Flame Services Browser vs MQTTAnalyzer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flame Services Browser
Discover and interact with services on your local wireless network. This utility lists available Bonjour (ZeroConf) services, displays their details, and allows you to launch compatible applications directly from the service listing.
- Discover Bonjour/ZeroConf services
- Browse services by server
- View detailed service information
- Copy service details
- Launch compatible applications
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Flame is a browser for Bonjour (also known as ZeroConf) network services. It lists the services advertised on your wireless network and you can browse them by server. When selecting a service, its advertised details are displayed. You can copy any of the service details by long-pressing a row. If an application on your iPhone or iPod touch can handle any of the advertised services, a command to open it right away is provided.
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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Flame Services Browser at 4.9 against MQTTAnalyzer's 4.5. MQTTAnalyzer's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 7 months) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.1). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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.
Flame Services Browser holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 22 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 77% and 78% positive.
Flame Services Browser ships an update every 7 months, MQTTAnalyzer every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on June 20, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flame Services Browser | MQTTAnalyzer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (14 ratings) — better | 4.5 (22 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.9% of reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 | 22 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 26.1 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thomas Insam | Philipp Arndt |
Customer experience
Flame Services Browser
MQTTAnalyzer
In-app purchases
Flame Services Browser
No in-app purchases
MQTTAnalyzer
No in-app purchases
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