MAC Vendors vs uPnP Mate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MAC Vendors
This app helps IT professionals identify details of MAC addresses, including manufacturer information and technical specifications. It can also scan connected networks to provide details about devices on the same network.
- MAC address lookup
- Manufacturer details
- Network scanning
- Device IP and MAC addresses
- Embedded scanner
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MAC Vendors is a mobile app that helps IT professionals to figure out MAC Address details, starting with the company of manufacture details to the technical details of the MAC address itself. Company name, address, location on Maps, MAC address prefix, HEX start, HEX end and the maximum number of devices in a given prefix. You can simply write the MAC or scan it with the embedded scanner. The App gives you the ability to scan connected WiFi or Hotspot network and provide all possible details related to the connected pairs on the same network; starting with the IP address, MAC address, Device name and Company of manufacture. Please note that if your device is running iOS 10 or before, you will be able to see the MAC Addresses of the connected devices to the WiFi you are scanning. Starting with iOS 11, this feature is not available. Be Safe every time you are connected to a WiFi or hotspot by scanning it.
uPnP Mate
This utility app helps you discover and analyze Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) devices on your local network. It provides detailed information about their IP addresses, capabilities, and extensions, allowing you to interact with their interfaces and examine network communication.
- Discover UPnP devices on your network
- View IP addresses and capabilities
- Examine device limitations and extensions
- Interact with device presentation interfaces
- Analyze UPnP discovery messages
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Discover all the Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) devices on your local area network. Find out their IP addresses, capabilities and limitations, optional features and extensions. Interact with devices via their presentation user interfaces. Examine discovery messages that are exchanged between devices and the UPnP controller. uPnP Mate is compatible with devices that conform to the UPnP Device Architecture V1.0 specification.
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Verdict
MAC Vendors and uPnP Mate both sit at 4.1 stars, but that hides the real split: 67% of uPnP Mate's written reviews are positive against 0% of MAC Vendors's. uPnP Mate also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). MAC Vendors's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, rating 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
Both are free to download. MAC Vendors sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. uPnP Mate asks for nothing beyond the download.
MAC Vendors holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MAC Vendors has 57 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of MAC Vendors's written reviews are positive against 67% of uPnP Mate's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
MAC Vendors ships an update every 2 weeks, uPnP Mate every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 5, 2026.
| Parameter | MAC Vendors | uPnP Mate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (57 ratings) — better | 3.9 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 57 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.3 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mohamed ElBasyouni | Yuk-Lun Wong |
Customer experience
MAC Vendors
uPnP Mate
In-app purchases
MAC Vendors
- Upgrade existing to pro$5.99
uPnP Mate
No in-app purchases
