Comparison

Radbms vs IP Scanner

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

Head to head
About

Radbms

Control your home remotely for energy saving and efficient building management. Set schedules, triggers, and receive notifications for lighting, appliances, and security.

Highlights
  • Remote home management
  • Energy saving solutions
  • Smart control
  • Schedules and scenarios
  • Trigger-based automation
  • Lighting control
  • Appliance control
Features
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This app lets you manage your home from anywhere in the world and gives powerful solution for energy saving, smart control and efficient building management that makes life more enjoyable. With this app, you can easily define Schedules and scenarios in user-friendly environment and also set triggers for execute multiple commands or receive notification. Features Lighting control, IR and RF remote control, security protection, sensors, controlling of HVAC, dimmer, RGB lighting and other home appliances

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

Radbms4 screens
IP Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: IP Scanner at 4.6 against Radbms's 4.0. IP Scanner also leads on review sentiment (60% vs 33%) and ratings volume (891 vs 7). Radbms's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (13.0 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. Radbms asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

IP Scanner holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IP Scanner has 891 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Radbms's written reviews are positive against 60% of IP Scanner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Radbms ships an update weekly, IP Scanner fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Radbms versus IP Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRadbmsIP Scanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (7 ratings)4.6 (891 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews60.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7891 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better26
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHossein VaezyMatia labs, inc.

Customer experience

Radbms

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

IP Scanner

All ratings891 ratings
Positive90.7%
Neutral3.8%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews136 reviews
Positive60.3%
Neutral11.8%
Negative27.9%

Bugs and requests

Radbms

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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

Radbms

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 Radbms free?
Radbms 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, Radbms or IP Scanner?
IP Scanner is rated higher. Radbms averages 4.0 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while IP Scanner averages 4.6 from 891 ratings.
Do Radbms or IP Scanner have ads?
Neither Radbms nor IP Scanner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Radbms or IP Scanner?
Radbms ships an update weekly, and IP Scanner fortnightly. Most recently, Radbms was updated on October 8, 2026 and IP Scanner on October 13, 2026.

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