Comparison

MQTTAnalyzer vs Home Configurator

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Home Configurator

Organize and view your HomeKit accessories by type, room, or zone. Easily create, rename, or delete homes, rooms, and zones for a better overview of your smart home devices.

Highlights
  • Organized accessory view by type
  • Group accessories by room and zone
  • Create, rename, and delete homes
  • Filter accessories by room/zone
  • Supports HomeKit-enabled accessories
Features
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Home Configurator lets you see your HomeKit homes, accessories, rooms and zones in a more organised way. The accessories are grouped by type to give you a better overview over lights, outlets, switches and sensors. You can easily edit your homes, rooms and zones – create new ones, rename or delete them. You can also filter your accessories by room and zone. This app requires access to HomeKit and only works with HomeKit-enabled accessories.

Screenshots

MQTTAnalyzer4 screens
Home Configurator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: MQTTAnalyzer at 4.5 against Home Configurator's 3.9. MQTTAnalyzer also leads on review sentiment (81% vs 50%) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 8 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MQTTAnalyzer holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of MQTTAnalyzer's written reviews are positive against 50% of Home Configurator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MQTTAnalyzer ships an update every 5 days, Home Configurator every 8 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
MQTTAnalyzer versus Home Configurator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMQTTAnalyzerHome Configurator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (23 ratings) — better3.9 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews80.9% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings23 — better13
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhilipp ArndtMatthias Hochgatterer

Customer experience

MQTTAnalyzer

All ratings23 ratings
Positive87.0%
Neutral4.3%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive80.9%
Neutral4.3%
Negative14.9%

Home Configurator

All ratings13 ratings
Positive69.2%
Neutral7.7%
Negative23.1%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral7.1%
Negative42.9%

In-app purchases

None

MQTTAnalyzer

No in-app purchases

None

Home Configurator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MQTTAnalyzer free?
MQTTAnalyzer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Home Configurator free?
Home Configurator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MQTTAnalyzer or Home Configurator?
MQTTAnalyzer is rated higher. MQTTAnalyzer averages 4.5 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while Home Configurator averages 3.9 from 13 ratings.
Do MQTTAnalyzer or Home Configurator have ads?
Neither MQTTAnalyzer nor Home Configurator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MQTTAnalyzer or Home Configurator?
MQTTAnalyzer ships an update every 5 days, and Home Configurator every 8 months. Most recently, MQTTAnalyzer was updated on November 3, 2026 and Home Configurator on November 3, 2026.

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