Firewalla vs ScanHawk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
ScanHawk
This app scans QR codes and checks destination links for safety before you open them. It provides clear explanations for why a link is deemed safe, suspicious, or dangerous, helping to prevent phishing scams.
- QR code scanning
- Link destination analysis
- Safety verdict (Safe, Suspicious, Dangerous)
- AI-powered risk explanation
- Blocks dangerous links
- Scan history
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Every QR code hides a link — and you can't see where it goes until it's too late. QR-code phishing (sometimes called "quishing") is one of the fastest-growing scams: fake parking meters, bogus restaurant menus, phony delivery notices — all leading to pages built to steal your passwords and payment details. ScanHawk checks the destination BEFORE you open it. Point your camera at any QR code and ScanHawk tells you whether it's SAFE, SUSPICIOUS, or DANGEROUS — with a clear, plain-English explanation of why. HOW IT WORKS • Scan any QR code with your camera, or paste and share a link straight into the app. • ScanHawk follows the link to its true destination, checks it against live threat intelligence and an AI reasoning engine, and returns a verdict in seconds. • Safe links open normally. Dangerous ones are blocked with a warning — ScanHawk never opens a risky link automatically. WHY SCANHAWK • Catches look-alike domains, punycode spoofs, hidden-destination tricks, malicious redirects, and known-bad sites. • AI-powered analysis explains the real risk in plain language, not just a score. • Report a bad code or link in one tap. • Scan history to review what you've checked. • No account. No sign-up. No ads. • Privacy-first: your camera images never leave your device — only the decoded link is checked. FREE — ALL OF IT No ads. No account. No sign-up. Nothing to buy to stay protected. Stay one scan ahead of the scammers. Get ScanHawk.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ScanHawk at 5.0 against Firewalla's 4.5. ScanHawk also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks) and review sentiment (100% vs 81%). Firewalla's advantage is ratings volume (736 vs 5). 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.
ScanHawk holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Firewalla has 736 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Firewalla's written reviews are positive against 100% of ScanHawk's.
Firewalla ships an update every 6 weeks, ScanHawk weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Firewalla | ScanHawk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (736 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 736 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 110 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rottiesoft LLC | TwentyPin, Inc. |
Customer experience
Firewalla
ScanHawk
Bugs and 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
ScanHawk
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Firewalla
No in-app purchases
ScanHawk
No in-app purchases
Questions
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