Comparison

iNet Pro vs Prowl

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

Head to head
About

iNet Pro

Discover and manage your local network with this comprehensive tool. Identify connected devices, view network services, and remotely control computers. Customize device recognition and export scan results for detailed analysis.

Highlights
  • Identify connected devices (IP, MAC)
  • Customize devices with names and icons
  • View open ports and services
  • Remote wake, sleep, shutdown, restart
  • Monitor Apple Airport base stations
  • Export scan results (CSV, PDF)
Features
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iNet – Know Your Network. See at a glance what’s happening on your network. Which devices are connected to your Wi-Fi? Are there any unknown devices? Which services are active? iNet gives you a clear overview of what’s happening on your local network – and provides the right tools for a closer analysis. Whether at home or as a network professional, iNet lets you scan your network, identify connected devices, find active services and open ports, and wake Macs, PCs, and other devices remotely. Give your devices custom names and icons so you can recognize them instantly the next time you scan your network. Network Scanner • Find all devices on your network • View IP and MAC addresses and other device information • Assign custom names and icons to your devices • Set IP scan ranges and network interfaces • Export scan results as CSV or PDF • Connect directly via SSH, VNC, HTTP, and other services Bonjour Monitor • Monitor Bonjour services in real time • See which services are available on individual devices • View detailed information about services and domains Port Scanner • Find open ports on all devices • Use predefined port scan lists Wake on LAN • Wake Macs, PCs, and other compatible devices over LAN or the Internet • Put Macs to sleep, shut them down, or restart them remotely • Execute SSH commands • Save frequently used devices as favorites Help & Documentation • Built-in help in German and English Privacy Included. Your network data stays with you. iNet collects no user data and requires no account or sign-in. There are no subscriptions or recurring fees. Buy iNet once – future updates are included. Developed and maintained in Germany since 2010. iNet is also available as a native Mac and iPad version.

About

Prowl

Receive push notifications from your computer and various apps directly on your iOS device. Integrate the API into your own applications for custom alerts. Supports email-to-push and offers features like quiet hours and notification history.

Highlights
  • Push notifications from Mac/Windows
  • Support for numerous apps/services
  • Email to push functionality
  • Customizable notification delivery
  • Quiet Hours and Do Not Disturb modes
  • Notification history and control
Features
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Prowl is an easy push notifications client iOS. Push to your device notifications from your Mac or Windows computer, or from a multitude of apps and services. Easily integrate the Prowl API into your applications. A list of supported apps/services: http://prowlapp.com/apps.php The only limit of what the service can do is your imagination. REQUIREMENTS To receive notifications from your computer, you need the latest: • Growl on your Mac @ growl.info, or • Growl for Windows @ growlforwindows.com, or • Snarl on Windows @ fullphat.net, or • Any program or web service using the public API. THE CRITICS "I was extremely impressed with Prowl and the elegance with which I was able to view Growl notifications on my iPhone.” —Aron Trimble, TUAW "[A] powerful tool to connect your Mac with your iPhone, seamlessly over the air. —Federico Viticci, MacStories "Great idea. This opens up iPhone push notifications for anything you can think of.” —John Gruber, Daring Fireball "Probably the best $3 I’ve ever spent in the App Store.” —Darrell Etherington, The Apple Blog FEATURES • Push Notifications—When a Growl notification pops up on your computer, it's sent to Prowl and displayed on your iOS device within seconds. • Sweet application support—Prowl has support from a bunch of cool applications and services. Check out the full list at http://prowlapp.com/apps.php • Redirections—Launch a different application when you open a push notification. For example, a notification from your desktop Twitter client can relaunch into your favorite mobile client. You can even pick custom URLs to launch, so you can go anywhere! • Email to push—Use your Prowl email address (from the Prowl homepage's "API keys" tab) to get email delivery right on your device. Generate as many email addresses as you need! • An amazing API—Use the Prowl API with a multitude of libraries in various programming languages. You can send notifications from anything that can talk to the internet, and do some fun things along with it. • Quiet Hours—During the hours you specify, only the badge numbers are updated. No matter the source. Instead of getting a noisy alert, messages are quietly delivered. You can allow emergency-priority items to break quiet hours. • Do Not Disturb—Keep the application quiet whenever you're busy, or when you need a break from a constant alert. Controllable from within the application. • Control—Open the edit view to get a quick glance at your notifications, and do away with pesky ones. Quickly copy, email or SMS a notification directly from Prowl (depending on device and iOS version). • Browse quickly—Use Prowl's internal browser to quickly open links from a notification without having to open Safari. • History—Up to 10 days of notifications are kept on the server. You can delete notifications that you don't want to see any more, or remove all of your history. • Customized notifications—Only events you want are sent to Prowl. You can specify all kinds of conditions from the Prowl plugin for Growl. • Send any message to your device—From the Prowl website, you can send any text to your device: links and phone numbers are automatically linked, so you can easily navigate around without having to worry about typos. From the website or API, you can also automatically redirect to the attached URL. SETUP Prowl is built into Growl 2.0. For earlier versions: http://prowlapp.com/installation.php — for Mac. http://growlforwindows.com — for Windows. SUPPORT @prowlapp on Twitter http://prowlapp.com/support.php

Screenshots

iNet Pro4 screens
Prowl3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Prowl at $2.99 against iNet Pro's $9.99. Prowl also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). iNet Pro's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (738 vs 106). On rating, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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

iNet Pro costs $9.99 and Prowl $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for iNet Pro against 4.6 for Prowl. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iNet Pro has 738 ratings behind it against 106, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 87% and 88% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iNet Pro ships an update every 5 weeks, Prowl every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
iNet Pro versus Prowl: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriNet ProProwl
Price$9.99$2.99 — better
Rating4.7 (738 ratings) — better4.6 (106 ratings)
Positive reviews87.4% of reviews87.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings738 — better106
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBananaGlue GmbHProwl Solutions LLC

Customer experience

iNet Pro

All ratings738 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral3.1%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews586 reviews
Positive87.4%
Neutral2.9%
Negative9.7%

Prowl

All ratings106 ratings
Positive90.6%
Neutral1.9%
Negative7.5%
Written reviews243 reviews
Positive87.7%
Neutral3.3%
Negative9.1%

User reviews

iNet Pro

From 738 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast and efficient
  • 👍 Useful network tool
  • 🔒 Secure and reliable
  • 💡 Excellent features
  • 👍 Great interface

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and bugs
  • 🔍 Missing some device details
  • 💰 Expensive for some users
  • 🔒 Requires location access
  • 🖥️ Not optimized for iPad/larger screens

Prowl

From 106 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Works consistently and reliably
  • 🚀 Versatile and customizable
  • 👍 Easy to set up and use
  • 👍 Indispensable for monitoring and notifications
  • 🚀 Prompt and fast push notifications

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional visual bugs or glitches
  • 📚 Interface looks dated and needs update
  • 🔋 High battery consumption when used extensively

Bugs and requests

iNet Pro

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when scanning network
  • Wake-on-LAN feature not working
  • Issues with iOS 11 and newer
  • Inconsistent device detection

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add dark mode
  • Improve device naming/customization
  • Integrate with other network tools (e.g., SSH, RDP)
  • Add support for scanning over VPN
  • Provide iPad-native version

Prowl

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Inconsistent notification delivery
  • Login issues on mobile app

Requested features

4 requests
  • Support for modern iPhone screen sizes
  • Custom notification sounds
  • Improved notification management (e.g. delete multiple)
  • Integration with Apple Watch

In-app purchases

None

iNet Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Prowl

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iNet Pro free?
iNet Pro costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Prowl free?
Prowl costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iNet Pro or Prowl?
iNet Pro is rated higher. iNet Pro averages 4.7 out of 5 from 738 ratings, while Prowl averages 4.6 from 106 ratings.
Do iNet Pro or Prowl have ads?
Neither iNet Pro nor Prowl shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iNet Pro or Prowl?
iNet Pro ships an update every 5 weeks, and Prowl every 7 months. Most recently, iNet Pro was updated on September 25, 2026 and Prowl on September 22, 2026.

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