Comparison

IP Scanner vs mycelium

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

Head to head
About

IP Scanner

This app scans your local network to identify all active devices. It offers fast results, customizable device information, and tools like PING and Wake on LAN. Save and manage past scans for easy reference.

Highlights
  • Fast network scanning
  • Customizable device names and icons
  • Save and review past scans
  • PING, Wake on LAN, Port Scan tools
  • Save and import custom device lists
  • Import/export scan results
Features
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IP Scanner for iOS scans your local area network to determine the identity of all active machines and internet devices on the LAN. Powerful results, yet easy, quick and intuitive to use. Key features: * Extremely fast scan results * Customizable results - assign your own names and icons to discovered devices * Save and consult past scans * PING, Wake on LAN and Port Scan tools built right in * Save and import custom device lists, or sync via iCloud * Import/export scan results via email or bonjour * Clean, professional design that is customizable and easy to use The free version has no restrictions at all on functionality and can identify up to 15 devices at a time. * To unlock unlimited devices in a scan, we offer an in-app upgrade to Pro. * For even more features, including realtime push notifications on network changes, a network DVR-style history browser and a true universal app bundle with native, optimized versions for Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and Apple Watch, check out IP Scanner Ultra in the app store https://apple.co/3gz0tu6

About

mycelium

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Mycelium is an IPv6 overlay network. Each node that joins the overlay network will receive an overlay network IP in the 400::/7 range. Features: - Mycelium is locality-aware, it will look for the shortest path between nodes - All traffic between the nodes is end-2-end encrypted - Traffic can be routed over nodes of friends, locality-aware - If a physical link goes down, Mycelium will automatically reroute your traffic - The IP address is IPV6 and linked to a private key Scalability is essential to us. We tried many overlay networks before but got stuck on all of them. However, we are now working on designing a network that scales to a planetary level.

Screenshots

IP Scanner4 screens
mycelium4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: mycelium at none against IP Scanner's 4. mycelium also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26). IP Scanner's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and device support (6 vs 3). On price and ads 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. IP Scanner sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. mycelium asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IP Scanner ships an update fortnightly, mycelium every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
IP Scanner versus mycelium: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIP Scannermycelium
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (889 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings889 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPod, Mac
Requires iOS2613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatia labs, inc.TF Tech

Bugs and requests

IP Scanner

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Crashes on startup
  • Unstable on macOS
  • Inconsistent scan results across devices
  • Loses custom device names after scans
  • Detects devices that are no longer on the network

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to print selected fields
  • Include notes in printouts
  • Resizable settings window
  • Option to block or remove devices
  • Improved device identification

mycelium

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

IP Scanner

One-time4
  • IP Scanner Pro Upgrade (iOS)$19.99
  • IP Scanner Pro Upgrade (MacOS)$19.99
  • IP Scanner Ultra (from Pro)$19.99
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  • IP Scanner Ultra$39.99
None

mycelium

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is IP Scanner free?
IP Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is mycelium free?
mycelium is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do IP Scanner or mycelium have ads?
Neither IP Scanner nor mycelium shows ads.
Which is updated more often, IP Scanner or mycelium?
IP Scanner ships an update fortnightly, and mycelium every 2 months. Most recently, IP Scanner was updated on September 30, 2026 and mycelium on September 18, 2026.

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