Comparison

Know My IP vs mDNS

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

Head to head
About

Know My IP

Features
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Discover your network and digital identity with Know My IP, the complete toolkit for iPhone and iPad. See essentials at a glance • Public and local IP, ISP, and approximate location Run pro tools with confidence • Speed Test: Accurate, visual test with an interactive gauge • Ping: Check reachability and measure latency • Traceroute: See the path to any host • Port Scanner: Find open TCP ports • Whois Lookup: Registration and contact details • Connection Monitor: Track stability (latency, jitter, packet loss) over time • Health Check: Instantly test if a site is up for everyone • NEW – DNS Lookup: Resolve A/AAAA/CNAME/TXT/SPF/NS/MX with fast, reliable results and full history • NEW – HTTP Inspector: DNS/Connect/TLS/TTFB timings with live charts • NEW – TLS Inspector: Certificate subject, issuer, and expiry • NEW – Subnet Calculator: Network, mask, range, and hosts Smarter History • Auto-refreshing history that saves and organizes every result • Filter by tool or date, and export results to CSV Built for performance and accessibility • Modern SwiftUI interface with smooth animations • Fully localized (50+ languages) • Private by design: your tests are yours Download Know My IP and take control of your network.

About

mDNS

Discover and manage Bonjour, DNS SD, and Avahi services on your local network. Filter, sort, and verify network services with detailed insights and direct access to URLs.

Highlights
  • Discover Bonjour, DNS SD, and Avahi services
  • Browse by service type with presets and custom options
  • View IPv4 and IPv6 addresses
  • Filter by instance name, hostname, type, and more
  • Sort and manage scan results
  • Perform TCP/UDP reachability checks
  • Open HTTP/HTTPS URLs in browser
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mDNS Browser helps you discover Bonjour, DNS SD (DNS Service Discovery), and common Avahi-advertised services on your local network. What you can do • Browse by service type, with useful presets and custom types • See IPv4 and IPv6 together, and filter what matters to you • Quick filter across instance name, hostname, type, addresses, and TXT records • Sort results so large scans stay manageable • Open a detail view, copy IPs and TXT lines, and run TCP or UDP reachability checks (chosen automatically from the service type) • Open HTTP or HTTPS in the system browser when a service resolves to a usable URL Privacy • Discovery runs on your LAN; the app is not designed to upload your scan results to our servers (there is no account system in the app). Notes • Whether a service appears depends on it actually advertising on the current network, and on multicast not being blocked by routers, VLANs, or firewalls. • Some services bind only to certain interfaces or subnets and may be invisible from other devices. Turn noisy LAN discovery into a clear, filterable, verifiable dashboard.

Screenshots

Know My IP4 screens
mDNS3 screens

Verdict

The call

Know My IP and mDNS are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Know My IP costs $1.99 and mDNS $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Know My IP versus mDNS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKnow My IPmDNS
Price$1.99$1.99
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TViPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS17.516.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperReignsol海锋 蓝

In-app purchases

None

Know My IP

No in-app purchases

None

mDNS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Know My IP free?
Know My IP costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is mDNS free?
mDNS costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Know My IP or mDNS have ads?
Neither Know My IP nor mDNS shows ads.

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