Comparison

IP Scanner vs SonoStats

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

SonoStats

Visualize your Sonos system and understand data flow with this independent utility. It provides a graphical representation of your audio setup, helping you see how information moves through your devices. This tool is for personal use and is not affiliated with Sonos.

Highlights
  • Graphical Sonos setup view
  • Data flow visualization
  • Independent utility
  • Personal use tool
Features
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SonoStats is a real-time visualiser for your Sonos household. See every speaker, every group, every connection on one clean canvas — the topology map you always wished the Sonos app would show you. WHAT YOU SEE Your household laid out live. Router at the top, wired root, home theater clusters, stereo pairs, and every Wi-Fi speaker in its rightful place. Tap any speaker for details. Audio in motion. Watch throughput flow between speakers as music plays. See which speaker is the coordinator, which are followers, and where the traffic actually goes. A mesh view for the deeper divers. Every peer-to-peer SonosNet link, with edge width showing signal strength. Spot marginal connections before they turn into dropouts. Streaming Discovery. Watch speakers appear one by one as your network resolves them, identified with their zone and product model the moment they respond. Bond halos. Home theater clusters and stereo pairs are visually grouped so you can tell at a glance which speakers belong together. Signal indicators, colour-coded from healthy green through borderline yellow to weak red. Multi-household support. Save every network you visit — home, cottage, office — and SonoStats picks the right one automatically based on Wi-Fi. BUILT LOCALLY, KEPT LOCALLY SonoStats talks to your speakers directly over your Wi-Fi. No cloud, no account, no telemetry. Your data never leaves your home network. Built-in snapshot capture and honest, privacy-friendly diagnostics logs make it easy to save what your household looks like — useful when troubleshooting, or when you just want a record of the setup before moving something. NOTE: This is app is not connected or endorsed by Sonos and is supplied for your own use.

Screenshots

IP Scanner4 screens
SonoStats4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SonoStats at 100% against IP Scanner's 60%. SonoStats also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and rating (4.8 vs 4.6). IP Scanner's advantage is ratings volume (891 vs 5) and device support (6 vs 2). 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. SonoStats asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SonoStats holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IP Scanner has 891 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of IP Scanner's written reviews are positive against 100% of SonoStats's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IP Scanner ships an update fortnightly, SonoStats every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
IP Scanner versus SonoStats: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIP ScannerSonoStats
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (891 ratings)4.8 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings891 — better5
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS2617.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatia labs, inc.MICHAEL ANDREW SYREE

Customer experience

IP Scanner

All ratings891 ratings
Positive90.7%
Neutral3.8%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews136 reviews
Positive60.3%
Neutral11.8%
Negative27.9%

SonoStats

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

SonoStats

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

SonoStats

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is IP Scanner free?
IP Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SonoStats free?
SonoStats is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, IP Scanner or SonoStats?
SonoStats is rated higher. IP Scanner averages 4.6 out of 5 from 891 ratings, while SonoStats averages 4.8 from 5 ratings.
Do IP Scanner or SonoStats have ads?
Neither IP Scanner nor SonoStats shows ads.
Which is updated more often, IP Scanner or SonoStats?
IP Scanner ships an update fortnightly, and SonoStats every 5 days. Most recently, IP Scanner was updated on October 13, 2026 and SonoStats on September 27, 2026.

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