MIB Browser vs Patchword
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MIB Browser
This utility allows users to monitor SNMP information directly from their iOS devices. It supports various SNMP versions and provides features like real-time graphing, server profile management, and data export.
- SNMPWalk and SNMPGet functionality
- SNMPv1/v2/v3 support
- Real-time graphing for Counter and Gauge types
- SNMP server profiles with history
- Custom MIB file management
- Result filtering and export to Text/CSV
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MIB Browser is a focused SNMP tool for engineers. Point it at an SNMP agent — a router, switch, printer, server, NAS or IoT device — and walk its management data in seconds. Everything runs on-device; there are no accounts and nothing to sign up for. WALK ANY AGENT • SNMP Walk over v1, v2c and v3 (USM authentication + privacy, SHA / AES) • Auto-detect your local subnet and scan it for SNMP-answering hosts, or point at a host directly • Test a connection before you walk • One-tap Base-OID presets (System, Interfaces, MIB-2, Enterprise) or type your own READ THE RESULTS • Module-grouped MIB tree, browsable and collapsible • Filter by module or type and search across OID, name and value • Per-OID detail; smooth drill-down even for huge tables • Export any walk as TXT or CSV BRING YOUR OWN MIBS • Import private MIB files so vendor OIDs resolve to readable names • Download MIBs by URL or add them from Files MONITOR OVER TIME • Pick numeric OIDs (counters, gauges, integers, timeticks) from a walk and add them to Live Monitoring • Watch each one as a live time-series graph — counters are graphed as a per-second rate • Rename monitored OIDs to whatever makes sense to you SAVE YOUR WORK • Saved Walks keep past results so you can reopen and compare them offline • v3 credentials are stored securely in the device Keychain — never in plain text, never synced MADE FOR YOUR DEVICES • Universal layout that adapts from iPhone to iPad to Mac • Fast, native, and lightweight PRIVACY MIB Browser works entirely on your device and over your local network. It has no analytics, no tracking, and no third-party SDKs. Local Network access is used only to reach the SNMP agents you query. Credentials stay in the Keychain on this device.
Patchword
Compare files and directories to identify additions, removals, or modifications. It allows for matching files with slightly different names and applying or exporting patches and edit scripts non-destructively.
- Compare files and text
- Compare directories
- Identify added, removed, modified files
- Match files by alphabetical order or custom map
- Export and apply patches
- Create non-destructive edit scripts
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Select two files or paste two texts and compare them. Select two directories and compare them to see which files have been added, removed or modified, and selectively reset modified files to match the original ones. If files have slightly different names, you can match them by alphabetical order or a custom name map, and selectively rename them afterwards so that the names are equal. Export patches from two compared text files, or apply saved patches to an existing file. Create edit scripts that are applied non-destructively to a text file and export the resulting text.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Patchword at 3.5 against MIB Browser's 2.6. Patchword also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 20 months) and review sentiment (50% vs 38%). MIB Browser's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 2). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
MIB Browser costs $6.99 and Patchword $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Patchword holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of MIB Browser's written reviews are positive against 50% of Patchword's.
MIB Browser ships an update every 20 months, Patchword every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MIB Browser | Patchword |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $6.99 | $5.99 — better |
| Rating | 2.6 (8 ratings) | 3.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 38.1% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 20 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aribada Inc. | Nicolas Kick |
Customer experience
MIB Browser
Patchword
In-app purchases
MIB Browser
No in-app purchases
Patchword
No in-app purchases









