Network Analyzer vs SHARP Display Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Network Analyzer
Diagnose Wi-Fi and internet connectivity issues with a suite of network analysis tools. Discover devices on your LAN, test connectivity with ping and traceroute, and scan for open ports.
- Wi-Fi LAN scanner
- Device discovery
- Ping and traceroute
- Port scanner
- DNS lookup
- Network information display
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Network Analyzer is a free, easy-to-use network toolkit that turns your iPhone or iPad into a handy diagnostic instrument. Scan your network, discover every device connected to it, and troubleshoot connection problems in seconds - no technical background or extra hardware required. Built for curious home users and IT professionals alike, it packs a LAN device scanner, ping, traceroute, port scanner, DNS lookup, and whois into one clean, fast app. Try it for free, and upgrade to Network Analyzer Pro whenever you want advanced tools like traceroute visualization on the map, internet speed test, Wake on LAN, IP calculator, MAC address browser, and more. LAN scanner: - Fast and reliable detection of all network devices - IP addresses of all discovered devices - MAC addresses and vendor names of discovered devices - NetBIOS, mDNS (Bonjour), LLMNR, DNS, SNMP, and WS-Discovery name where available - Reachability (ping) test of discovered devices - IPv6 availability and discovered IPv6 addresses Ping & traceroute: - Round-trip delay including IP address and hostname for every network node - Country detection of the analyzed server - Support for both IPv4 and IPv6 Port scanner: - Scan common ports, custom port ranges, or the complete port range - Detection of closed, firewalled, and open ports - Description of the known open port services Whois: - Look up domains, IP addresses, and AS numbers - Support for both classic whois and the modern RDAP protocol DNS lookup: - Functionality similar to nslookup or dig - Query all record types at once or one specific type - Support for A, AAAA, CAA, CNAME, HINFO, LOC, MX, NAPTR, NS, PTR, SOA, SPF, SRV, SSHFP, TXT records Network information: - Default gateway, external IP (v4 and v6), DNS server, HTTP proxy - Wi-Fi network information such as SSID, BSSID, router vendor, security type, IP address (v4 and v6), and subnet mask - VPN, USB Ethernet, and personal hotspot connection details - Cell network information such as IP address and network type, with dual SIM support More: - Light and dark theme - Full IPv6 support everywhere - Detailed help - Regular updates
SHARP Display Connect
This app facilitates seamless information sharing and interactive communication between SHARP Touch Displays or computers and client devices like tablets. It allows for easy sharing of meeting materials, private annotations, and remote control of host devices over a wireless network.
- Share meeting materials and screens wirelessly
- Interactive writing and private annotations
- Large-scale interactive communications
- Remote control of host devices
- Image correction before display
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"Touch Display Link" has been renamed "SHARP Display Connect" in May 2016. "SHARP Display Connect" is a meeting support application that links a SHARP Touch Display or computer "host device" with a "client device" such as a tablet in a wireless LAN environment to enable sharing of information. Main Features 1: Easy sharing of meeting materials and screens 2: Interactive write and convenient personal memo to make privately annotated notes 3: Large-scale interactive communications via the host device on the same network 4: Freely remote control of the host device from the client one 5: Correction of skewing or upside down images before displaying the images(*1) *1 The image may not be fixed correctly depending on the photographing environment or the photograph original. SHARP Display Connect is an application that is installed on client devices. To use this application, "SHARP Display Connect" for "host device" must be installed on "host device" and this application must be installed on "client device", and by linking with the devices in the wireless LAN environment, data can be sent, received and display screens shared.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Network Analyzer at 4.6 against SHARP Display Connect's 2.3. Network Analyzer also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (6.9K vs 3). SHARP Display Connect's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Network Analyzer holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Network Analyzer has 6.9K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Network Analyzer's written reviews are positive against 67% of SHARP Display Connect's.
Network Analyzer ships an update monthly, SHARP Display Connect every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Network Analyzer | SHARP Display Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (6.9K ratings) — better | 2.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.7% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6.9K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Techet | Sharp Corporation |
Customer experience
Network Analyzer
SHARP Display Connect
Bugs and requests
Network Analyzer
Reported bugs
3 issues- Occasional crashes or freezes
- Inaccurate speed test results
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
Requested features
4 requests- More advanced network analysis tools
- Ability to block unauthorized devices
- Real-time network monitoring and alerts
- Improved dark mode compatibility
SHARP Display Connect
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Network Analyzer
No in-app purchases
SHARP Display Connect
No in-app purchases
Questions
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