App Review: IoT MQTT Panel as a Practical Companion for FAVORIOT Users

IoT MQTT Panel is a lightweight yet capable mobile application designed to manage and visualise IoT projects using the MQTT protocol. When used alongside FAVORIOT, the app becomes a practical companion for developers, students, and system integrators seeking a fast, intuitive way to interact with real-time IoT data.

Since FAVORIOT provides a native MQTT broker as part of its platform, integration with IoT MQTT Panel is straightforward and requires no additional middleware or third-party services.

Seamless Integration with FAVORIOT MQTT Broker

FAVORIOT supports MQTT as a core communication protocol, allowing devices and applications to publish and subscribe to topics securely. IoT MQTT Panel connects directly to the FAVORIOT MQTT broker using standard connection parameters such as broker URL, port, authentication credentials, and topic structure.

The app supports:

• MQTT over TCP and WebSocket
• SSL for secure communication
• JSON payloads for publish and subscribe operations

These capabilities align well with FAVORIOT’s MQTT implementation, making the setup process predictable and easy to follow for users familiar with the platform.

Simple Configuration and Fast Setup

Setting up the IoT MQTT Panel with FAVORIOT typically takes only a few minutes. Users simply create a new connection profile in the app, enter the MQTT broker details provided by FAVORIOT, and configure panels to publish or subscribe to the relevant topics.

This makes the app suitable for:

• Rapid device testing
• Topic and payload validation
• Classroom demonstrations
• Quick troubleshooting without opening a full web dashboard

Panel-Based Interaction That Mirrors IoT Behaviour

IoT MQTT Panel offers a wide range of configurable panels that map naturally to common IoT use cases. These include buttons, switches, sliders, indicators, logs, and charts.

When used with FAVORIOT:

• Control panels can publish actuator commands to device topics
• Indicators and graphs can subscribe to sensor data streams
• Text logs can display raw MQTT messages for inspection

Because FAVORIOT structures its data payloads in JSON format, the app’s native JSON handling works smoothly without additional parsing or transformation.

Real-Time Visibility and Feedback

One of the strengths of the IoT MQTT Panel is its real-time behaviour. Panels automatically subscribe or publish to configured topics and update instantly when new messages arrive. This complements FAVORIOT’s real-time data ingestion and messaging model, allowing users to observe device behaviour as it happens.

Timestamp support from the broker also helps users verify message timing and diagnose communication issues during development or testing.

A Complementary Tool, Not a Replacement

IoT MQTT Panel is best viewed as a supporting tool rather than a replacement for FAVORIOT’s dashboards and analytics features. While FAVORIOT excels at long-term data storage, visual dashboards, rules, alerts, and platform-level management, IoT MQTT Panel provides a fast and flexible way to interact directly with MQTT topics on the go.

This makes it especially useful during early development stages, debugging sessions, and educational use.

Suitable for Learning, Prototyping, and Validation

For students and new IoT builders, IoT MQTT Panel offers a visual and interactive way to understand MQTT concepts such as publish, subscribe, topics, and payloads. For experienced developers, it serves as a quick validation and monitoring tool during prototyping and system testing.

When combined with FAVORIOT’s MQTT documentation, users gain a clear reference for broker configuration, topic naming conventions, and payload formats, reducing setup errors and improving productivity.

Conclusion

IoT MQTT Panel is a well-designed MQTT client application that integrates cleanly with FAVORIOT’s built-in MQTT broker. Its simplicity, flexibility, and real-time feedback make it a valuable companion tool for anyone building or learning IoT solutions on the FAVORIOT platform.

For users seeking a mobile-friendly way to test, monitor, and control MQTT-based IoT systems, this app is a practical and reliable choice.

The IoT MQTT Panel is available for Android and iOS.