NearON vs Network Scanner Toolkit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NearON
This utility app configures a Bluetooth proximity switch. It activates your phone's Bluetooth when you get close to the switch, automatically connecting and controlling its on/off state based on distance.
- Configure Bluetooth proximity switch parameters
- Automatic Bluetooth activation on proximity
- Distance-based on/off control
- Connects to phone via Bluetooth
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Used for setting the parameters and configuration of the Bluetooth proximity switch. The mobile phone's Bluetooth is activated when it gets close. It connects to the phone via Bluetooth and decides whether to turn it on or off based on the distance.
Network Scanner Toolkit
Discover all devices on your WiFi network, including their names, IP, and MAC addresses. This comprehensive toolkit offers subnet calculations, port scanning, traceroute, and DNS lookups. An optional Pro upgrade unlocks advanced features like camera detection and speed tests.
- Device discovery (name, IP, MAC)
- Subnet calculator
- Port scanner
- Traceroute with map
- DNS lookup
- Bonjour monitor
- Pro features: camera find, speed test
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See every device on your WiFi. Free — no ads, no subscription. Network Scanner Toolkit finds everything on your network in seconds: name, IP, MAC address, and manufacturer (on iOS 27 and later) — even devices that hide from ping. Many devices tell you exactly what they are: Apple TV, HomePod, Chromecast, printers, HomeKit and Matter accessories, Sonos, Fire TV and more. One-letter capability tags show you at a glance which devices are pingable, run a web interface, speak Bonjour, UPnP or Matter, or serve as your gateway. Filter the list by Web UI, SSH, file shares, printers, TVs, smart home or cameras. Tap any device to ping it, open its admin page in-app, connect over SSH, VNC or SMB, rename it, favorite it, or mark it for later. New devices get flagged automatically, so an unfamiliar gadget on your WiFi never slips past you. A full network toolbox — free: • LAN Scanner — fast sweep with smart device naming, models and manufacturers, custom names & icons, new-device badges, filters and quick-connect. Scans your Wi-Fi, Personal Hotspot or a wired adapter, and keeps going after you leave the app (iOS 26+). • Subnet Tools — IPv4 and IPv6. Type any address with a prefix, netmask or wildcard and get the whole answer on one card: network, broadcast, host range, counts, address type with its RFC, binary with host bits highlighted. Then explore: child subnets on a visual map, a VLSM planner, overlap checker, supernet, membership test, range-to-CIDR, config lines, IPv6 forms and a netmask table. Works as a Siri Shortcut too. A tool most paid apps don't have. • Port Scanner — presets, custom ranges, or all 65,535 ports • Traceroute — every hop geolocated on a live map with latency charts • Ping — live graph, configurable payload size and interval • DNS Lookup — A, AAAA, MX, TXT, CNAME, NS, SOA, PTR & SRV records, custom resolvers, DNSSEC check • Whois — full registry data with referral chasing • Bonjour Monitor — watch services appear and disappear in real time • Network Info — IP, router, DNS, IPv6, data usage, SSID • History — every scan and test saved automatically; reopen scans as fully interactive device lists Toolkit Pro — one purchase, yours forever: • Find Cameras — sweep your network for security cameras using RTSP, ONVIF, and vendot three-tier confidence ratings. Know what's watching on any WiFi you join. • MAC Explorer — paste any MAC address in any format and see its vendor and IEEE registry block, address bits, known reserved uses, every notation, and the IPv6 address it implies. Give devices your own names and vendors, and search the registry by maker. • Speed Test — live download and upload graphs in Mbps and MB/s, your latency idle vs. under load with a bufferbloat grade from A+ to F, and your ISP • Security Audit — audit your own network's security to find risky or exposed service forwards to the internet • Bluetooth Scanner — scan for nearby Bluetooth Low Energy devices, see their signal strength, maker, and type, and use Find mode's hot/cold proximity meter or the radar view to locate one • Wake-on-LAN — power on your PC or NAS from the couch • Export & share — CSV and PDF reports of any scan or test • Themes — Phosphor, Amber, Synthwave, and more Private by design. No account, no analytics, no tracking — your scans and history nev Whether you're a network engineer, a tinkerer, or you just want to know what that myss — this is the scanner that respects both your time and your wallet. Download free. Upgrade once if you want the Pro tools.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NearON at none against Network Scanner Toolkit's 1. NearON also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Network Scanner Toolkit sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. NearON asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for NearON against 5.0 for Network Scanner Toolkit. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
NearON ships an update weekly, Network Scanner Toolkit every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | NearON | Network Scanner Toolkit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 有伟 董 | Sawhorn LLC |
Customer experience
NearON
Network Scanner Toolkit
In-app purchases
NearON
No in-app purchases
Network Scanner Toolkit
- Toolkit Pro$1.99









