Comparison

mDNSShark vs Crintech Toolkit

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

Head to head
About

mDNSShark

Explore your local Wi-Fi network with ease. This app discovers printers, media servers, and IoT devices by tapping into network protocols. It offers a simple, private way to understand what's connected and how services communicate, with no external servers or data collection.

Highlights
  • Local network scanning
  • mDNS, DNS-SD, SSDP protocol support
  • Device and service discovery
  • Private and no data collection
  • Open-source development
  • User-friendly interface
Features
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mDNSShark is an open-source iPhone app that shows what is on your local network. It uses Multicast DNS (mDNS), DNS-SD, and SSDP to find printers, media servers, IoT gadgets, and other services on your Wi-Fi, with no setup. WHAT YOU GET - Device discovery: Bonjour/mDNS, SSDP, and subnet scans, with manufacturer lookups. - Security assessment: flags risky exposed services and checks device manufacturers against CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog and the NVD. - Packet capture: see which servers your phone talks to (DNS lookups, IP addresses, ports) and export to pcap for Wireshark. - TLS Inspection (optional subscription): decrypt and read your own device's HTTPS traffic using a certificate you install and trust. PRIVACY Scans and analysis run on your phone. Your device list and scan results are never uploaded; only vendor names are sent to the NVD when you tap Refresh CISA Data. There is no telemetry, no analytics, and no trackers. Two things leave your device, and both are visible to you: while Packet Capture is on, DNS lookups go to the resolver you choose (Google Public DNS by default), and the Refresh CISA Data button you tap yourself downloads CISA's public catalog and asks the NVD about device vendors seen on your network. Discovery needs only local network access; Packet Capture also asks you to allow a VPN configuration. SUBSCRIPTION TLS Inspection Monthly is an auto-renewing monthly subscription. The price and any free trial are shown in the app before you subscribe. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase, or when a free trial ends. The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel any time in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions. Discovery, scans, and the Security tab are free. OPEN SOURCE mDNSShark is built by engineers who like transparent, lightweight tools, and it is open to anyone curious about local networks. Report bugs, suggest features, or contribute code in our public repository: https://github.com/Shapehaven-Innovations/mDNSShark Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://shapehaveninnovations.com/privacy.html

About

Crintech Toolkit

Features
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Crintech Toolkit bundles the utilities a developer (or any tinkerer) reaches for every day into a single app — no accounts, no ads, and nothing sent anywhere. TEXT & DATA • JSON formatter — format, minify, validate • Regex tester — match highlighting and example patterns • Text counter — words, characters, lines, paragraphs, reading time • Text diff — compare two texts line by line • Markdown preview — live rendering ENCODERS • Base64 — encode/decode, URL-safe variant • URL encoder — percent-encoding, query mode • Hashes — MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-384, SHA-512 • HTML entities — encode/decode • JWT decoder — inspect header and payload (local decode) GENERATORS • Lorem Ipsum — paragraphs, sentences, or words • UUID generator — v4, in batches, uppercase or dashless • Password generator — configurable, with entropy in bits • QR generator — turn text, URLs, or vCards into a QR code CONVERTERS • Color converter — HEX ⇄ RGB ⇄ HSL with sliders • Timestamp — Unix epoch ⇄ ISO 8601 • Number base — binary, octal, decimal, hexadecimal • Case converter — camelCase, snake_case, kebab-case, PascalCase, CONSTANT_CASE, and more NETWORK • HTTP client — fire GET/POST/PUT/PATCH/DELETE requests at any REST API with custom headers and body, and inspect the response: status code, timing, and pretty-printed JSON. Ships with ready-to-run examples. SNIPPETS Save chunks of text, code, or tool output into a local library with tags and search. Everything stays on your iPhone — no cloud, no sync. PRIVACY • Works offline — the only network traffic is requests you fire yourself in the HTTP client • No accounts, no sign-up • No tracking, no telemetry, no ads • No in-app purchases Three languages (Spanish, English, Basque), light/dark mode, custom accent colors, and a "tip of the day" widget.

Screenshots

mDNSShark4 screens
Crintech Toolkit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Crintech Toolkit at none against mDNSShark's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. mDNSShark sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Crintech Toolkit asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
mDNSShark versus Crintech Toolkit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermDNSSharkCrintech Toolkit
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.2 — better18.4
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShapeHaven Innovations LLCCRISTOBAL RUIZ LORITE

In-app purchases

1 purchases

mDNSShark

Subscriptions1
  • TLS Inspection Monthly3 Days trial$1.991 Month
None

Crintech Toolkit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is mDNSShark free?
mDNSShark is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Crintech Toolkit free?
Crintech Toolkit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do mDNSShark or Crintech Toolkit have ads?
Neither mDNSShark nor Crintech Toolkit shows ads.

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