MQTTAnalyzer vs Sec MQTT Pub
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.
Sec MQTT Pub
This app provides a secure MQTT client for communicating with IoT devices using X.509 authentication and AES-128 encryption. It allows for customized messages and topics, offering a robust solution for secure IoT project communication.
- X.509 authentication
- Root CA authentication support
- AES-128 encryption
- Face ID / Touch ID support
- Customizable buttons for messages and topics
- Open-source project
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TLS IoT is an open-source end-to-end secured MQTTs client to communicate with your IoT device securely. The client supports the following features: • Use only X.509 to authenticate and secure the communication • Support Root CA authentication • AES-128 encryption to prevent the middle-man attack • Support Face ID / Touch ID You can define up to 4 buttons with customized messages and topics. TLS IoT tool is a secured and easy-to-use app. If you are looking for a highly secured MQTT tool for your IoT project, this app is for you. For more information about this project, including the source code and demos, please visit our project site: https://github.com/tracmo/open-tls-iot-client
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sec MQTT Pub at 5.0 against MQTTAnalyzer's 4.5. Sec MQTT Pub also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). MQTTAnalyzer's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 28 months) and ratings volume (23 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Sec MQTT Pub holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MQTTAnalyzer has 23 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
MQTTAnalyzer ships an update every 5 days, Sec MQTT Pub every 28 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MQTTAnalyzer | Sec MQTT Pub |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (23 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 28 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Philipp Arndt | Care Active Corp. |
Customer experience
MQTTAnalyzer
Sec MQTT Pub
In-app purchases
MQTTAnalyzer
No in-app purchases
Sec MQTT Pub
No in-app purchases
