Comparison

MQTTCP 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

MQTTCP

This app facilitates communication with MQTT, TCP, and UDP services. It offers features for publishing and subscribing to messages, connecting to TCP servers, and managing UDP listeners, all within a clean interface.

Highlights
  • MQTT publish/subscribe
  • TCP client/server functionality
  • UDP listener
  • Username/password authentication
  • Message history tracking
  • Hexadecimal data visualization
Features
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[Main Features] 1. MQTT * Clean and intuitive user interface * Supports publishing and subscribing to messages, suitable for communication between IoT devices. * Username/password authentication support * Automatic reconnection capability * Real-time subscription status display * Message publication history record * Supports viewing topic information in JSON tree format. 2. TCP CLIENT * Clean and intuitive user interface * Based on Apple's native Network framework, providing stable performance * Connect to any TCP server via IP address and port * Support for both text and hexadecimal data transmission modes * Message history tracking with timestamp markers * Hexadecimal data visualization with graphical interface 3. TCP SERVER * Clean and intuitive user interface * Based on Apple's native Network framework, providing stable performance * One-click start and stop operation * Real-time display of data from all connected clients * Ability to manage multiple client connections simultaneously * Support for both text and hexadecimal data transmission formats 4. UDP * Clean and intuitive user interface * Based on Apple's native Network framework, providing stable performance * One-click start and stop listening * Highly configurable, capable of adapting to various application scenarios * Supports automatic resource cleanup after disconnection * Efficient memory management, preventing data leaks ------------------------------ Welcome to MQTTCP! This application aims to provide a convenient way to interact with MQTT、TCP、UDP services. By downloading and using this application, you agree to comply with the End User License Agreement (EULA): Apple Standard EULA(https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/). Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage your subscriptions and auto-renewal in your account settings.

About

MQTT Commander

Monitor your MQTT broker's activity in real-time with live topic updates and detailed payload inspection. Visualize data trends, manage messages, and publish new ones with advanced options. Troubleshoot connection issues with a guided diagnostic tool.

Highlights
  • Live topic tree with values
  • Detailed payload inspection with sparklines
  • Pinned topics as live tiles
  • Message logging and filtering
  • Publishing messages with QoS and retain
  • 13-stage connection diagnostic tool
  • Privacy-focused data handling
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 13 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. Pro is a one-time unlock with no subscription, and it covers the part that runs while you look elsewhere: widgets on the Lock Screen and Home Screen, 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

MQTTCP4 screens
MQTT Commander4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MQTT Commander at none against MQTTCP's 3. MQTT Commander also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 7 months). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. MQTTCP sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. MQTT Commander asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for MQTTCP against 5.0 for MQTT Commander. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MQTTCP ships an update every 7 months, MQTT Commander every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
MQTTCP versus MQTT Commander: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMQTTCPMQTT Commander
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerxiao zhangVladimir Chemeris

Customer experience

MQTTCP

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

MQTT Commander

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

MQTTCP

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Annual3 Days trial$1.991 Year
One-time1
  • One-time Purchase$2.99
None

MQTT Commander

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MQTTCP free?
MQTTCP is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MQTT Commander free?
MQTT Commander is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MQTTCP or MQTT Commander?
MQTTCP and MQTT Commander are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do MQTTCP or MQTT Commander have ads?
Neither MQTTCP nor MQTT Commander shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MQTTCP or MQTT Commander?
MQTTCP ships an update every 7 months, and MQTT Commander every 5 days. Most recently, MQTTCP was updated on September 29, 2026 and MQTT Commander on October 4, 2026.

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