Comparison

MQTT Manager vs GS1 Operator

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

Head to head
About

MQTT Manager

This app provides a user-friendly interface for interacting with MQTT brokers. It offers a variety of customizable widgets to display and control data, along with comprehensive documentation for MQTT basics and broker setup.

Highlights
  • Widget-based MQTT topic interaction
  • Display, Gauge, LED, Graph widgets
  • Switch, Knob, Slider, Push Button widgets
  • Secure Switch and Switch & LED widgets
  • Comprehensive MQTT and broker setup documentation
  • Example sketches for Arduino and Raspberry Pi Pico W
Features
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MQTT Manager is a general-purpose application to read and write topics on a MQTT broker through a friendly interface based on widgets. The application is organized in 4 tabs and each tab can contain any number of widgets. Widgets are chosen between the available ones: * Display: Shows a numeric value or text (scrolling it) * Gauge: Shows a numeric value over a graded scale * LED: Shows the value of a topic as a LED on or off * Graph: Shows the values of a topic as a graph * Switch: Writes a value to the topic depending on the switch position * Secure Switch: Similar to the Switch Widget. To operate the switch, the protection has to be remove with a click on the yellow bands though * Switch & LED: Writes a value to a topic and shows its value as a LED on or off * Knob: Writes a value to a topic proportional to the position of the knob * Slider: Writes a value to a topic proportional to the position of the slider * Push Button: Writes a value to a topic when the button is pushed and another value when it is released * Text: Writes the value entered by the user to a topic The application includes: * a complete user manual * documentation to learn the MQTT basics * the documentation to install a private MQTT broker on: * Raspberry Pi * Linux * macOS * documentation to use the Adafruit IO service instead of your MQTT broker. This allows to get started in a few minutes, without installing additional software * documentation includes how to configure a local mosquitto broker with authentication, using SSL and using client certificates for users/devices identification and authentication * Arduino ESP32, Arduino MEGA, Arduino Nano 33 IoT and MKR1000 sketches to create a MQTT node which sends data to the application and can be controlled by it * Raspberry Pi Pico W micropython script to create a MQTT node which sends data to the application and can be controlled by it

About

GS1 Operator

Features
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All the bolts and nuts you need to create, distribute and manage for Digital Coupon, within one powerful platform on the cloud. We provide a comprehensive Digital Coupon platform for the merchant to create, to distribute, to redeem coupons. It is simpliest way ever, the merchant can create unlimited marketing campaigns with coupon, self help all the way, no technical help is needed. This is the Redeemer App for Merchants to invite Third Party to process the redempiton. Note: Terms of Use - Visit http://www.mezzofy.com/terms.html Privacy Policy - Visit http://www.mezzofy.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

MQTT Manager4 screens
GS1 Operator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: GS1 Operator at Free against MQTT Manager's $7.99. GS1 Operator also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

GS1 Operator is free to download; MQTT Manager costs $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MQTT Manager ships an update every 5 weeks, GS1 Operator monthly. The most recent releases landed on August 23, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
MQTT Manager versus GS1 Operator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMQTT ManagerGS1 Operator
Price$7.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFabrizio BocoMezzofy (Hong Kong) Limited

In-app purchases

None

MQTT Manager

No in-app purchases

None

GS1 Operator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MQTT Manager free?
MQTT Manager costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is GS1 Operator free?
GS1 Operator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MQTT Manager or GS1 Operator have ads?
Neither MQTT Manager nor GS1 Operator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MQTT Manager or GS1 Operator?
MQTT Manager ships an update every 5 weeks, and GS1 Operator monthly. Most recently, MQTT Manager was updated on August 23, 2026 and GS1 Operator on September 16, 2026.

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