Comparison

Remote Discover vs NetSward

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

Head to head
About

Remote Discover

Explore your local network to find and identify remote controllers and controllable devices. Get detailed information about hosts, including IP addresses, hostnames, and MAC addresses. Discover Bonjour and DLNA services with comprehensive data.

Highlights
  • Discover remote controllers
  • Identify controllable devices
  • View host IP and MAC addresses
  • Analyze Bonjour services
  • Detail DLNA device information
  • Network scanning capabilities
Features
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Remote Discover is a small network explorer application. It helps you to discover remote controllers, remote controllable devices, remote controller pairings on your local home or office network. FIND REMOTE CONTROLLERS • Detect Home Sharing remote controllable devices (iTunes, Apple TV). • Detect Remote controller pairing. HOST INFORMATION • Show IP address, Bonjour and DNS hostnames, PING capability. • Show MAC address, MAC vendor, country, postal address. BONJOUR SERVICE INFORMATION • Show Bonjour service informations: name, type, transport protocol and service related properties. • Detect further Bonjour services on wireless speaker with detailed informations. DLNA DEVICE/SERVICE INFORMATION • Analyze and describe device name, manufacturer, model, type, version, serial number, UPC code, etc. • Determine operating system/version and UPnP server product and version. • Show DLNA host IP address, port number, UPnP version, local name, domain name, MAC address (with vendor informations), PING capability. REACH UI FEATURES • Info menu with feedback and privacy settings • Use the camera icon (upper-right corner) to create and print/send/share a screenshot from the entire page. • Pull down with your finger to refresh the informations. • Long press on a cell to copy/print/send/open as/share the cell value. • Shake your device to refresh the informations.

About

NetSward

Diagnose network issues with your iPhone or iPad. This app provides clear insights into your Wi-Fi, DNS, and connection paths, offering guided help or expert tools for troubleshooting. It also supports optional Mac pairing for extended diagnostics.

Highlights
  • Wi-Fi identity and connection path analysis
  • DNS and Bonjour discovery checks
  • TCP and TLS checks
  • Retained history and survey reports
  • Optional Mac pairing for advanced diagnostics
  • Guided troubleshooting and expert workbench modes
Features
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Start with this device. NetSward turns the network evidence already available to your iPhone or iPad into clear next steps. See current Wi-Fi identity when iOS permits it, connection path and gateway evidence, bounded DNS checks, public interfaces, Bonjour discovery, user-entered DNS, TCP, and TLS checks, retained history, surveys, checkpoint maps, and reports with redaction options. Availability is labeled when iOS does not expose a capability; the app does not pretend that an unknown value is zero. Pair an optional Mac only when you choose. Mac evidence stays in its own source section with capture and receive times. Local Network, Location, and camera access are requested only for the related feature; pairing is disabled until you approve it. Choose Guided for symptom-based help or Workbench for direct expert access. Search and pin tools, replay recorded incidents, compare matching measurements, review survey checkpoints, and inspect bounded HTTPS resource timings. Optional local application-speed tests require Pro on both devices, a trusted Mac, and its temporary operator allowance. NetSward Pro is an optional one-time purchase. Pro adds richer local history, named surveys, HTTPS metrics, multi-source exports, and advanced Shortcuts. Pro is sold through the App Store and can be restored on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac with the same Apple Account. Each device verifies its own entitlement; an iPhone or iPad purchase never authorizes a Mac command. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Remote Discover4 screens
NetSward4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: NetSward at 100% against Remote Discover's 33%. NetSward also leads on price (Free vs $2.99) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). Remote Discover's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). 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

NetSward is free to download; Remote Discover costs $2.99 up front. NetSward sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Remote Discover asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Remote Discover ships an update every 2 months, NetSward every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Remote Discover versus NetSward: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRemote DiscoverNetSward
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCsaba IranyiLDM Co LLC

Customer experience

Remote Discover

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

NetSward

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Remote Discover

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

NetSward

One-time1
  • NetSward Pro$19.99

Questions

Is Remote Discover free?
Remote Discover costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is NetSward free?
NetSward is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Remote Discover or NetSward have ads?
Neither Remote Discover nor NetSward shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Remote Discover or NetSward?
Remote Discover ships an update every 2 months, and NetSward every 4 days. Most recently, Remote Discover was updated on September 26, 2026 and NetSward on October 14, 2026.

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