MQTTAnalyzer vs Remote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Remote
Access your Node-RED dashboard and other local network websites from your mobile device. Receive push notifications, trigger actions, and utilize geofencing for remote control. Integrates with iOS Shortcuts for enhanced automation.
- Node-RED dashboard access
- Local network website access
- Push notifications from Node-RED
- Interactive push notification answers
- iOS Shortcuts integration
- Geofencing for Node-RED control
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Remote-RED gives you mobile access to your Node-RED dashboard at home. It creates a tunnel between your home network and your mobile device. But Remote-RED extends your Node-RED by a lot more. The following functions are already possible: - Access to your Node-RED Dashboard - Access to other websites in your local network, as long as they meet certain requirements (see terms of use). - Push notifications from Node-RED to your mobile device - Answers to questions in push notifications that trigger actions in Node-RED - iOS Shortcuts to trigger actions in Node-RED or to use context variables from Node-RED in iOS - Geofences to control your local Node-RED Please respect the terms of use of this app: https://www.remote-red.com/en/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MQTTAnalyzer at none against Remote's 6. MQTTAnalyzer also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (78% vs 68%). Remote's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.5) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Remote sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 3 months. MQTTAnalyzer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Remote holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 6 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 78% of MQTTAnalyzer's written reviews are positive against 68% of Remote's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
MQTTAnalyzer ships an update every 5 days, Remote every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and August 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MQTTAnalyzer | Remote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (22 ratings) | 4.7 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better | 68.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Philipp Arndt | Looking4Cache UG (haftungsbeschraenkt) |
Customer experience
MQTTAnalyzer
Remote
In-app purchases
MQTTAnalyzer
No in-app purchases
Remote
- Push Notifications - 3 months7 Days trial$0.993 Months
- Geofencing - Three months7 Days trial$1.493 Months
- Remote Access - Three months7 Days trial$1.993 Months
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- Push Notifications - One year7 Days trial$2.491 Year
- Geofencing - One year7 Days trial$3.991 Year
- Remote Access - One year7 Days trial$5.991 Year
