# MQTTAnalyzer vs PineTool

The clearest difference is rating: PineTool at 5.0 against MQTTAnalyzer's 4.5. PineTool also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 78%) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). MQTTAnalyzer's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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

PineTool holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of MQTTAnalyzer's written reviews are positive against 100% of PineTool's.

## The numbers

| Metric | MQTTAnalyzer | PineTool |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.5 (22 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mqttanalyzer/id1493015317/reviews) | **[5.0 (11 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pinetool/id6448319330/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **22** | 11 |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | — |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Size | 12 MB | 1 MB |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | **16.0** |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, Mac** | iPhone |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Philipp Arndt](https://appshunter.io/developer/1493015316) | [Lachlan Bell](https://appshunter.io/developer/1260531873) |

## What reviewers say

### MQTTAnalyzer

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mqttanalyzer/id1493015317)

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:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


### PineTool

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pinetool/id6448319330)

This app connects to a specific soldering iron model via Bluetooth to display real-time temperature, power, and other operational data. Users can also adjust the iron's temperature set point directly from their device.

**Highlights:** Real-time tip temperature display, Live power value visualization, Temperature set point configuration, Voltage and handle temperature monitoring, Uptime and power source parameter display, Live charting of temperature and power

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is MQTTAnalyzer free?

MQTTAnalyzer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is PineTool free?

PineTool is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, MQTTAnalyzer or PineTool?

PineTool is rated higher. MQTTAnalyzer averages 4.5 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while PineTool averages 5.0 from 11 ratings.

### Do MQTTAnalyzer or PineTool have ads?

Neither MQTTAnalyzer nor PineTool shows ads.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*