Comparison

mDNSShark vs Angry Port Scanner

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 optional 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 hosts your phone talks to (DNS, SNI, 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. There is no telemetry, no analytics, and no trackers. Two things leave your device, and both are visible to you: 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. The only permission the app needs is local network access. 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

Angry Port Scanner

This app quickly scans your local Wi-Fi network to identify all connected devices and the services they are running. It provides detailed information, helps troubleshoot connections, and offers privacy by performing all scans on your device.

Highlights
  • Fast host discovery
  • Open port and service scanning
  • Smart device identification
  • Live scan results
  • Powerful filtering
  • CSV export
  • Scan history
Features
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Angry Port Scanner is a fast, private network and port scanner for your local Wi-Fi. In seconds, it discovers every device connected to your network and shows you exactly what each one is and which services it's running — all on-device. Whether you're securing your home network, troubleshooting a connection, finding a printer or NAS, or just curious about what's connected to your Wi-Fi, Angry Port Scanner gives you a clear, instant picture of your LAN. KEY FEATURES • Fast host discovery — finds live devices on your subnet in seconds using parallel TCP probing, so devices show up even when they refuse connections. • Open port & service scan — check any port range (e.g. 1-1024 or 22,80,443) and see open ports with their service names and banners. • Smart device identification — discovers device names, types and manufacturers over mDNS / Bonjour: Chromecasts, Apple devices, printers, speakers, routers, NAS boxes and more are recognized automatically. • Live results — hosts appear the moment they're found and fill in details as the scan continues, with clear status colors for alive, open-ports, and offline. • Powerful filters — filter results by name, IP, open port or device type to zero in on exactly what you're looking for. • CSV export — share or save your scan results as a CSV file from the system share sheet. • Scan history — completed scans are saved automatically so you can review them any time and clear them with one tap. • Tunable performance — adjust concurrency and timeout, toggle hostname resolution, banner grabbing and mDNS discovery to balance speed and detail. • Beautiful, simple interface — auto-detects your network and suggests a scan range, so you can just tap Scan and go. Download Angry Port Scanner and see everything on your Wi-Fi — fast, private, and free.

Screenshots

mDNSShark4 screens
Angry Port Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: mDNSShark at 18.2 against Angry Port Scanner's 26.2. On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for mDNSShark against 5.0 for Angry Port Scanner. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
mDNSShark versus Angry Port Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermDNSSharkAngry Port Scanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 11 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.2 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShapeHaven Innovations LLCosama ishmilh

Customer experience

mDNSShark

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Angry Port Scanner

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

mDNSShark

No in-app purchases

None

Angry Port Scanner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is mDNSShark free?
mDNSShark is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Angry Port Scanner free?
Angry Port Scanner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, mDNSShark or Angry Port Scanner?
mDNSShark and Angry Port Scanner are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do mDNSShark or Angry Port Scanner have ads?
Neither mDNSShark nor Angry Port Scanner shows ads.

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