SSL Detective Plus vs Sec MQTT Pub
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SSL Detective Plus
Investigate and verify SSL/TLS certificate chains with ease. This tool helps troubleshoot connection issues by displaying full certificate details and chains, which can then be emailed for further review.
- Investigate SSL/TLS certificates
- Verify certificate chains
- Easy-to-browse format
- Email certificate chains
- Troubleshoot connection issues
- View full certificate details
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SSL Detective Plus is a great tool for investigating SSL/TLS certificates and certificate chains. SSL Detective loads and displays SSL certificates and verifies SSL certificate chains in a easy to browse format. The SSL certificate chains can also be e-mailed to use or review on other systems. SSL Detective Plus uses the standard iPhone and iPad protocols to download and evaluate certificates and certificate chains to easily probe and troubleshoot certificate issues and resolve them quickly. SSL Detective is the perfect tool for troubleshooting SSL or TLS issues when connecting an iPhone or iPad to a web server, VPN (Virtual Private Network) server, mail server, MDM (Mobile Device Management) server, or any SSL/TLS enabled server. When an iPhone or iPad has a certificate error, only a portion of the server certificate may be displayed and it usually does not show the entire certificate or the certificate chain. Some apps will fail silently due to SSL/TLS error, or may log data to the system log. SSL Detective fills in the missing piece by being able to view the full certificate and the certificate chain for troubleshooting when attempting to resolve any issues. SSL Detective can also email the entire certificate chain right from the App, making it easy to troubleshoot the certificates on other systems SSL (Secure Socket Layer) and TLS (Transport Layer Security) are used to encrypt network traffic and verify that data has not been modified during transit. In order to have a successful SSL/TLS connection without warnings or failures, the certificate on the server must be valid and trusted.
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 price: Sec MQTT Pub at Free against SSL Detective Plus's $29.99. Sec MQTT Pub also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). SSL Detective Plus's advantage is update cadence (every 9 months vs every 28 months) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On ads, 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
Sec MQTT Pub is free to download; SSL Detective Plus costs $29.99 up front. SSL Detective Plus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sec MQTT Pub asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sec MQTT Pub holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SSL Detective Plus has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
SSL Detective Plus ships an update every 9 months, Sec MQTT Pub every 28 months. The most recent releases landed on July 16, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SSL Detective Plus | Sec MQTT Pub |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $29.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months — better | Every 28 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Twocanoes Software, Inc. | Care Active Corp. |
Customer experience
SSL Detective Plus
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In-app purchases
SSL Detective Plus
- SSL DetectiveFree
Sec MQTT Pub
No in-app purchases
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