Star Debug vs MikroTik Back To Home
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Star Debug
Manage your Starlink devices with this alternative tool. It allows you to decode debug data, initiate basic dish and router operations, view telemetry, and create shareable debug data files. The app also checks your internet connection.
- Decode DebugData JSON
- Initiate dish operations (Reboot, Stow, Unstow)
- Initiate router operations (Reboot, WiFi setup)
- View online telemetry and statuses
- Create and share DebugData JSON
- Check internet connection
Read full descriptionHide full description
Star Debug is an alternative tool to manage your Starlink devices. Currently, it supports: - Decode and view DebugData json copied (or saved to file) from the official Starlink app or web panel. - Initiate basic operations with the dish: Reboot/Stow/Unstow/GPSon/off and with the router: reboot and basic wifi setup (if applicable). - View telemetry available in DebugData, but updated from Starlink online: statuses, alerts, basic stats, current configurations, etc. - Create and share DebugData-compatible json data. - Check the internet connection in place within the app. This application was created as part of the volunteer initiative "Narodnyi Starlink" for the needs of people who care about the availability of communications even in the places where the russian aggressor tries to turn cities into ashes.
MikroTik Back To Home
Securely access your MikroTik router and network from anywhere, even behind NAT or firewalls. This app configures your router for remote VPN access, requiring RouterOS 7.12 or later.
- Secure VPN access
- Remote network access
- Works behind NAT/firewalls
- RouterOS 7.12+ compatible
- Global accessibility
Read full descriptionHide full description
* Requires MikroTik™ router with ARM, ARM64, or TILE architecture running RouterOS 7.12 or later. Read more at https://mt.lv/bth Back To Home configures your MikroTik™ router for a secure VPN access from anywhere in the world to your router and network, even if your router does not have a public IP address, is behind NAT or Firewall.
Screenshots
Verdict
Star Debug and MikroTik Back To Home both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Star Debug's written reviews are positive against 81% of MikroTik Back To Home's. Star Debug also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
Star Debug holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Star Debug's written reviews are positive against 81% of MikroTik Back To Home's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on July 8, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Star Debug | MikroTik Back To Home |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | 4.8 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 81.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Ihor Lytvynenko | Mikrotikls SIA |
Customer experience
Star Debug
MikroTik Back To Home
In-app purchases
Star Debug
No in-app purchases
MikroTik Back To Home
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Star Debug free?
Is MikroTik Back To Home free?
Which has better reviews, Star Debug or MikroTik Back To Home?
Do Star Debug or MikroTik Back To Home have ads?
Which is updated more often, Star Debug or MikroTik Back To Home?
Other comparisons
