FTP vs IP Scanner & Service Watcher
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
FTP
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Turn your phone into an FTP server in seconds. Just set a port, username, and password β and youβre ready to start uploading and downloading in seconds. Features: - FTP server / client connectivity - fast file upload and download - displays open communication ports - broadcast preview files easily accessible via the Files app in the FTP-Server directory
IP Scanner & Service Watcher
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IP Scanner & Service Watcher is a field toolkit for IT support engineers, network administrators, CCTV/camera technicians, and home lab users. Diagnose the network you are connected to, discover LAN devices, check open ports, inspect TLS certificates, resolve DNS, run ping/traceroute, and watch important services from your phone. KEY FEATURES - LAN discovery: scan the current subnet or a custom CIDR/IP range and review device IP, MAC, vendor, online/offline state, and open-port status. - Port scanning: use focused profiles for IT, servers, network devices, and CCTV systems, or enter custom ports and ranges. - Multi-instance tasks: run ping, LAN port checks, WAN checks, traceroute, and loop scans side by side, then jump back to each live task from the running-task badge. - WAN visibility: detect public IPv4/IPv6 and check public port reachability through an external probe. - Network tools: Ping, DNS Lookup, Traceroute, Website Check, Site Alive, Endpoint Health, Content Match, SSL/TLS Check, Domain Expiry, Subnet Calculator, Wake-on-LAN, and MAC vendor lookup. - Service Watchers: convert supported tool runs into recurring checks with healthy/failing/recovered states, thresholds, cooldowns, history, and optional notifications. - Clear diagnostics: TLS, HTTP, DNS, TCP, IPv6, and OS-level limitations are reported clearly so field work does not stop at a vague network error. The app is designed for networks and systems you own or are authorized to test. It is not a nearby Wi-Fi/SSID scanner, Wi-Fi analyzer, wardriving tool, VPN, proxy, or broad internet scanner. No account is required for the core scanning tools.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: IP Scanner & Service Watcher at Free against FTP's $3.99. IP Scanner & Service Watcher also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 20 months). FTP's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
IP Scanner & Service Watcher is free to download; FTP costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FTP ships an update every 20 months, IP Scanner & Service Watcher every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FTP | IP Scanner & Service Watcher |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free β better |
| Update frequency | Every 20 months | Every 2 months β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 β better | 15.1 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | andrzej kar | Hung Cao Vu |
In-app purchases
FTP
No in-app purchases
IP Scanner & Service Watcher
No in-app purchases
Questions
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