MQTTAnalyzer vs Rosettica
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.
Rosettica
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Rosettica is a privacy-first AI translation app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Translate text into multiple languages at once with TranslateGemma running on-device, stream results in real time, and keep your data off third-party servers. Powered by TranslateGemma 4B on Apple's MLX framework, Rosettica runs fully on-device for maximum privacy. You can also connect to your own OpenAI-compatible server, or let your iPhone use your Mac as a local translation server over Wi-Fi. KEY FEATURES: • On-Device AI Translation — Run TranslateGemma locally on Apple Silicon. After a one-time model download, translation works entirely offline with no cloud APIs. • Local Network Translation (Mac + iPhone) — Turn your Mac into a translation server for nearby iOS devices. Your iPhone discovers the Mac automatically via Bonjour on the same Wi-Fi network and offloads translation to the Mac's more powerful hardware. All traffic stays on your local network. • Multi-Target Translation — Translate to multiple target languages simultaneously. Each language gets its own live-updating card with real-time streaming output. • Automatic Source Language Detection — Rosettica detects the source language automatically using on-device NaturalLanguage analysis. You can also override the detected language manually. • 55+ Language Coverage — Built on TranslateGemma, benchmarked across 55 core languages including Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Spanish, French, German, Hindi, and more. • Image-to-Text Input (OCR) — Extract text from photos, camera captures (iOS), or imported image files (Mac), then translate it instantly. • Flexible Backends — Switch between on-device, remote server, or local network modes in Settings. • Multiple Remote Endpoints — Configure and prioritize multiple OpenAI-compatible endpoints (LMStudio, vLLM, Ollama, etc.) with connection testing, model discovery, and drag-and-drop reordering. • Performance Controls — Tune max parallel translation tasks to balance speed and memory usage for your hardware. No upper limit — you decide based on your device. • Translation History + Search — Every translation is saved locally. Browse, search, and copy past results anytime. • iCloud Backup & Restore — Back up and restore your translation history using your own iCloud account. • Privacy First — No analytics SDKs, no tracking, no account required. Your translations stay on your devices. Rosettica is free with an optional tip jar. Built for people who need fast multilingual workflows while staying in control of where their data is processed.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MQTTAnalyzer at none against Rosettica's 2. MQTTAnalyzer also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Rosettica sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. MQTTAnalyzer asks for nothing beyond the download.
MQTTAnalyzer ships an update every 5 days, Rosettica every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MQTTAnalyzer | Rosettica |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (22 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Philipp Arndt | 智敏 焦 |
In-app purchases
MQTTAnalyzer
No in-app purchases
Rosettica
- Small Coffee$1.99
- Large Coffee$5.99









