Comparison

IP Scanner Ultra vs Home Remote

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

Home Remote

Consolidate control of your smart home devices with a single, feature-rich application. Automate actions with schedules, location triggers, and voice commands. Supports a wide range of popular smart home brands and protocols.

Highlights
  • Unified smart home control
  • Schedules and geofencing
  • Voice recognition support
  • Native support for popular brands
  • URL calls and TCP/UDP packets
  • Location triggering with beacons
Features
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Tired of all the different apps you need to control your smart home? Are they missing features you’d like to see such as schedules, geofencing or Today Screen access? Then Home Remote is for you. With native support for Milight, LimitlessLED, EasyBulb, LIFX, Belkin WeMo, Indigo, along with URL calls and TCP/UDP packets, there isn’t much that Home Remote can’t control. You can add attributes to any action, such as location triggering with beacons or geofences, schedules, even voice recognition. Home Remote - Great for any smart home with Home Automation. Sunrise and sunset times are provided by http://sunrise-sunset.org

Screenshots

IP Scanner Ultra4 screens
Home Remote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Home Remote at $1.99 against IP Scanner Ultra's $39.99. Home Remote also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (82% vs 70%). IP Scanner Ultra's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly) and device support (6 vs 4). On ratings volume, 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 Home Remote $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Home Remote holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 73 and 25 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of IP Scanner Ultra's written reviews are positive against 82% of Home Remote's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IP Scanner Ultra ships an update every 2 weeks, Home Remote monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
IP Scanner Ultra versus Home Remote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIP Scanner UltraHome Remote
Price$39.99$1.99 — better
Rating4.5 (73 ratings)4.8 (25 ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.7% of reviews82.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings73 — better25
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV
Requires iOS2612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatia labs, inc.Bouncing Ball Games

Customer experience

IP Scanner Ultra

All ratings73 ratings
Positive89.0%
Neutral4.1%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews201 reviews
Positive69.7%
Neutral6.0%
Negative24.4%

Home Remote

All ratings25 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews176 reviews
Positive82.4%
Neutral4.5%
Negative13.1%

User reviews

IP Scanner Ultra

From 73 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast and reliable
  • 👍 Helpful for network management
  • 💡 Useful for troubleshooting
  • 🔒 Secure and trustworthy

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and stability issues
  • 🔍 Incomplete device detection
  • 🔧 Bugs with custom settings
  • 🤔 Confusing licensing

Home Remote

From 25 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Quick access to controls from notification center/today screen
  • ⌚ Apple Watch integration and voice control
  • 🔧 Highly customizable and flexible for multiple home automation systems
  • 🌍 Excellent geofencing functionality
  • 💬 Outstanding developer support and responsiveness

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Broken after iOS updates (iOS 9, 12, 13 compatibility issues)
  • ❌ No Apple Watch support in recent versions
  • 📚 Poor documentation and confusing setup process
  • 🚫 Lack of developer support/communication
  • 🌐 Only works on WiFi, not on cellular data

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

Home Remote

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • App crashes after iOS updates
  • Geofencing stopped working after iOS 12
  • MiLight compatibility broken in recent versions
  • Brightness settings not working with older bridges
  • Preset corruption when editing multiple actions
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  • Apple Watch app crashes frequently
  • Widget disappears from notification center
  • Unable to send data via POST/PUT methods
  • External URLs not working on iPhone (works on iPad)
  • Light automatically turns off after Apple Watch commands
  • Device status not displayed/updated
  • Inconsistent command execution
  • App unresponsive with too many voice controls

Requested features

20 requests
  • HomeKit and Siri integration
  • Google Home integration
  • Toggle buttons with visual status indicators
  • Brightness slider in color picker
  • Support for newer MiLight bridge versions (v6, iBox 2)
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  • Ability to control multiple zones simultaneously
  • Buttons accessible from Apple Watch glances
  • Feedback confirmation for executed actions
  • Cellular data support (3G/4G)
  • Logitech Harmony integration
  • FHEM support
  • Image-based buttons instead of text
  • Batch IP address updates
  • POST/PUT method support
  • French language voice recognition
  • Italian language support
  • Customizable widget appearance (size, color, shape)
  • Action grouping/categorization
  • Brightness percentage input for white light
  • Smooth color transitions

In-app purchases

None

IP Scanner Ultra

No in-app purchases

None

Home Remote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is IP Scanner Ultra free?
IP Scanner Ultra costs $39.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Home Remote free?
Home Remote costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, IP Scanner Ultra or Home Remote?
Home Remote is rated higher. IP Scanner Ultra averages 4.5 out of 5 from 73 ratings, while Home Remote averages 4.8 from 25 ratings.
Do IP Scanner Ultra or Home Remote have ads?
Neither IP Scanner Ultra nor Home Remote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, IP Scanner Ultra or Home Remote?
IP Scanner Ultra ships an update every 2 weeks, and Home Remote monthly. Most recently, IP Scanner Ultra was updated on October 13, 2026 and Home Remote on October 14, 2026.

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