Comparison

MQTTAnalyzer vs Star Debug

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

Star Debug

Manage your Starlink devices with this alternative tool. It allows you to decode debug data, initiate basic dish and router operations, view telemetry, and create shareable debug data files. The app also checks your internet connection.

Highlights
  • Decode DebugData JSON
  • Initiate dish operations (Reboot, Stow, Unstow)
  • Initiate router operations (Reboot, WiFi setup)
  • View online telemetry and statuses
  • Create and share DebugData JSON
  • Check internet connection
Features
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Star Debug is an alternative tool to manage your Starlink devices. Currently, it supports: - Decode and view DebugData json copied (or saved to file) from the official Starlink app or web panel. - Initiate basic operations with the dish: Reboot/Stow/Unstow/GPSon/off and with the router: reboot and basic wifi setup (if applicable). - View telemetry available in DebugData, but updated from Starlink online: statuses, alerts, basic stats, current configurations, etc. - Create and share DebugData-compatible json data. - Check the internet connection in place within the app. This application was created as part of the volunteer initiative "Narodnyi Starlink" for the needs of people who care about the availability of communications even in the places where the russian aggressor tries to turn cities into ashes.

Screenshots

MQTTAnalyzer4 screens
Star Debug4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Star Debug at 5.0 against MQTTAnalyzer's 4.5. Star Debug also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 78%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). MQTTAnalyzer's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (22 vs 5). 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

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

Star Debug holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of MQTTAnalyzer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Star Debug's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MQTTAnalyzer ships an update every 5 days, Star Debug every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and July 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
MQTTAnalyzer versus Star Debug: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMQTTAnalyzerStar Debug
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (22 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings22 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhilipp ArndtIhor Lytvynenko

Customer experience

MQTTAnalyzer

All ratings22 ratings
Positive86.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.6%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral5.6%
Negative16.7%

Star Debug

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

MQTTAnalyzer

No in-app purchases

None

Star Debug

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MQTTAnalyzer free?
MQTTAnalyzer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Star Debug free?
Star Debug is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MQTTAnalyzer or Star Debug?
Star Debug is rated higher. MQTTAnalyzer averages 4.5 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while Star Debug averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do MQTTAnalyzer or Star Debug have ads?
Neither MQTTAnalyzer nor Star Debug shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MQTTAnalyzer or Star Debug?
MQTTAnalyzer ships an update every 5 days, and Star Debug every 2 months. Most recently, MQTTAnalyzer was updated on September 21, 2026 and Star Debug on July 8, 2026.

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