Comparison

Network Analyzer Pro vs Blue Hound

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

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About

Network Analyzer Pro

Diagnose network issues with a comprehensive suite of tools. Scan your Wi-Fi and LAN for connected devices, test internet speed, and perform advanced diagnostics like ping, traceroute, and port scanning. Get detailed network information and troubleshoot connectivity problems effectively.

Highlights
  • Wi-Fi LAN Scanner
  • Ping & Traceroute
  • Port Scanner
  • DNS Lookup
  • Internet Speed Test
  • Network Information
  • Local Service Discovery
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Network Analyzer Pro is a complete network toolkit that turns your iPhone or iPad into a powerful diagnostic instrument. Whether you are troubleshooting a slow connection, tracking down unknown devices, or exploring how the internet routes your traffic, it puts professional-grade tools right in your pocket - no desktop or extra hardware required. Discover every device on your LAN, watch your traceroute unfold on a world map, measure your real download and upload speeds, work out any subnet with the IP calculator, and diagnose any host with ping, traceroute, port scanning, DNS lookup, and whois. From home users to IT professionals, Network Analyzer Pro delivers everything you need in one polished app. LAN scanner: - Fast and reliable detection of all devices on Wi-Fi, VPN, and personal hotspot networks - IP addresses, MAC addresses, and vendors of all discovered devices - NetBIOS, mDNS (Bonjour), LLMNR, DNS, SNMP, and WS-Discovery names - Reachability (ping) test, IPv6 availability, and IPv6 addresses - Custom device names and vendors, scan history, and favorites - Quick actions: open the web interface, browse Bonjour and UPnP services, or wake the device - Wake on LAN (WOL) including remote WOL - Scan of custom IP ranges, filtering, and search in the device list Ping & traceroute: - Round-trip delay, IP address, and hostname for every node - Selectable ICMP, UDP, and TCP ping and ICMP/UDP traceroute probes - Configurable probe delay, payload size, TCP port, and don't-fragment flag - Audible ping - Geolocation (latitude, longitude, country, city, time zone), AS number, and network name - Complete traceroute visualization on the map - Real-time graphical ping statistics Port scanner: - Scan common ports, custom ranges, or the complete port range - Detection of closed, firewalled, and open ports - Descriptions of known port services - Editable common port list and adjustable scan rate Whois: - Look up domains, IP addresses, and AS numbers - Classic whois and the modern RDAP protocol, with custom servers DNS lookup: - Functionality similar to nslookup or dig - Query all record types at once or a single type - A, AAAA, CAA, CNAME, HINFO, LOC, MX, NAPTR, NS, PTR, SOA, SPF, SRV, SSHFP, and TXT records - DNSSEC records: DNSKEY, CDNSKEY, RRSIG, NSEC3PARAM, NSEC, NSEC3, DS, CDS, TLSA - Custom DNS server and port, no-recursion option, all response sections Internet speed: - Download, upload, and server latency measurement - Graphical speed test view - History with full results including graphs, custom names, and notes IP calculator: - Details about any IPv4 or IPv6 address, range, or subnet - Network, broadcast, masks, address count, type, class, IANA block, reverse DNS, supernet, subnet splitting, membership test - Binary, decimal, hex, and IPv6 forms (expanded, 6to4, NAT64, Teredo, EUI-64) MAC address browser: - Vendor lookup (IEEE MA-L, MA-M, MA-S), address type, administration, SLAP quadrant, and known use - Custom name and vendor assignment used throughout the app Network information: - Default gateway, DNS server, HTTP proxy, external IP (v4 and v6) with hostname, AS number, and AS name - Wi-Fi details: SSID, BSSID, router vendor, security type, IP address, and subnet mask - VPN, USB Ethernet, and personal hotspot connection details - Cell network type, with dual SIM support - Wi-Fi, cell, and VPN data usage since the last boot Local service discovery: - Bonjour and UPnP/DLNA browsers Siri, Shortcuts, and controls: - Siri, Spotlight, and Shortcuts app support for every tool - Control Center, Lock Screen, and Action button controls - Share extension: query any website from Safari - Home screen quick actions More: - No ads - Light and dark theme - Full IPv6 support everywhere, with selectable IPv4/IPv6 - History of all performed tasks, with favorites - Export by email, AirPrint, and AirDrop - Copy/paste support - Detailed help - Regular updates

About

Blue Hound

Easily scan and locate your Bluetooth-enabled devices, including smartwatches, fitness trackers, and tags. Find lost items like keys or drones using signal strength, heat maps, or direction finders. The app identifies devices by name, maker, and model, and allows you to search the cloud for previously found items.

Highlights
  • Real-time Bluetooth scanning
  • Signal strength meter
  • Heat map and direction finder
  • Cloud search for past devices
  • Smart device identification
  • Power saver mode
  • Audio alerts
Features
Currently charting
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The essential Bluetooth app for scanning and locating your smart devices from Apple, FitBit, Garmin, and many other companies. Scan and identify nearby devices. Locate devices by signal strength, heat map or direction finder. You can now find Fitbit and other Bluetooth devices that are paired with your iPhone. If the Bluetooth device is paired with another iPhone, turn off Bluetooth on that iPhone. Blue Hound is always scanning for Bluetooth devices. When a device is detected, Blue Hound identifies it by name, maker and model when possible. It does this using a large database of smart recognizers that are updated automatically. Devices you find are uploaded to the cloud to help you search for them later. Blue Hound works great with Bluetooth tags. If you attach one to your keys, you can locate them within 100 feet or more even outdoors in high grass. Attach one to your drone and you will be able to find it if it lands unexpectedly. Scanning for Bluetooth devices can be a fun outdoor activity. Take Blue Hound out for a walk. Enable Power Saver Mode for Blue Hound in Settings and put your iPhone in your pocket upside down. The screen will go dark and the app will enter power saver mode. If you wish, Blue Hound can even bark to alert you when a new device is found. Blue Hound has features not found in any other Bluetooth scanner or finder: • Real time Bluetooth scanner with signal strength and description • Sort the scanner list by age, distance or name • Filter the scanner list for matching text • List both active and inactive devices • Power saver option and audio alerts for scanning while walking • Search the cloud for devices you have found in the past • Search for past devices using an interactive map • Smart device identification using cloud updated recognizers • Display detailed information about a devices including is maker and model • Search Google for more information about the device • Get directions to the last known location of the device • Locate a device indoors using a signal strength meter • Locate a device outdoors using a heat map and signal graph • Outdoor direction finder saves time when searching • Display the directions on the map to triangulate the location

Screenshots

Network Analyzer Pro4 screens
Blue Hound4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Network Analyzer Pro at 95% against Blue Hound's 57%. Network Analyzer Pro also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.6) and ratings volume (9.1K vs 904). Blue Hound's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $3.99) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.0). 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

Network Analyzer Pro costs $3.99 and Blue Hound $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Network Analyzer Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Network Analyzer Pro has 9.1K ratings behind it against 904, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of Network Analyzer Pro's written reviews are positive against 57% of Blue Hound's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Network Analyzer Pro ships an update monthly, Blue Hound every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Network Analyzer Pro versus Blue Hound: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNetwork Analyzer ProBlue Hound
Price$3.99$1.99 — better
Rating4.8 (9.1K ratings) — better4.6 (904 ratings)
Positive reviews95.5% of reviews — better56.8% of reviews
Number of ratings9.1K — better904
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#21 — better#171
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTechetGrangerFX

Customer experience

Network Analyzer Pro

All ratings9,125 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral1.8%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews1,918 reviews
Positive95.5%
Neutral1.5%
Negative3.0%

Blue Hound

All ratings904 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral3.1%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive56.8%
Neutral4.5%
Negative38.6%

User reviews

Network Analyzer Pro

From 9.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Excellent - super useful!
  • 🚀 Excellent & indispensable
  • 🚀 Just Essential
  • 🚀 Does what I need
  • 🚀 Extremely informative

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Took away MAC address
  • 🔋 Hobby
  • 💡 Needs to have signal strength in dBm, WIFI heatmap and ability to scan for noise floor
  • 🐛 Incompleted

Blue Hound

From 904 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Functional
  • 🚀 Found lost items quickly
  • 💡 Useful for finding lost/misplaced items
  • 👍 Cheaper than buying a new device

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Key features not working (heatmap, compass)
  • 🐛 Inaccurate distance/location information
  • 🤔 Lack of instructions/tutorial
  • 🤔 Limited device detection

Bugs and requests

Network Analyzer Pro

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Speed test bug
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatible with older devices

Requested features

7 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard
  • Ability to kick a mis-user off of my network
  • Spectrum analyzer to improve setting up a device to an unused or less used channel
  • Ability to save WoL parameters so they don't have to be entered manually each time
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  • Ability to manually map the network
  • Provide context help to explain the significance of the data

Blue Hound

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Unable to detect nearby Bluetooth devices
  • Inconsistent performance, app not working at times
  • Inaccurate distance and location information

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to set device parameters and utilize scanned devices
  • Device details like MAC address, identifiers
  • Tutorial or onboarding for new users
  • Option to block outside device connections for security

In-app purchases

None

Network Analyzer Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Blue Hound

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Network Analyzer Pro free?
Network Analyzer Pro costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Blue Hound free?
Blue Hound costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Network Analyzer Pro or Blue Hound?
Network Analyzer Pro is rated higher. Network Analyzer Pro averages 4.8 out of 5 from 9.1K ratings, while Blue Hound averages 4.6 from 904 ratings.
Do Network Analyzer Pro or Blue Hound have ads?
Neither Network Analyzer Pro nor Blue Hound shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Network Analyzer Pro or Blue Hound?
Network Analyzer Pro ships an update monthly, and Blue Hound every 5 weeks. Most recently, Network Analyzer Pro was updated on October 17, 2026 and Blue Hound on October 13, 2026.
Which is more popular, Network Analyzer Pro or Blue Hound?
Network Analyzer Pro currently peaks at #21 in the App Store charts, and Blue Hound at #171. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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