Comparison

Remoteyes vs LANtern

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

Head to head
About

Remoteyes

Features
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Remoteyes is a remote monitoring app. With this app, you can remotely control your IP camera over the network and view live video, playback cloud recordings, receive alarm notifications and set up AI detection.

About

LANtern

Features
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LANtern – your network at a glance. LANtern shows you in seconds which devices are connected to your Wi-Fi — clearly explained, entirely on your iPhone, and without any data leaving your device. What LANtern does: • Network scan: Finds all reachable devices with IP, vendor, device type, hostname and open ports. • Device names via Bonjour: Recognises names like "Living-Room-TV" or "Fritz's MacBook" instead of just numbers. • Security score: A clear rating for your network plus concrete findings, such as unencrypted web interfaces. • Understand services: For every open port, a plain-language explanation of what the service is and whether it's a risk. • Toolbox: Ping, traceroute, port scan, DNS lookup and Wake-on-LAN. • In-app browser: Open the web interfaces of routers, NAS and more directly. • Network knowledge: A reference with over 80 terms and a quiz with four difficulty levels. • IT calculators: Subnet, CIDR, password strength and more. LANtern Pro (optional one-time purchase) unlocks: • Network map: All devices arranged graphically around the router, shareable as an image. • Signal history: Find dead spots by measuring connection quality as you walk around — and save patterns to compare. • New-device alerts: Get notified when an unknown device appears. • Full history & export, extended port scans and more. Honest and private: LANtern collects no data, has no ads and no tracking. All analysis stays on your device. Where iOS sets limits (e.g. no exact signal strength in dBm, no foreign VLANs), we say so openly instead of inventing numbers. Important: Only use LANtern on your own network or with explicit permission. Scanning networks without authorisation may be a criminal offence.

Screenshots

Remoteyes4 screens
LANtern4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Remoteyes at none against LANtern's shown. Remoteyes also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.6). LANtern's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 26 months). On price, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Remoteyes sells 12 one-off in-app purchases and LANtern sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Remoteyes ships an update every 26 months, LANtern every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Remoteyes versus LANtern: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRemoteyesLANtern
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 26 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer南京景从通讯科技有限公司Simon Außerlechner

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Remoteyes

One-time12
  • 7 days storage for 1 month$4.99
  • 15 days storage for 1 month$10.99
  • 30 days storage for 1 month$12.99
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  • 7 days storage for 3 month$13.99
  • 7 days storage for 6 month$18.99
  • 7 days storage for 12 month$23.99
  • 15 days storage for 3 month$31.99
  • 15 days storage for 6 month$36.99
  • 30 days storage for 3 month$37.99
  • 15 days storage for 12 month$41.99
  • 30 days storage for 6 month$42.99
  • 30 days storage for 12 month$47.99
1 purchases

LANtern

One-time1
  • LANtern Pro Lifetime$3.99

Questions

Is Remoteyes free?
Remoteyes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LANtern free?
LANtern is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Remoteyes or LANtern have ads?
LANtern shows ads; Remoteyes does not.
Which is updated more often, Remoteyes or LANtern?
Remoteyes ships an update every 26 months, and LANtern every 4 weeks. Most recently, Remoteyes was updated on October 6, 2026 and LANtern on October 24, 2026.

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