Comparison

Magical Finder vs CherrypieBLE

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

Head to head
About

Magical Finder

Easily locate and configure I-O DATA network devices like NAS, routers, and cameras on your local network. Access device settings and modify network parameters, including IPv6 settings, for supported devices.

Highlights
  • Find network devices
  • Access device setting websites
  • Change network settings
  • Support IPv6 network settings
  • Compatible with I-O DATA devices
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"Magical Finder" is an application that easily finds and sets network devices such as I-O DATA NAS, router, access point and network camera connected to the same local area network. Before you use the Magial Finder, you need to connect your iPhone, iPad or iPod to the router or the access point by Wi-Fi. ・Find network devices Magical Finder searches the network to which the iPhone or iPad that launched this application is connected and can find I-O DATA devices connected to the same network. Findable devices, see below.                       ・Open setting website ※ You can access the setting website of the found device. ・Change network setting ※ You can change the network parametors of the found device such as IP address, DHCP ON/OFF, subnet mask, default gateway and so on. ・Support IPv6 network setting ※ You can change the IPv6 network parametors of the found device too. ※ Available functions and changeable network parametors of Magical Finder depend on the selected device and its state. Please check product manual and support library of I-O DATA website for details. ・Findable devices by Magical Finder Please check the I-O DATA product manual to see if your device is findable. The following devices are representative findable devices of each category.  ==== LAN DISK ====  HDL-TA series, HDL-T series, HLS-PG series, HVL-S series  HDL-AA series, HDL-AAW series  HDL-H series, HDL-X series  HDL-Z19SCA series, HDL-Z19WCA series  HDL-ZWQD series, HDL-ZWPD series, HDL-ZWPI series  ※ Please use the latest firmware.  ==== Router ====  I-O DATA Router   (except WN-APG/R, WN-WAPG/R and WN-WAG/R.)  ==== Access point, Ethernet converter ==== I-O DATA access point & ethernet converter   (except WN-APG/A, WN-AG/A, WN-AG/C,   WN-WAPG/A, WN-WAG/A and WN-WAG/C.)  ==== switch ====  I-O DATA switch  BSH series  ==== VPN BOX ====  I-O DATA BOX device  BX-VP1 series  ==== Network camera ====  TS-WLCAM, TS-WLCAM/V, TS-WPTCAM, TS-PTCAM  TS-PTCAM/POE, TS-WLC2, TS-WLCE  ==== Network Audio Server ====  HFAS1 series, HFAS1-X series HDL-RAHF series, RAHF-S series

About

CherrypieBLE

Features
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The Cherrypie is a board equipped with a Nordic CPU and was made by Sekitani Lab. In Osaka University to control various sensors and acquire various data. This application, Cherrypie BLE, communicates with the Cherrypie board using BLE. You can control sensors and collect the data acquired by the sensor, mainly for research purposes.

Screenshots

Magical Finder4 screens
CherrypieBLE2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: CherrypieBLE at every 4 months against Magical Finder's every 9 months. CherrypieBLE also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Magical Finder ships an update every 9 months, CherrypieBLE every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Magical Finder versus CherrypieBLE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagical FinderCherrypieBLE
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews15.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperI-O DATA, INC.Hiroshi Ohta

In-app purchases

None

Magical Finder

No in-app purchases

None

CherrypieBLE

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Magical Finder free?
Magical Finder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CherrypieBLE free?
CherrypieBLE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Magical Finder or CherrypieBLE have ads?
Neither Magical Finder nor CherrypieBLE shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Magical Finder or CherrypieBLE?
Magical Finder ships an update every 9 months, and CherrypieBLE every 4 months. Most recently, Magical Finder was updated on October 23, 2026 and CherrypieBLE on October 3, 2026.

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