Comparison

AirPlayer vs MQTT Commander

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

Head to head
About

AirPlayer

Stream video, music, and photos from UPnP/DLNA media servers directly to your Apple devices. Access files on your Windows 7 PC or NAS, and even stream movies to Apple TV without iTunes.

Highlights
  • Automated media server discovery
  • Manual server addition
  • Stream various video formats (XVID, AVI, RMVB, MKV, MOV, MP4, M4V)
  • Stream various music formats (MP3, WMA, OGG, AAC)
  • Photo browser with thumbnails
  • Search function
  • Airplay support
Features
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AirPlayer is an application for streaming video*, music*, photo* from UPnP/DLNA media servers to your Apple iPhone/iPod/iPad. AirPlayer can access media files on your Windows 7 directly. view http://www.edavs.com/forum/ for more details. AirPlayer can stream movies from a NAS to your AppleTV 2 without iTunes! view http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DXM2PcBVos for more details. Videos on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpHfRJCap0w Features - Automated media server discovery on local network, also with a refresh function. - You can add server manually, then you can watch your movies outside the house. - With iPhone 3gs, iPhone4, iPod generation 3 32G/64G, iPod 4G and iPad, you can stream almost any formats of video from your media server, XVID, AVI, RMVB, MKV, MOV, MP4, M4V etc. - With iPhone 3gs, iPhone4, iPod generation 3 32G/64G, iPod 4G and iPad, you can stream almost any formats of music from your media server, MP3, WMA, OGG, AAC etc. - With eailer iPhone/iPod , You can use QuickTime plugin to view limited media formats, MOV, MP4, M4V, MP3, WMA, MP3, AAC. - Support photo browser. - Support photo thumbnails. - Support showing snapshot of the media file. [need server provide] - Support search function. - Support Airplay feature. Media Servers that have tested working - Mac OS MediaLink, TwonkyMediaServer, PS3 media server, Majestic, EyeConnect, Vuze, Playback, iSedora, Orb, TVMOBiLi - Windows Windows7, XBMC, TVersity, TwonkyMediaServer, Wild Media Server, Asset UPnP, FreeMi, Serviio, SAMSUNG PC Share Manager, Mezzmo, UIStream, Nero media home media server,TVMOBiLi, KooRaRoo - Linux MediaTomb, FUPPES, uShare, Coherence, TVMOBiLi, Minidlna streamer - NAS HP MediaSmart Server[with twonkey media server], Synology DS101, DS106J, DS-207+, Iomega, QNAP, LaCie, thecus 3200,FreeNAS, Buffalo, Western Digital My Book Live, Linksys NAS 2000, NETGEAR ReadyNAS Duo, Linksys media hub, D-Link DNS32, Linksys E3000, LG N2A2, eTrayZ, ZYXEL NAS210, Panasonic Blu Ray Disc Recorders DMR-BS885, mycloud-duo - Phone Sony Ericsson C905, orb live for iPhone/iPad Don't have a UPnP/DLNA media server? Get one from the URLs below: - Mac OS Majestic, http://majesticdotapp.com/ MediaLink, http://www.nullriver.com/products/medialink TwonkyMediaServer, http://www.twonky.com/products/twonkyserver/ PS3 media server, http://code.google.com/p/ps3mediaserver/downloads/list Vuze, http://www.vuze.com/ playback, http://www.yazsoft.com/products/playback/ iSedora, http://www.isedora.com/ EyeConnect, http://www.elgato.com/elgato/na/mainmenu/products/software/EyeConnect.en.html - Windows TVersity, http://tversity.com/ TwonkyMediaServer, http://www.twonky.com/products/twonkyserver/ Wild Media Server, http://www.wildmediaserver.com/ Asset UPnP, http://www.dbpoweramp.com/asset-upnp-dlna.htm FreeMi, http://freemiplayer.free.fr/ Serviio, http://www.serviio.org/ SAMSUNG PC Share Manager, http://www.samsung.com/us/support/downloads/BD-C6900/XAA - Linux MediaTomb, http://mediatomb.cc/ uShare, http://ushare.geexbox.org/ Coherence, http://coherence.beebits.net/ By the way, If the media server you are using not works with AirPlayer, please write a mail to us, we will consider to add supportive for it. FAQ: 1. Why I can't play the files listed in AirPlayer? If you can get the file list but you can't play the file, make sure you have disabled the transcoding function in the server side. 2. How to add media server manually? You need to input your media server’s description address to add the media server manually, then you can watch your movies when you outside your house *Twonky media server. http://IP Address:9000/TMSDeviceDescription.xml *PS3 media server http://IP Address:5001/description/fetch *Eyeconnect http://IP Address:2170/ *Vuze http://IP Address:63158/RootDevice.xml *Yzasoft http://IP Address:8888/description.xml If you have added other media server successfully, tell us!

About

MQTT Commander

Monitor MQTT brokers live from your device. View topic trees, live tiles, message logs, and publish messages. Includes a diagnostic tool for connection issues and robust privacy features.

Highlights
  • Live topic tree monitoring
  • Pinned topics as live tiles
  • Message logging and filtering
  • Publish messages with QoS and retain
  • Connection diagnostic tool
  • Privacy-focused data handling
  • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
Features
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Connect to your broker and the topic tree fills in within seconds, with the latest value next to each topic. Tap one to see the value in large type, a sparkline of how it moved, and the JSON split field by field. FOUR SCREENS, ONE JOB EACH • Topics: the tree of what your broker publishes, with filters for what changes, what is retained, what you pinned • Board: pinned topics as live tiles, so one look tells you the greenhouse sits at 21.4 °C and the pump went quiet 6 minutes ago • Log: messages in order, with presets for errors, your own publishes and retained values • Publish: a topic, a payload, Send. QoS, retain, content type and expiry sit one tap away USE IT TO • Watch Home Assistant, Zigbee2MQTT, Mosquitto and ESPHome without opening a laptop • Find the topic a new device announced itself on • Read a JSON payload by field and compare it with the message before • Send a test message and see what the broker answers, including a refusal • Clear a retained payload that keeps coming back WHEN IT WON'T CONNECT Connection Doctor walks the connection in 14 stages and names the one that failed: DNS, TCP, TLS handshake, certificate chain, expiry, hostname, ALPN and SNI, CONNACK, authentication, protocol version, and a write test against the broker ACL. You get the stage, the reason and what to change, instead of a red banner. PRIVACY Values that look like tokens, passwords or keys stay behind a tap. Exported logs carry hashed topics and metadata, no payloads. Anonymous crash and usage diagnostics are on by default and switch off in Settings. No ad tracking, no data sold. PRO The app is free: watch topics, read payloads, publish with QoS and retain, run the Connection Doctor, pin five topics to the Board and keep the first one on your Home Screen as a widget. Pro is a one-time unlock with no subscription, and it covers the part that runs while you look elsewhere: Lock Screen widgets and the other Home Screen widgets, pins without a limit, history that survives a restart, whole-broker discovery, more broker profiles, one certificate reused across every broker, saved commands with Siri and Shortcuts, log export as CSV or JSON, and the full Doctor report to share. Bought the paid app before it went free? You keep Pro at no cost. WORKS WITH Home Assistant, Mosquitto, Zigbee2MQTT, ESPHome, Node-RED, ESP32 and ESP8266, and any broker speaking MQTT 3.1.1 or 5.0 over TCP, TLS, mTLS or WebSocket. REQUIREMENTS • iOS 17 or later, iPhone and iPad • Local Network access for brokers on your LAN Demo mode lets you look around before you connect anything.

Screenshots

AirPlayer4 screens
MQTT Commander4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: AirPlayer at 64% against MQTT Commander's 0%. AirPlayer also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 17.0). MQTT Commander's advantage is price (Free vs $4.99) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). On ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

MQTT Commander is free to download; AirPlayer costs $4.99 up front. MQTT Commander sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. AirPlayer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AirPlayer ships an update every 2 months, MQTT Commander every 5 days. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
AirPlayer versus MQTT Commander: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAirPlayerMQTT Commander
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating3.7 (36 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews63.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings36 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS7.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSuzhou Totoro Network Technology Co., Ltd.Vladimir Chemeris

Customer experience

AirPlayer

All ratings36 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews438 reviews
Positive63.7%
Neutral8.0%
Negative28.3%

MQTT Commander

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

AirPlayer

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Cannot see media files in certain folder structures
  • Frequent crashes when navigating between folders
  • Inability to fast forward or rewind videos

Requested features

4 requests
  • Playlist support for music
  • Improved media library browsing
  • Airplay support for video streaming
  • Automatic codec detection and transcoding

MQTT Commander

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

AirPlayer

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

MQTT Commander

One-time1
  • MQTT Commander Pro$4.99

Questions

Is AirPlayer free?
AirPlayer costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is MQTT Commander free?
MQTT Commander is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do AirPlayer or MQTT Commander have ads?
Neither AirPlayer nor MQTT Commander shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AirPlayer or MQTT Commander?
AirPlayer ships an update every 2 months, and MQTT Commander every 5 days. Most recently, AirPlayer was updated on November 1, 2026 and MQTT Commander on November 1, 2026.

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