LANScanner vs BetterKbd
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LANScanner
Instantly discover all devices on your local network with a single tap. Identify phones, laptops, TVs, printers, and IoT devices, displaying their IP, hostname, MAC address, and manufacturer. It uses modern discovery protocols to provide friendly names for easy identification.
- One-tap network scanning
- Smart device naming
- MAC address vendor lookup
- Real-time scan results
- Cross-platform compatibility (iOS/macOS)
- Private, on-device scanning
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LAN Scanner helps you instantly discover every device on your local network. With a single tap, it identifies phones, laptops, TVs, printers, NAS, and IoT devices—showing IP, hostname, MAC address, and manufacturer. It uses modern discovery (Bonjour/mDNS, SSDP/UPnP) to surface friendly names so you know exactly what’s online. - One‑Tap Scan: Discovers devices on your current Wi‑Fi or Ethernet network fast. - Smart Names: Uses Bonjour/mDNS and SSDP/UPnP to show human‑readable device names. - Vendor Lookup: Infers manufacturer from MAC addresses for quick identification. - Live Results: See devices appear in real time as the scan progresses. - Cross‑Platform: Built for iPhone, iPad, and Mac with native SwiftUI. - Lightweight: No accounts, no ads, no clutter—just the info you need. - Live Results: See devices appear in real time as the scan progresses. - Cross‑Platform: Built for iPhone, iPad, and Mac with native SwiftUI. - Lightweight: No accounts, no ads, no clutter—just the info you need. - Private by Design: All scanning and identification happens entirely on‑device. LAN Scanner never collects, uploads, or shares your network data. - Great For: - Troubleshooting “what’s on my network?” - Finding printers, TVs, and smart home devices - Auditing small office/home networks - Verifying new devices and guests - Notes: Some networks (guest/VLAN/campus) may restrict discovery. Ensure Local Network access is granted for best results. Requirements: Local Network permission. Multicast networking improves Bonjour/SSDP discovery on supported devices.
BetterKbd
This keyboard app learns your unique typing habits, adjusting key targets to match your actual taps. It offers personalized word suggestions, supports multiple languages with custom themes, and prioritizes user privacy by processing all data on-device.
- Learns individual typing patterns
- Personalized word suggestions
- Supports five languages with auto-detection
- Customizable keyboard themes
- On-device learning for privacy
- Optional iCloud sync
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BetterKbd learns how you mistype. Every keyboard assumes you hit the middle of each key. You don't: your thumb reaches, your finger drifts, and it's different when you hold the phone differently. BetterKbd watches where you actually tap and quietly moves each key's target to match you. LEARNS YOUR TAPS • When you backspace and retype a letter, BetterKbd learns where you meant to tap. • Separate models for two thumbs in landscape, and for your right thumb or right index finger in portrait. It detects which one you're using, and you can switch with one tap. LEARNS YOUR WORDS • Word suggestions and next-word predictions that adapt to how you write. • Import old messages (text, CSV or a WhatsApp chat export) to teach it your vocabulary on day one. • Autocorrect starts as suggestions only, and turns itself on once it's accurate enough for you. FIVE LANGUAGES • English, Afrikaans, Nederlands, Svenska and Español, with automatic language detection as you type. Mix languages in one message. • Optional colour tint shows which language it thinks you're typing. • Hold a letter for accents (å ä ö é ë …) and the full stop for ? ! # , % $. FAST TO EDIT • Hold the space bar and the keyboard becomes a trackpad: drag to move the cursor, tap to close it. • Search emoji by name or keyword. • A roomier space bar; turn on the ? key in Settings if you want it back. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Everything is learned on your device. No accounts, no analytics, no ads. • The keyboard makes no network connections. • Optional iCloud sync keeps your devices in step, using your own private iCloud storage. Full Access is used only to save what the keyboard learns on your device and for haptic feedback. Without it, BetterKbd still works but forgets what it learned when it closes.
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Verdict
LANScanner and BetterKbd both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of BetterKbd's written reviews are positive against 67% of LANScanner's. BetterKbd also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for LANScanner against 5.0 for BetterKbd. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of LANScanner's written reviews are positive against 100% of BetterKbd's.
LANScanner ships an update monthly, BetterKbd every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LANScanner | BetterKbd |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 27.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexander Deutsch | Kobus Marneweck |
Customer experience
LANScanner
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In-app purchases
LANScanner
No in-app purchases
BetterKbd
No in-app purchases
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