TCP Console vs LocalSites
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TCP Console
Test TCP/IP servers and clients by sending and receiving text strings. Connect multiple clients to your server or test server connectivity. Supports custom URL schemes for easy connection and content sending.
- Start TCP/IP server listening on a specified port
- Send text strings and EOL characters
- Display received responses
- Connect multiple clients simultaneously
- Disconnect clients individually
- Ping to verify LAN or firewall connectivity
- Custom URL scheme support
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You need to test your TCP/IP server or client? View incoming or outgoing text strings? TCP Console is the app for you! With a couple of taps could start a server TCP/IP listening on the port you want*, send text string or EOL characters and display the responses received. To your server can connect multiple clients at the same time and you can disconnect them one by one or PING** to verify that there are no problems in the LAN or firewall. If you need to test your server, it will be just as easy! Enter address, port No. and connect, in a few moments you will be able to send and receive text strings from the server. TCP Console will allow you to do all this in its simplicity, a few taps and you'll be connected! Custom URL scheme support: tcpconsole://host:port/?content=string_to_send[&encoding=base64] TCP Console starts, tries to connect to the server and send the content. Optionally TCP Console can decode a base64 string before sending. * You can not start a server listening on a port less than or equal to 1024. ** This feature requires you to download the app Utility Network, free on App Store.
LocalSites
Discover and access websites hosted on your local network. This utility helps you quickly find configuration pages for devices like printers and IoT gadgets, opening them directly in your browser.
- Discover local network websites
- Uses Bonjour (DNS-SD) protocol
- Open URLs in Safari
- Access device configuration pages
- Open source on GitHub
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This app shows all websites in the local network which advertise themselves using the "bonjour" (DNS-SD) protocol. Clicking on an entry passes the URL to Safari for displaying the website. Note that the only purpose of this app is to quickly access configuration websites for example of local printers or IoT gadgets. The app does not list services other than http, and is not meant to be a full featured network services browser (there are already good apps for that). The app is in the AppStore for your convenience and as a way to support its development a bit, but it is open sourced on github, so you're welcome to get it from there and also to contribute enhancements!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TCP Console at 3.6 against LocalSites's 1.0. TCP Console also leads on update cadence (every 7 months vs every 23 months) and ratings volume (12 vs 1). LocalSites's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ads 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. TCP Console sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. LocalSites asks for nothing beyond the download.
TCP Console holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TCP Console has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
TCP Console ships an update every 7 months, LocalSites every 23 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TCP Console | LocalSites |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (12 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 63.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months — better | Every 23 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 9.3 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fausto Ristagno | Lukas Zeller |
Customer experience
TCP Console
LocalSites
In-app purchases
TCP Console
- Remove Advertising$0.99
LocalSites
No in-app purchases
