Comparison

MQTT Loupe vs PineTool

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

MQTT Loupe

Inspect MQTT messages exchanged on a broker with this intuitive utility. Connect to brokers, subscribe to topics, and view message details. Features include JSON highlighting, hex viewer, and secure connection options.

Highlights
  • Inspect MQTT messages
  • Connect to any MQTT broker
  • Subscribe to topics
  • Full-text search across topics
  • JSON highlighting
  • Hex viewer for binary payloads
  • Secure connection options
Features
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MQTT Loupe is an intuitive utility to inspect MQTT messages exchanged on an MQTT broker. Connect to any public or local MQTT broker, subscribe to topics and view details of messages being transmitted. Don't remember that one message or topic? Fire up the search to find it instantly using full-text search through all topics, and results updating live with new hits appearing as they arrive. With built-in JSON highlighting, this app is perfect for monitoring Zigbee2Mqtt. And if you need to work with binary message payloads, the built-in hex viewer has you covered. Got frequently used topics that are further down the hierarchy? Make them favorites for easy and instant access. Concerned about security? Let the server's certificate be validated before connecting; you don't have to allow insecure connections based on untrusted certificates. Need more? Provide a client certificate to authenticate yourself against the server. All features in a nutshell: - clean and simple interface - hierarchical topic view - sidebar with history of recently opened topics - powerful full-text search capabilities across all topics and for a single message - search results are automatically updated when new messages arrive - extended message details, with proper formatting and syntax highlighting of JSON messages - support for binary message payloads, displayed as either ISO Latin-1 or in a hex view - easily copy any topic or message value - authentication with username/password or client certificates - connect over MQTT or WebSocket protocol - support for MQTT 3.1.1 and MQTT 5 - support for SSL/TLS - support for the Server Name Indication (SNI) TLS extension - support for self-signed certificates - full server certificate validation - manage and connect multiple brokers at once - full support for quality of service

About

PineTool

This app connects to a specific soldering iron model via Bluetooth to display real-time temperature, power, and other operational data. Users can also adjust the iron's temperature set point directly from their device.

Highlights
  • Real-time tip temperature display
  • Live power value visualization
  • Temperature set point configuration
  • Voltage and handle temperature monitoring
  • Uptime and power source parameter display
  • Live charting of temperature and power
Features
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PineTool is a Bluetooth companion app for the Pinecil soldering iron. With it, you can: - See realtime tip temperature and power values - Visualise live tip temperature and power charts - Configure your iron's temperature set point - See realtime voltage, handle temperature, uptime, and power source parameters Please note that this app is only compatible with Pinecil V2 (green handle) running IronOS 2.21 or greater. --- This product is not endorsed, sponsored by or associated with PINE64 or Pine Store Ltd.

Screenshots

MQTT Loupe4 screens
PineTool2 screens

Verdict

The call

MQTT Loupe and PineTool both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of PineTool's written reviews are positive against 50% of MQTT Loupe's. PineTool also leads on ratings volume (12 vs 1). MQTT Loupe's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, 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

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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for MQTT Loupe against 5.0 for PineTool. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PineTool has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of MQTT Loupe's written reviews are positive against 100% of PineTool's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
MQTT Loupe versus PineTool: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMQTT LoupePineTool
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings112 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJakob BielingLachlan Bell

Customer experience

MQTT Loupe

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

PineTool

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

MQTT Loupe

No in-app purchases

None

PineTool

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MQTT Loupe free?
MQTT Loupe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PineTool free?
PineTool is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MQTT Loupe or PineTool?
MQTT Loupe and PineTool are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 12 ratings respectively.
Do MQTT Loupe or PineTool have ads?
Neither MQTT Loupe nor PineTool shows ads.

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