Comparison

NetScan Pro vs ViewPane

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

Head to head
About

NetScan Pro

Features
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See every device on your Wi-Fi in seconds. Test your internet quality. Find which trackers are watching you β€” and block them in one tap. NetScan Pro is the network toolkit Apple should have built into iOS. Discover what's on your network: β€’ Scan every device β€” phones, laptops, smart-home gadgets, cameras, printers β€’ See vendor, OS, open ports, and a 0–100 security rating for each one β€’ Auto-detect Matter / Thread / HomeKit hubs, IP cameras, NAS units, IoT β€’ Identify devices by name, vendor (offline OUI database), or MAC Audit your privacy: β€’ Privacy Audit β€” see your public IP, ISP, VPN posture, encrypted-DNS status β€’ Tracker check β€” find which advertising and analytics domains reach your phone β€’ One-tap tracker blocker β€” install AdGuard, Cloudflare, or Quad9 DNS protection β€’ Works system-wide across every app on your iPhone, not just Safari Diagnose your internet: β€’ Apple-style RPM + bufferbloat test β€’ MTR / traceroute with live latency graphs β€’ Per-port reasons (tcp-connected / tcp-rst / no-response) like nmap β€’ UDP port scanner with protocol-aware probes for DNS, SNMP, mDNS, and more Sysadmin power tools: β€’ DNS Lookup (A / AAAA / MX / TXT / SRV / CNAME) β€’ WHOIS lookup with referral chasing β€’ IP Geolocation with map view β€’ Subnet Calculator (CIDR ↔ range ↔ mask) β€’ Bonjour Browser β€” every mDNS service the LAN announces β€’ Wake-on-LAN for any device with a known MAC See what's exposed: β€’ Built-in CVE matcher flags vulnerable services (OpenSSH, nginx, IIS…) β€’ WAN exposure check finds devices reachable from the internet via port-forwarding β€’ Default-credential heuristic spots routers / cameras still on factory passwords β€’ Per-device security score from 0–100 Beautiful reports: β€’ Generate a multi-page PDF network snapshot you can share or archive β€’ Export device list as text β€’ AI-powered summary via Apple Intelligence (iPhone 15 Pro and later) iCloud-synced multi-network profiles, background change alerts, custom timing presets (T0–T5), and an Aggressive scan mode that runs every probe at once round out the package. Privacy promise: NetScan Pro runs every scan on-device. No personal data, MAC addresses, or device names ever leave your phone. No analytics. No ads. No tracking. No subscription. Ever. Built by an independent developer who scratches his own itch. β€” Use NetScan Pro only on networks you own or have permission to scan.

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ViewPane

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ViewPane is the companion app for Frigate NVR β€” the open-source, self-hosted network video recorder trusted by thousands of self-hosting enthusiasts. Your cameras. Your network. Your phone. NATIVE HEVC LIVE VIEW Tap any camera for a fullscreen live view played as real video with hardware H.265/HEVC decode β€” full resolution, full frame rate, no server re-encoding. Pinch to zoom, pan while zoomed, rotate for landscape. ALL YOUR CAMERAS IN ONE GRID A clean 2- or 3-column grid with thumbnails you set yourself β€” capture the exact frame you want for each camera. Live Wall (Pro) turns the grid into an auto-updating multi-camera view with Auto, Large, Medium, or Small tiles, and a long-press pins any camera as the big tile. BROWSE AI-DETECTED EVENTS Scroll events with thumbnails, confidence scores, and zone labels. Filter by camera, detection type (person, car, dog, cat), or time range (Pro). Tap any event for the snapshot and recorded clip. PLAY, SAVE, AND SHARE CLIPS (PRO) Event clips and continuous recordings download to your phone, play smoothly mobile-optimized, and hand off to the system share sheet β€” save to your files or photos via the share sheet, or send to anyone. GET NOTIFIED (PRO) Motion alerts through your own self-hosted relay container, driven by your MQTT broker. Per-camera schedules, tap an alert to jump to the live view and snooze that camera. No cloud middleman β€” the relay runs on your hardware. Delivery is best-effort: alerts ride your network and Apple's push service, so treat them as a convenience, not a guarantee. WORKS EVERYWHERE Connect over your local network at home or remotely through Tailscale or a reverse proxy β€” ViewPane automatically picks the right URL. Sign in with Frigate's own built-in login (0.16+), Basic Auth, or a Bearer Token. The app refuses to send credentials over unsafe public HTTP. PRIVACY FIRST No analytics, no tracking, no accounts, no cloud. Server credentials live in your device's secure keychain. Camera footage flows directly between your phone and your server β€” we never see it. The only optional external service is push delivery (an anonymous device token; never video or credentials). BUILT FOR FRIGATE USERS Works with Frigate 0.14 or newer (tested on 0.16 and 0.17), community or Frigate+. Multi-server support (Pro). Demo mode β€” tour the full app with sample data before touching your config. Built by someone who runs 10 cameras on Frigate at home. ViewPane is a viewer for cameras you own and operate. It is not a security or alarm system, does not monitor anything on your behalf, and is not a substitute for a monitored service. Free tier: one server, the camera grid, fullscreen native-HEVC live view with pinch-zoom and landscape, the last 20 events, LAN + Tailscale access, and demo mode. ViewPane Pro ($9.99/year β€” under a dollar a month) adds push notifications, full event history with filters, clip playback and saving, unlimited servers, and Live Wall. ViewPane is not affiliated with the Frigate NVR project. Privacy Policy: https://viewpane.app/privacy Β· Terms of Use (EULA): https://viewpane.app/terms

Screenshots

NetScan Pro4 screens
ViewPane4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ViewPane at Free against NetScan Pro's $9.99. ViewPane also leads on update cadence (daily vs monthly) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). NetScan Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

ViewPane is free to download; NetScan Pro costs $9.99 up front. ViewPane sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year. NetScan Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NetScan Pro ships an update monthly, ViewPane daily. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences Β· 2 level
NetScan Pro versus ViewPane: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNetScan ProViewPane
Price$9.99Free β€” better
Update frequencyMonthlyDaily β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size8 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatthew MesropianKenneth Campbell

In-app purchases

None

NetScan Pro

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

ViewPane

Subscriptions1
  • ViewPane Pro$9.991 Year

Questions

Is NetScan Pro free?
NetScan Pro costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ViewPane free?
ViewPane is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do NetScan Pro or ViewPane have ads?
Neither NetScan Pro nor ViewPane shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NetScan Pro or ViewPane?
NetScan Pro ships an update monthly, and ViewPane daily. Most recently, NetScan Pro was updated on September 29, 2026 and ViewPane on September 12, 2026.

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