Comparison

MQTT Manager vs EasyMQTT

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

EasyMQTT

This application acts as an MQTT client for iOS devices, enabling interaction with any MQTT broker. It offers a user-friendly interface for managing home automation setups, controlling devices, and monitoring remote brokers. Advanced features can be unlocked through an in-app purchase.

Highlights
  • MQTT client for iOS
  • Interact with any MQTT Broker
  • Home automation control
  • Siri Shortcuts integration
  • Light and dark mode support
  • Save favorite topics and messages
Features
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EasyMQTT is an MQTT client for iPhone and iPad that helps you connect to your broker, monitor live topics, and publish messages quickly. Use it for home automation setups, Zigbee2MQTT, remote monitoring, or everyday MQTT debugging. With EasyMQTT you can: - connect to multiple MQTT brokers - subscribe to topics and inspect incoming messages in real time - publish messages quickly or save recurring payloads as favorites - create widgets and graph widgets for the MQTT values you care about - automate actions with Siri Shortcuts - review connection history and saved broker locations EasyMQTT Plus unlocks additional features including favorites for brokers, topics, and messages, more powerful widget workflows, and deeper Siri Shortcuts automation. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

MQTT Manager4 screens
EasyMQTT1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: EasyMQTT at Free against MQTT Manager's $7.99. EasyMQTT also leads on ratings volume (36 vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). MQTT Manager's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 6). On ads 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

EasyMQTT is free to download; MQTT Manager costs $7.99 up front. EasyMQTT sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 3 months. MQTT Manager asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MQTT Manager holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EasyMQTT has 36 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of MQTT Manager's written reviews are positive against 27% of EasyMQTT's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MQTT Manager ships an update every 5 weeks, EasyMQTT every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
MQTT Manager versus EasyMQTT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMQTT ManagerEasyMQTT
Price$7.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better3.5 (36 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better26.9% of reviews
Number of ratings136 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFabrizio BocoLuca Kaufmann

Customer experience

MQTT Manager

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

EasyMQTT

All ratings36 ratings
Positive63.9%
Neutral2.8%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive26.9%
Neutral7.7%
Negative65.4%

In-app purchases

None

MQTT Manager

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

EasyMQTT

Subscriptions3
  • EasyMQTT Plus - Three months$1.993 Months
  • EasyMQTT Plus Yearly Sub14 Days trial$3.991 Year
  • EasyMQTT Plus Yearly Sub14 Days trial$5.991 Year
One-time2
  • EasyMQTT Plus$10.99
  • EasyMQTT Plus lifetime2 variants$14.99

Questions

Is MQTT Manager free?
MQTT Manager costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is EasyMQTT free?
EasyMQTT is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MQTT Manager or EasyMQTT?
MQTT Manager is rated higher. MQTT Manager averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while EasyMQTT averages 3.5 from 36 ratings.
Do MQTT Manager or EasyMQTT have ads?
Neither MQTT Manager nor EasyMQTT shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MQTT Manager or EasyMQTT?
MQTT Manager ships an update every 5 weeks, and EasyMQTT every 2 weeks. Most recently, MQTT Manager was updated on October 24, 2026 and EasyMQTT on October 24, 2026.

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