Comparison

Flame Services Browser vs NAS Detector

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

Head to head
About

Flame Services Browser

Discover and interact with services on your local wireless network. This utility lists available Bonjour (ZeroConf) services, displays their details, and allows you to launch compatible applications directly from the service listing.

Highlights
  • Discover Bonjour/ZeroConf services
  • Browse services by server
  • View detailed service information
  • Copy service details
  • Launch compatible applications
Features
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Flame is a browser for Bonjour (also known as ZeroConf) network services. It lists the services advertised on your wireless network and you can browse them by server. When selecting a service, its advertised details are displayed. You can copy any of the service details by long-pressing a row. If an application on your iPhone or iPod touch can handle any of the advertised services, a command to open it right away is provided.

About

NAS Detector

Discover and analyze Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices on your network. Get detailed information on IP addresses, services, and file sharing protocols like AFP, SMB, and NFS. Easily access and share host details.

Highlights
  • Detects AFP, SMB, NFS, and NCP file shares
  • Analyzes and describes file sharing services
  • Displays IP address, hostnames, and PING capability
  • Shows MAC address, vendor, and location
  • Provides UI features for screenshots and data sharing
  • Supports refreshing information via pull-down or shake
Features
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It is a great time to explore your NAS drives. NAS Detector helps you to find all information about your NAS devices from network address to detailed service description. Network-attached storage (NAS) is a file-level computer data storage server connected to a computer network providing data access to a heterogeneous group of clients. NAS is specialized for serving files either by its hardware, software, or configuration. It is often manufactured as a computer appliance – a purpose-built specialized computer. NAS systems are networked appliances which contain one or more storage drives. NAS uses file-based protocols such as NFS (popular on UNIX systems), SMB/CIFS (Server Message Block/Common Internet File System) (used with MS Windows systems), AFP (used with Apple Macintosh computers), or NCP (used with OES and Novell NetWare). NAS FILE SHARING DETECTION • Detect Apple Filing Protocol (AFP) file shares. • Detect Server Message Block (SMB, formerly CIFS) file shares. • Detect Apple Filing Protocol (AFP) file shares. • Detect Network File System (NFS) file shares. • Detect NetWare Core Protocol (NCP) file shares. SERVICE BROWSING • Search for available and currently running file sharing services. • Analyze and describe file sharing service name, type, protocol, port, IP addresses and other properties. HOST INFORMATION • Show IP address, Bonjour and DNS hostnames, PING capability. • Show MAC address, MAC vendor, country, postal address. REACH UI FEATURES • Info menu with feedback and privacy settings • Use the camera icon (upper-right corner) to create and print/send/share a screenshot from the entire page. • Pull down with your finger to refresh the information. • Long press on a cell to copy/print/send/open as/share the cell value. • Shake your device to refresh the information.

Screenshots

Flame Services Browser4 screens
NAS Detector4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Flame Services Browser at 77% against NAS Detector's 0%. Flame Services Browser also leads on price (Free vs $2.99). NAS Detector's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.1). On update cadence, ads, 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

Flame Services Browser is free to download; NAS Detector costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flame Services Browser ships an update every 6 months, NAS Detector every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Flame Services Browser versus NAS Detector: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlame Services BrowserNAS Detector
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.9 (16 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.9% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings16 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS26.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThomas InsamCsaba Iranyi

Customer experience

Flame Services Browser

All ratings16 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive76.9%
Neutral3.8%
Negative19.2%

NAS Detector

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Flame Services Browser

No in-app purchases

None

NAS Detector

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flame Services Browser free?
Flame Services Browser is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NAS Detector free?
NAS Detector costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Flame Services Browser or NAS Detector have ads?
Neither Flame Services Browser nor NAS Detector shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flame Services Browser or NAS Detector?
Flame Services Browser ships an update every 6 months, and NAS Detector every 4 months. Most recently, Flame Services Browser was updated on October 6, 2026 and NAS Detector on September 26, 2026.

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