Comparison

MQTTAnalyzer vs NTP Inspector

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

NTP Inspector

This utility app allows you to query NTP servers on the internet and view detailed information from their responses. It helps troubleshoot server issues by providing protocol version, stratum, reference time, and leap second status directly from your device.

Highlights
  • Query NTP servers
  • View protocol version
  • Check server stratum
  • Report reference time
  • Detect leap seconds
  • Troubleshoot network issues
Features
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NTP Inspector is an application that allows you to check servers running the NTP protocol over the Internet and report some basic information. It sends an NTP packet from your device to the server and reports backs almost everything included in the response, like the protocol version, mode, the server Stratum, its precision, reference time, as well as whether there is a leap second today or not. With this app you can troubleshoot NTP servers from anywhere, as seen from your device, and not a remote server, with complete privacy. The app was created when I received an alert for one of my NTP pool servers while outside and without laptop access, with no other option to query it to see what's wrong.

Screenshots

MQTTAnalyzer4 screens
NTP Inspector4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: NTP Inspector at 5.0 against MQTTAnalyzer's 4.5. NTP Inspector also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 81%). MQTTAnalyzer's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly) and ratings volume (23 vs 2). 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

NTP Inspector 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 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of MQTTAnalyzer's written reviews are positive against 100% of NTP Inspector's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MQTTAnalyzer ships an update every 5 days, NTP Inspector monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
MQTTAnalyzer versus NTP Inspector: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMQTTAnalyzerNTP Inspector
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (23 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings23 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhilipp ArndtAntonios Chariton

Customer experience

MQTTAnalyzer

All ratings23 ratings
Positive87.0%
Neutral4.3%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive80.9%
Neutral4.3%
Negative14.9%

NTP Inspector

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

MQTTAnalyzer

No in-app purchases

None

NTP Inspector

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MQTTAnalyzer free?
MQTTAnalyzer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NTP Inspector free?
NTP Inspector is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MQTTAnalyzer or NTP Inspector?
NTP Inspector is rated higher. MQTTAnalyzer averages 4.5 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while NTP Inspector averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do MQTTAnalyzer or NTP Inspector have ads?
Neither MQTTAnalyzer nor NTP Inspector shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MQTTAnalyzer or NTP Inspector?
MQTTAnalyzer ships an update every 5 days, and NTP Inspector monthly. Most recently, MQTTAnalyzer was updated on October 20, 2026 and NTP Inspector on October 1, 2026.

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