Comparison

AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5 vs IP Scanner

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

Head to head

AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5

Free

🔧 Utilities

★ 2.9107 ratingsView app →

IP Scanner

Network Scanner (WiFi/LAN)

Free

🔧 Utilities

★ 4.6894 ratingsView app →

About

AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5

Access and manage your video surveillance and access control systems remotely. View live feeds, search recorded events, and respond to alerts. Control doors, manage intercoms, and utilize advanced camera features for comprehensive security oversight.

Highlights

Mobile access to multiple systems
Timeline visualization for recorded events
Live view with selectable streaming profiles
Two-way audio and intercom communication
Access control for doors
Notifications for immediate actions
PTZ control and 360 camera dewarping

Features

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Mobile app for AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5 - Powerful and flexible video management and access control. Main features: • Mobile access to multiple systems • Quickly find and view recorded events with timeline visualization • Export of recordings • Notifications to take immediate actions • Live view with selectable streaming profiles • Two-way audio from camera in live view • Respond to calls from Axis network intercoms • Support for action buttons to play pre-recorded audio messages, control I/O, etc. • Mechanical and digital PTZ pre-sets for fast navigation • 360 camera dewarping • Custom views with support for camera, split and folder views • Scheduling of notifications from local and port-mapped systems • Access control features such as locking/unlocking doors, overriding/resuming schedules, and monitoring door status Setup: Requires AXIS Camera Station version 5.38 or later. Setup information at www.axis.com/products/axis-camera-station Release notes at www.axis.com/ftp/pub_soft/cam_srv/ACS_iOS/latest/relnote.txt

About

IP Scanner

This app scans your local network to identify all active devices. It offers fast results, customizable device information, and tools like PING and Wake on LAN. Save and manage past scans for easy reference.

Highlights

Fast network scanning
Customizable device names and icons
Save and review past scans
PING, Wake on LAN, Port Scan tools
Save and import custom device lists
Import/export scan results

Features

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IP Scanner for iOS scans your local area network to determine the identity of all active machines and internet devices on the LAN. Powerful results, yet easy, quick and intuitive to use. Key features: * Extremely fast scan results * Customizable results - assign your own names and icons to discovered devices * Save and consult past scans * PING, Wake on LAN and Port Scan tools built right in * Save and import custom device lists, or sync via iCloud * Import/export scan results via email or bonjour * Clean, professional design that is customizable and easy to use The free version has no restrictions at all on functionality and can identify up to 15 devices at a time. * To unlock unlimited devices in a scan, we offer an in-app upgrade to Pro. * For even more features, including realtime push notifications on network changes, a network DVR-style history browser and a true universal app bundle with native, optimized versions for Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and Apple Watch, check out IP Scanner Ultra in the app store https://apple.co/3gz0tu6

Screenshots

AXIS Camera Station Pro & 54 screens

IP Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: IP Scanner at 4.6 against AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5's 2.9. IP Scanner also leads on review sentiment (61% vs 25%) and ratings volume (894 vs 107). AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26). On price, update cadence 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. IP Scanner sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

IP Scanner holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IP Scanner has 894 ratings behind it against 107, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5's written reviews are positive against 61% of IP Scanner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level

AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5 versus IP Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5	IP Scanner
Price	Free	Free
Rating	2.9 (107 ratings)	4.6 (894 ratings) — better
Positive reviews	25.0% of reviews	60.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings	107	894 — better
Update frequency	Fortnightly	Fortnightly
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No — better	Yes
Monetization	Free — better	Free with in-app purchases
Devices	iPhone, iPad	iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS	18.0 — better	26
Further details — not scored
Size	78 MB	33 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	AXIS Communications AB	Matia labs, inc.

Customer experience

AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5

All ratings107 ratings

Positive43.0%

Neutral8.4%

Negative48.6%

Written reviews92 reviews

Positive25.0%

Neutral17.4%

Negative57.6%

IP Scanner

All ratings893 ratings

Positive90.7%

Neutral3.8%

Negative5.5%

Written reviews140 reviews

Positive60.7%

Neutral11.4%

Negative27.9%

User reviews

AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5

From 107 App Store ratings

What we love

👍 Stable and lightest VMS
👍 Good layout and clean interface
👍 PTZ control finally available
👍 Resolved issues with updates
👍 Works well overall

Room to improve

🐛 Magenta/pink camera view
🐛 Title bar takes up real estate
🐛 Inconsistent and unreliable
🐛 Playback issues
🐛 No connection

IP Scanner

From 894 App Store ratings

What we love

👍 Simple and effective
🚀 Immediate response to issues
📈 Indispensable for home and SMB networks
🔍 Useful network scanning tool
🔧 Helps identify devices on the network

Room to improve

🐛 Crashes on startup or update
💰 Expensive for full functionality
🤔 Confusing or non-intuitive UI
🔍 Difficulty identifying some devices
🔋 Resource-intensive scanning

Bugs and requests

AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5

Reported bugs

121 issues

Camera view turns magenta/pink
Cannot see cameras with latest update
Title bar takes up too much space
Cannot access IOS app with same credentials
No secure entry app

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App crashes when opening certain cameras
Constant motion alerts in app
Time increments disappearing
Motion viewing skips entire days of data
Updates purge systems and passwords
Cameras never load after update
Never connects to anything
Connection timed out error
Apps don’t connect to servers
Does not accept configured port number
No works on iPhone 13 Pro
Continually asked to check port number
Doorbell notification doesn’t work on iPad on WiFi
Playback unavailable on iPhone
Playback does not function after update
Time increments disappearing
Motion viewing is horrible
Updates lose settings
Cameras never load
Never connects
Cannot add local server using Apple app
Unable to access servers
Constant motion alerts
Poor build, so many bugs
Apps don’t connect to servers
Does not accept configured port number
No works in iPhone 13 Pro
Wouldn’t connect
Doorbell notification broken
Not reliable
Playback unavailable on iPhone
Playback does not function
Keeps deleting saved cameras
Slow playback
No speed control during playback
Playback recorded video issue
Load speed slow
No support for MPEG
App crashes
Playback controls broken
No audio from cameras
Slow to connect
Forgets preferred stream quality
No PTZ control
Lacking PTZ and IO control
No support for 3rd party cameras full screen
Dewrap no longer works after update
Cannot access recordings
Cannot see taped videos
Recordings still not showing
Time increments disappearing
Motion viewing is horrible
Updates lose settings
Cameras never load
Never connects
Cannot add local server
Unable to access servers
Constant motion alerts
Poor build
Apps don’t connect
Does not accept configured port number
No works on iPhone 13 Pro
Wouldn’t connect
Doorbell notification broken
Not reliable
Playback unavailable on iPhone
Playback does not function
Keeps deleting saved cameras
Slow playback
No speed control
Playback recorded video issue
Load speed slow
No support for MPEG
App crashes
Playback controls broken
No audio from cameras
Slow to connect
Forgets preferred stream quality
No PTZ control
Lacking PTZ and IO control
No support for 3rd party cameras full screen
Dewrap no longer works
Cannot access recordings
Cannot see taped videos
Recordings still not showing
Time increments disappearing
Motion viewing horrible
Updates lose settings
Cameras never load
Never connects
Cannot add local server
Unable to access servers
Constant motion alerts
Poor build
Apps don’t connect
Does not accept configured port number
No works on iPhone 13 Pro
Wouldn’t connect
Doorbell notification broken
Not reliable
Playback unavailable on iPhone
Playback does not function
Keeps deleting saved cameras
Slow playback
No speed control
Playback recorded video issue
Load speed slow
No support for MPEG
App crashes
Playback controls broken
No audio from cameras
Slow to connect
Forgets preferred stream quality
No PTZ control
Lacking PTZ and IO control
No support for 3rd party cameras full screen

Requested features

14 requests

More features and capabilities
Better search features for video playback
Support for ACS secure entry capabilities
Ability to add users
View live events with video

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Manual record button
Mac App Store availability
Secure Entry integration
Video download
Show bandwidth, FPS from camera to app
Group cameras into views
Add Audio support
Add Video export to mobile
Manual server name entry

IP Scanner

Reported bugs

5 issues

Crashes on startup
Unstable on macOS
Inconsistent scan results across devices
Loses custom device names after scans
Detects devices that are no longer on the network

Requested features

5 requests

Ability to print selected fields
Include notes in printouts
Resizable settings window
Option to block or remove devices
Improved device identification

In-app purchases

None

AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

IP Scanner

One-time4

IP Scanner Pro Upgrade (iOS)$19.99
IP Scanner Pro Upgrade (MacOS)$19.99
IP Scanner Ultra (from Pro)$19.99

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IP Scanner Ultra$39.99

Questions

Is AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5 free?

AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is IP Scanner free?

IP Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Which has better reviews, AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5 or IP Scanner?

IP Scanner is rated higher. AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5 averages 2.9 out of 5 from 107 ratings, while IP Scanner averages 4.6 from 894 ratings.

Do AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5 or IP Scanner have ads?

Neither AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5 nor IP Scanner shows ads.

Which is updated more often, AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5 or IP Scanner?

AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5 ships an update fortnightly, and IP Scanner fortnightly. Most recently, AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5 was updated on October 29, 2026 and IP Scanner on October 30, 2026.