MQTT BLE Bridge vs MAGNET Flow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MQTT BLE Bridge
Connect your Bluetooth Low Energy devices to MQTT message brokers. This utility app transforms your iOS device into a bridge, enabling seamless data exchange between BLE peripherals and your IoT ecosystem. An example Arduino sketch is provided for easy integration.
- Connects MQTT brokers to BLE devices
- Send and receive BLE data
- iOS device as a bridge
- Ideal for BLE IoT devices
- Example Arduino sketch available
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Bridge the gap between MQTT message brokers and Bluetooth Low Energy devices with this powerful connectivity app. This app will turn your iOS device into a bridge between an MQTT Broker and a BLE device. Send and receive data from a BLE device to your MQTT broker with this app. Perfect for BLE enabled IOT devices. Example Arduino sketch available on the support website.
MAGNET Flow
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The MAGNET Flow application is a control side application independently developed by Topcon, which collaborates with handheld LiDAR systems for data acquisition configuration and management.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: MQTT BLE Bridge at 13.0 against MAGNET Flow's 15.0. On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MQTT BLE Bridge | MAGNET Flow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Troy Gustafson | Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc. |
In-app purchases
MQTT BLE Bridge
No in-app purchases
MAGNET Flow
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is MQTT BLE Bridge free?
Is MAGNET Flow free?
Do MQTT BLE Bridge or MAGNET Flow have ads?
Which is updated more often, MQTT BLE Bridge or MAGNET Flow?
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