EasyMQTT vs HABly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EasyMQTT
This application acts as an MQTT client for iOS devices, enabling interaction with any MQTT broker. It offers a user-friendly interface for managing home automation setups, controlling devices, and monitoring remote brokers. Advanced features can be unlocked through an in-app purchase.
- MQTT client for iOS
- Interact with any MQTT Broker
- Home automation control
- Siri Shortcuts integration
- Light and dark mode support
- Save favorite topics and messages
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EasyMQTT is an MQTT client for iPhone and iPad that helps you connect to your broker, monitor live topics, and publish messages quickly. Use it for home automation setups, Zigbee2MQTT, remote monitoring, or everyday MQTT debugging. With EasyMQTT you can: - connect to multiple MQTT brokers - subscribe to topics and inspect incoming messages in real time - publish messages quickly or save recurring payloads as favorites - create widgets and graph widgets for the MQTT values you care about - automate actions with Siri Shortcuts - review connection history and saved broker locations EasyMQTT Plus unlocks additional features including favorites for brokers, topics, and messages, more powerful widget workflows, and deeper Siri Shortcuts automation. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
HABly
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Control your OpenHAB with custom widgets! Monitor temps, track energy, toggle switches – all at your fingertips. Simplify your smart home! Easy setup for your customized widgets: 1. Create a Collection 2. Add Items to the Collection 3. Customize Items 4. Add Widget on HomeScreen 5. Select Collection in the widget
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HABly at none against EasyMQTT's 6. EasyMQTT's advantage is device support. On price 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. EasyMQTT sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 3 months. HABly asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | EasyMQTT | HABly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (36 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 26.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 36 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Luca Kaufmann | Stephan Weber |
In-app purchases
EasyMQTT
- EasyMQTT Plus - Three months$1.993 Months
- EasyMQTT Plus Yearly Sub14 Days trial$3.991 Year
- EasyMQTT Plus Yearly Sub14 Days trial$5.991 Year
- EasyMQTT Plus$10.99
- EasyMQTT Plus lifetime2 variants$14.99
HABly
No in-app purchases
