Magic Home Pro vs MQTT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Magic Home Pro
Control your smart LED lighting with this Wi-Fi controller app. Easily set up lights to your router, group devices, and manage them locally or remotely. View light status and color at a glance with a refreshed user interface.
- Faster start without scanning
- Easier router setup
- Group different device types
- Add devices to multiple groups
- Local and remote control
- Light status and color display
- New UI design
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Magic Home Pro is a wifi controller APP for smart led lighting. New feature: 1. Faster Start without scanning 2. Easier to set light to router 3. Different type of device can be added to same group 4. One device can be added to multi-group 5. Local and remote control can be displayed automatically 6. List shows the light status and color 7. New UI design
MQTT
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The MQTT-IOT app is a powerful and user-friendly application that allows you to connect to MQTT brokers and seamlessly communicate with IoT devices and services. With its intuitive interface and robust functionality, this app is designed to meet the needs of both MQTT beginners and experienced developers. Publish and Subscribe: Publish messages on specific topics and subscribe to topics of interest to receive real-time updates from connected MQTT devices or services.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Magic Home Pro at none against MQTT's shown. Magic Home Pro also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 16 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Magic Home Pro sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and MQTT sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Magic Home Pro ships an update every 2 months, MQTT every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Magic Home Pro | MQTT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (933 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 26.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 933 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 16 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 274 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 明长 周 | 109700 |
Bugs and requests
Magic Home Pro
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes or freezes frequently
- Lights won't connect to WiFi
- Timers and schedules not working as expected
- Incorrect color representation in the app
- Lights randomly changing colors or turning on/off
Requested features
5 requests- Add sunrise/sunset timer functionality
- Allow custom programming of lighting effects
- Improve Alexa and Google Home integration
- Add Spotify music sync support
- Provide better troubleshooting and support
MQTT
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Magic Home Pro
- Subscribe IFTTT for one month$1.99
- Subscribe IFTTT for one year$9.99
MQTT
- Upgrade to PLUS$9.99
- Upgrade to PRO$39.99
Questions
Is Magic Home Pro free?
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Do Magic Home Pro or MQTT have ads?
Which is updated more often, Magic Home Pro or MQTT?
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