Comparison

Flame Services Browser vs mDNSShark

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

mDNSShark

Explore your local Wi-Fi network with ease. This app discovers printers, media servers, and IoT devices by tapping into network protocols. It offers a simple, private way to understand what's connected and how services communicate, with no external servers or data collection.

Highlights
  • Local network scanning
  • mDNS, DNS-SD, SSDP protocol support
  • Device and service discovery
  • Private and no data collection
  • Open-source development
  • User-friendly interface
Features
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mDNSShark is an open-source iPhone app that shows what is on your local network. It uses Multicast DNS (mDNS), DNS-SD, and SSDP to find printers, media servers, IoT gadgets, and other services on your Wi-Fi, with no setup. WHAT YOU GET - Device discovery: Bonjour/mDNS, SSDP, and subnet scans, with manufacturer lookups. - Security assessment: flags risky exposed services and checks device manufacturers against CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog and the NVD. - Packet capture: see which servers your phone talks to (DNS lookups, IP addresses, ports) and export to pcap for Wireshark. - TLS Inspection (optional subscription): decrypt and read your own device's HTTPS traffic using a certificate you install and trust. PRIVACY Scans and analysis run on your phone. Your device list and scan results are never uploaded; only vendor names are sent to the NVD when you tap Refresh CISA Data. There is no telemetry, no analytics, and no trackers. Two things leave your device, and both are visible to you: while Packet Capture is on, DNS lookups go to the resolver you choose (Google Public DNS by default), and the Refresh CISA Data button you tap yourself downloads CISA's public catalog and asks the NVD about device vendors seen on your network. Discovery needs only local network access; Packet Capture also asks you to allow a VPN configuration. SUBSCRIPTION TLS Inspection Monthly is an auto-renewing monthly subscription. The price and any free trial are shown in the app before you subscribe. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase, or when a free trial ends. The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel any time in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions. Discovery, scans, and the Security tab are free. OPEN SOURCE mDNSShark is built by engineers who like transparent, lightweight tools, and it is open to anyone curious about local networks. Report bugs, suggest features, or contribute code in our public repository: https://github.com/Shapehaven-Innovations/mDNSShark Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://shapehaveninnovations.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

Flame Services Browser4 screens
mDNSShark4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Flame Services Browser at none against mDNSShark's 1. Flame Services Browser also leads on ratings volume (17 vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). mDNSShark's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 77%). On price, rating, ads and monetization model 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. mDNSShark sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Flame Services Browser asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Flame Services Browser against 5.0 for mDNSShark. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flame Services Browser has 17 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 77% of Flame Services Browser's written reviews are positive against 100% of mDNSShark's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flame Services Browser ships an update every 6 months, mDNSShark fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Flame Services Browser versus mDNSShark: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlame Services BrowsermDNSShark
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (17 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings17 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.118.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThomas InsamShapeHaven Innovations LLC

Customer experience

Flame Services Browser

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

mDNSShark

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Flame Services Browser

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

mDNSShark

Subscriptions1
  • TLS Inspection Monthly3 Days trial$1.991 Month

Questions

Is Flame Services Browser free?
Flame Services Browser is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is mDNSShark free?
mDNSShark is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Flame Services Browser or mDNSShark?
mDNSShark is rated higher. Flame Services Browser averages 4.9 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while mDNSShark averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Flame Services Browser or mDNSShark have ads?
Neither Flame Services Browser nor mDNSShark shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flame Services Browser or mDNSShark?
Flame Services Browser ships an update every 6 months, and mDNSShark fortnightly. Most recently, Flame Services Browser was updated on October 23, 2026 and mDNSShark on October 28, 2026.

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