ESP Home vs MQTTAnalyzer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ESP Home
Control your IoT devices using custom JavaScript interfaces. Design your device controls on a web platform and sync them to your mobile device for seamless interaction.
- IoT device control
- Custom JavaScript interfaces
- Web-based design tool
- Data and file synchronization
- API command execution
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ESP Home is a general framework for controlling an IoT (internet of things) device from mobile. ESP Home App uses your JavaScript files to connect and control the interface. You design sections and rows and then control them from JavaScript. All design tasks can be done on www.esphome.app in user area. ESP Home hosts your data and JavaScript files. Once you logged into the App, your files will be synchronized with the server and when you select a device on the list in app, JavaScript of that device will be run and starts working. You connect to the real device for API commands from within JavaScript files.
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: MQTTAnalyzer at 81% against ESP Home's 25%. MQTTAnalyzer also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.1) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). ESP Home's advantage is iOS requirement (11.4 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and monetization model 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. ESP Home sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. MQTTAnalyzer asks for nothing beyond the download.
MQTTAnalyzer holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 23 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of ESP Home's written reviews are positive against 81% of MQTTAnalyzer's.
ESP Home ships an update every 2 weeks, MQTTAnalyzer every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ESP Home | MQTTAnalyzer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (12 ratings) | 4.5 (23 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 80.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 23 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 11.4 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dayana Networks Ltd | Philipp Arndt |
Customer experience
ESP Home
MQTTAnalyzer
In-app purchases
ESP Home
- Donate 5 USD$4.99
- Donate 10 USD$9.99
- Donate 20 USD$19.99
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- Donate 50 USD$49.99
MQTTAnalyzer
No in-app purchases









