MQTTAnalyzer vs AWTRIX 3
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.
AWTRIX 3
Manage your AWTRIX 3 device with ease from your smartphone. Adjust settings, screen mirror, and access an exclusive icon database to create custom static or animated icons. View your icons and access your AppLoop directly.
- Adjust device settings
- Screen mirroring
- Exclusive icon database access
- Create static and animated icons
- Access AppLoop
- View icons
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By purchasing this app, you play a crucial role in supporting the development of Awtrix Light! Manage your Awtrix with unparalleled ease straight from your smartphone. With this intuitive app, get complete control over your device's features: - Adjust settings such as text color, app transitions and much more. - Screenmirror - Exclusive access to the AWTRIX light icon database - Create static or animated icons - Access your AppLoop - View your icons
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: MQTTAnalyzer at Free against AWTRIX 3's $3.99. MQTTAnalyzer also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.3). AWTRIX 3's advantage is review sentiment (90% vs 78%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). On ratings volume, update cadence, 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
MQTTAnalyzer is free to download; AWTRIX 3 costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MQTTAnalyzer holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 12 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 78% of MQTTAnalyzer's written reviews are positive against 90% of AWTRIX 3'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, AWTRIX 3 every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MQTTAnalyzer | AWTRIX 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (22 ratings) — better | 3.3 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews | 90.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Philipp Arndt | Stephan Muehl |
Customer experience
MQTTAnalyzer
AWTRIX 3
In-app purchases
MQTTAnalyzer
No in-app purchases
AWTRIX 3
No in-app purchases
