Thermals vs MQTT Tester
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Thermals
Monitor your device's thermal state and processor activity to diagnose performance issues. Understand why your phone might be running slowly, charging slowly, or have reduced brightness due to overheating. Export data for further analysis with other development tools.
- Displays device thermal state
- Shows active processor count
- Monitors device uptime
- Troubleshoots performance issues
- Helps diagnose slow charging
- Identifies brightness limitations
- Exports raw data for analysis
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Phone running slowly, charging slowly or low brightness? See if your device is overheating using Thermals. Thermals displays your device’s thermal state, as well as how many processors are active on your device and its uptime, as reported by iOS. Thermals helps troubleshoot: • Poor performance — iOS reduces processor speed and potentially disables processors temporarily when the device is hot. • Slow charging — battery charging causes a lot of heat and iOS can limit charging speed to reduce the additional heat that might make a device too hot. • Low maximum brightness — if your device screen stays dark despite being on full brightness, it could be limited by iOS due to heat. • Manufacturing defects — if not all processors are active when the device is cool and not in low power mode. Your device's thermal state is monitored regularly in the background and recorded in the app (if Background App Refresh is enabled). Open the app or tap the widget to record a data point manually. Export the raw data to file for corroboration with Screen Time, Xcode's Instruments, or other development tools. Also an independent Apple Watch app shows the thermal status, active processors and uptime, and thermal history of your watch.
MQTT Tester
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An MQTT Tester app is a software tool used for testing MQTT-based applications. It provides a graphical user interface (GUI) that allows users to interact with an MQTT broker and send/receive MQTT messages. With an MQTT app tester, users can specify the topic, message payload, and other parameters for the MQTT message, and the tester will send the message to the MQTT broker and receive any responses from the broker. MQTT Tester app can also simulate a large number of MQTT clients connecting to the broker and sending messages simultaneously, helping to identify any performance bottlenecks or scalability issues in the application. Overall, an MQTT Tester app is a valuable tool for developers and testers who are working with MQTT-based applications.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is chart position: Thermals at #125 against MQTT Tester's unranked. MQTT Tester's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Thermals | MQTT Tester |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (30 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 30 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Best chart rank | #125 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | George Garside | My Ciright Inc. |
In-app purchases
Thermals
No in-app purchases
MQTT Tester
No in-app purchases









