ASUS Device Discovery vs Firewalla
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ASUS Device Discovery
Easily locate ASUS wireless routers, access points, and repeaters on your local network. This utility helps you find their IP addresses and access their configuration websites to manage your network settings.
- Scan local network for ASUS routers
- Find router IP addresses
- Access router configuration websites
- Configure network access
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ASUS Device Discovery is a APP to find the IP address of wireless router. Features: 1. Scan your local area network to find ASUS WiFi router/AP/repeater 2. Configures your network to access routers 3. Open configuration website of routers
Firewalla
Secure your home or small business network and IoT devices from cyber threats. Detect vulnerable devices, scan for infections, and block suspicious activity. Manage your network security with this powerful tool.
- Network security
- IoT device management
- Vulnerability detection
- Mirai virus scanning
- Port scanning
- Network control
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Firewalla is a vital security addition to every home and small business with network and IoT devices. Imagine yourself settling in for a nice, quiet evening. You go to check on the sleeping baby and out of the corner of your eye you catch the baby camera turn towards you...somebody else is watching. Hackers are like a burglar constantly checking all your doors and windows looking for a way to sneak in. Firewalla can help you to secure and manage your personal network, discover vulnerable IoT devices. Firewalla has the ability to discover devices that are open and can be infected (or already) by the Mirai virus. Security Scanning 1. Inside scan, find all the devices that may be infected with Mirai virus or can be infected with it. 2. Outside scan, search for ports that are open from the Internet side. This app will also control the Firewalla Box.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Firewalla at 81% against ASUS Device Discovery's 18%. Firewalla also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.7) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 13 months). ASUS Device Discovery's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Firewalla holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Firewalla has 736 ratings behind it against 47, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of ASUS Device Discovery's written reviews are positive against 81% of Firewalla's.
ASUS Device Discovery ships an update every 13 months, Firewalla every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ASUS Device Discovery | Firewalla |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (47 ratings) | 4.5 (736 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.5% of reviews | 80.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 47 | 736 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 110 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ASUS | Rottiesoft LLC |
Customer experience
ASUS Device Discovery
Firewalla
Bugs and requests
ASUS Device Discovery
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Firewalla
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes after updates
- Connectivity issues with certain routers
- Inconsistent device detection
- Firmware update problems
Requested features
5 requests- Landscape mode support for iPad
- Web-based management interface
- Improved setup process
- Faster response times
- More detailed network monitoring
In-app purchases
ASUS Device Discovery
No in-app purchases
Firewalla
No in-app purchases
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