Comparison

IP Scanner Ultra vs NetScan Pro

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

Head to head
About

IP Scanner Ultra

This app scans your local network to identify all connected devices and provides detailed information. It offers customizable views, historical scan data, and tools like PING and Wake on LAN for comprehensive network analysis.

Highlights
  • Fast network scanning
  • Customizable device names and icons
  • Save and review past scans
  • PING, Wake on LAN, and Port Scan tools
  • Device identification and state monitoring
  • Whitelist for filtering known devices
Features
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Home Radar: always know what's on your Wi-Fi. An old phone reconnects while you're out. A laptop joins the office network at 2am. Something you don't recognize appears next to your TV. Home Radar tells you the moment it happens: a push alert on iPhone and Apple Watch, a morning briefing of overnight changes, and a Network DVR timeline to scrub back through. Remote Scans checks in from anywhere. IP Scanner Ultra bundles our award-winning Mac, iPhone and iPad apps together with new Apple TV, Apple Watch and Vision Pro versions - 6 apps in one. Scan your local area network to determine the identity of all machines and internet devices on the LAN. Powerful results, yet easy and intuitive to use. It’s like a level 9 detect devices spell for your network! Key features: * Home Radar push alerts: know the moment a device joins or leaves your Wi-Fi, on iPhone and Apple Watch * Network DVR: scrub back through your network's history and see exactly what changed and when * Remote Scans via iCloud: check your home network from anywhere, straight from your iPhone * Automatic vendor identification for discovered devices * Bluetooth device name detection for clearer device identity * Full IPv6 support * 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 * Option to open a device in browser, VNC or other applications * Save and import custom device lists, or sync via iCloud * Sort network list by device name, IP address, MAC address or Last Seen * System level notifications for newly discovered devices and changes in device state * Add custom network ranges * Import/export scan results via email or bonjour * Clean, professional design that is super easy to use Whether you’re a casual home user or a network professional, IP Scanner Ultra is all about customizing the way you view and analyze your network. You may apply custom names and icons to the devices on your network and adjust the type and amount of information you see in the network overview; don't need to see the MAC address column... don't display it! Text too small... make it larger! We also include a whitelist feature that lets you filter out known and trusted devices to reveal new or unexpected ones, a great way to easily identify unwanted network visitors. IP Scanner Ultra can be used in several primary modes such as: * A quick overview of which devices are currently on the network, including seeing which devices are actively and passively present * A “Cumulative Mode” that shows network changes over time, including options to display devices which were once present but now no longer visible. Still not sure if IP Scanner Ultra does what you need? * Try it out with our FREE version of IP Scanner available in the App Store for macOS & iOS https://apple.co/3WURLXz * Check out our FAQs at http://10base-t.com * Or contact us directly with any questions at hello@10base-t.com - we always love hearing from our customers. We use our own tools daily and strive to make the best possible IP Scanning utility available - let us know what features you’d like to see!

About

NetScan Pro

Features
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See every device on your Wi-Fi in seconds. Test your internet quality. Find which trackers are watching you — and block them in one tap. NetScan Pro is the network toolkit Apple should have built into iOS. Discover what's on your network: • Scan every device — phones, laptops, smart-home gadgets, cameras, printers • See vendor, OS, open ports, and a 0–100 security rating for each one • Auto-detect Matter / Thread / HomeKit hubs, IP cameras, NAS units, IoT • Identify devices by name, vendor (offline OUI database), or MAC Audit your privacy: • Privacy Audit — see your public IP, ISP, VPN posture, encrypted-DNS status • Tracker check — find which advertising and analytics domains reach your phone • One-tap tracker blocker — install AdGuard, Cloudflare, or Quad9 DNS protection • Works system-wide across every app on your iPhone, not just Safari Diagnose your internet: • Apple-style RPM + bufferbloat test • MTR / traceroute with live latency graphs • Per-port reasons (tcp-connected / tcp-rst / no-response) like nmap • UDP port scanner with protocol-aware probes for DNS, SNMP, mDNS, and more Sysadmin power tools: • DNS Lookup (A / AAAA / MX / TXT / SRV / CNAME) • WHOIS lookup with referral chasing • IP Geolocation with map view • Subnet Calculator (CIDR ↔ range ↔ mask) • Bonjour Browser — every mDNS service the LAN announces • Wake-on-LAN for any device with a known MAC See what's exposed: • Built-in CVE matcher flags vulnerable services (OpenSSH, nginx, IIS…) • WAN exposure check finds devices reachable from the internet via port-forwarding • Default-credential heuristic spots routers / cameras still on factory passwords • Per-device security score from 0–100 Beautiful reports: • Generate a multi-page PDF network snapshot you can share or archive • Export device list as text • AI-powered summary via Apple Intelligence (iPhone 15 Pro and later) iCloud-synced multi-network profiles, background change alerts, custom timing presets (T0–T5), and an Aggressive scan mode that runs every probe at once round out the package. Privacy promise: NetScan Pro runs every scan on-device. No personal data, MAC addresses, or device names ever leave your phone. No analytics. No ads. No tracking. No subscription. Ever. Built by an independent developer who scratches his own itch. — Use NetScan Pro only on networks you own or have permission to scan.

Screenshots

IP Scanner Ultra4 screens
NetScan Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: NetScan Pro at $9.99 against IP Scanner Ultra's $39.99. NetScan Pro also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26). IP Scanner Ultra's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly) and device support (6 vs 2). On 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

IP Scanner Ultra costs $39.99 and NetScan Pro $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IP Scanner Ultra ships an update every 2 weeks, NetScan Pro monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
IP Scanner Ultra versus NetScan Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIP Scanner UltraNetScan Pro
Price$39.99$9.99 — better
Rating4.5 (71 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews69.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings71 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS2617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatia labs, inc.Matthew Mesropian

Bugs and requests

IP Scanner Ultra

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes on startup
  • Issues with Dark Mode
  • Problems with custom icons and names
  • Inaccurate device information

Requested features

4 requests
  • Advanced network monitoring capabilities
  • Improved device naming and organization
  • Customizable alerts and notifications
  • Better integration with other network tools

NetScan Pro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

IP Scanner Ultra

No in-app purchases

None

NetScan Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is IP Scanner Ultra free?
IP Scanner Ultra costs $39.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is NetScan Pro free?
NetScan Pro costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do IP Scanner Ultra or NetScan Pro have ads?
Neither IP Scanner Ultra nor NetScan Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, IP Scanner Ultra or NetScan Pro?
IP Scanner Ultra ships an update every 2 weeks, and NetScan Pro monthly. Most recently, IP Scanner Ultra was updated on October 3, 2026 and NetScan Pro on September 29, 2026.

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