQTTAnalyzer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (8 ratings) — better4.5 (23 ratings)
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews — better80.9% of reviews
Number of ratings823 — better
Update frequency—Every 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS8.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOscar BouwmansPhilipp Arndt

Customer experience

MIDI Network

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%

MQTTAnalyzer

All ratings23 ratings
Positive87.0%
Neutral4.3%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive80.9%
Neutral4.3%
Negative14.9%

In-app purchases

None

MIDI Network

No in-app purchases

None

MQTTAnalyzer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MIDI Network free?
MIDI Network is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MQTTAnalyzer free?
MQTTAnalyzer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MIDI Network or MQTTAnalyzer?
MIDI Network is rated higher. MIDI Network averages 4.6 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while MQTTAnalyzer averages 4.5 from 23 ratings.
Do MIDI Network or MQTTAnalyzer have ads?
Neither MIDI Network nor MQTTAnalyzer shows ads.

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