Comparison

eighty32 SwitchBox vs IP Scanner & Service Watcher

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

Head to head
About

eighty32 SwitchBox

Features
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The show network, in your hand. SwitchBox turns your iPhone into the control surface for the show network. Discover and manage your Netgear and Cisco switches over plain SNMP — see every port like the console, power-cycle a frozen AP with one tap, and let the Network Doctor give you a pre-show GO / NO-GO on PTP, multicast and PoE. NO SPECIAL HARDWARE Plug your iPhone into the show LAN with any off-the-shelf USB-C to Ethernet adapter — or hop on the management Wi-Fi — and you're managing switches in seconds. FIND & MANAGE • Auto-discovers managed switches on the LAN • Every port like the console — link, speed, PoE, VLAN, labels • One-tap PoE power-cycle, port shut/enable, and VLAN changes NETWORK DOCTOR A pre-show GO / NO-GO verdict that reads PTP, IGMP querier, multicast, errors and PoE — then tells you what's wrong and how to fix it, in plain tech English. SEE THE WHOLE RIG • PTP grandmaster and IGMP querier health • LLDP topology map with your Dante / NDI devices • Per-port utilization, error counters and SFP optic levels • Pre-show snapshot with a shareable health report Built for AV, RF and broadcast techs who'd rather fix the network from the rack than crouch at a laptop. SwitchBox is part of the eighty32 family of field tools. SwitchBox Pro unlocks port control (enable/shut, PoE power-cycle, set VLAN), the full Network Doctor diagnosis, and health-report export — a one-time purchase. SwitchBox talks only to the devices on your local network that you point it at. It collects no personal data: no analytics, no advertising, no account.

About

IP Scanner & Service Watcher

Features
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IP Scanner & Service Watcher helps IT support teams, small network administrators, and CCTV technicians discover devices and check services on the current local network. The app can scan the connected LAN, show reachable devices, inspect common ports, run network diagnostics, and monitor selected services for changes. It is designed for authorized troubleshooting on networks you own or manage.

Screenshots

eighty32 SwitchBox3 screens
IP Scanner & Service Watcher4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: IP Scanner & Service Watcher at none against eighty32 SwitchBox's 1. IP Scanner & Service Watcher also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. eighty32 SwitchBox sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. IP Scanner & Service Watcher asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 3 level
eighty32 SwitchBox versus IP Scanner & Service Watcher: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametereighty32 SwitchBoxIP Scanner & Service Watcher
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChris DeBrizzioHung Cao Vu

In-app purchases

1 purchases

eighty32 SwitchBox

One-time1
  • SwitchBox Pro$29.99
None

IP Scanner & Service Watcher

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is eighty32 SwitchBox free?
eighty32 SwitchBox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is IP Scanner & Service Watcher free?
IP Scanner & Service Watcher is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do eighty32 SwitchBox or IP Scanner & Service Watcher have ads?
Neither eighty32 SwitchBox nor IP Scanner & Service Watcher shows ads.

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