Comparison

NetProbeX vs Network Scanner Toolkit

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

Head to head
About

NetProbeX

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NetProbeX shows you what's actually on your network — not just that a device exists, but what it's running and what it's exposing. WHY NETPROBEX Most network scanners tell you "a device is here" and stop. NetProbeX goes further: tap any open port and see the exact raw data the service sends back, in hex and ASCII, just like a professional network tool. No other consumer scanner shows you this. Everything runs on your device. There's no account to create, no cloud backend, and nothing about your network is ever sent anywhere except the one optional, manual public-IP check you can trigger yourself. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Discover every device on your Wi-Fi — routers, phones, laptops, printers, smart speakers, cameras — with real names via mDNS/Bonjour, not just IP addresses. • Raw Response Inspector — tap an open port and see the exact bytes the service returns. Copy it, export it, or send your own custom probe. • Hidden Camera Finder — scan for exposed RTSP/DVR camera ports, the kind hidden cameras and unsecured IP cameras commonly leave open. • Router Vulnerability Check — a read-only look at whether your router has UPnP, NAT-PMP, or Telnet left open, the three most common home-router misconfigurations. • Real diagnostics — actual ICMP ping and traceroute (not an approximation), DNS lookup, and an internet speed test. • Wake on LAN — save a device's MAC once and wake a sleeping PC or NAS on demand. • Rename, label, and hide devices — keep notes on a busy network so you can identify the culprit fast if something causes a slowdown or an IP conflict. • Save scans and revisit them anytime. HONEST ABOUT WHAT IT CAN'T DO Apple restricts what any app — including NetProbeX — can see about other devices' real hardware (MAC) addresses, as a privacy protection. NetProbeX respects this rather than trying to work around it: device identification relies on network behavior, hostnames, and mDNS names, which is what makes NetProbeX reliable where other scanners overpromise. Built for anyone who's ever wondered "what is that device on my network?" — from home users curious about their smart devices to IT-minded people managing a busy office Wi-Fi.

About

Network Scanner Toolkit

This app helps you discover all devices connected to your WiFi network, providing details like name, IP, and MAC address. It offers a suite of network diagnostic tools, including subnet calculators, port scanners, and DNS lookups, all within a user-friendly interface designed for larger screens.

Highlights
  • Device discovery (name, IP, MAC, manufacturer)
  • Network diagnostic tools (subnet, port scan, traceroute)
  • DNS lookup and Whois
  • Bonjour and Network Info
  • Optimized for iPad and iPhone Duo
  • History of scans and tests
  • Find Cameras and MAC Explorer (Pro)
Features
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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 (iOS 27+) — even devices that hide from ping. Devices tell you what they are: Apple TV, HomePod, Chromecast, printers, HomeKit and Matter gear, Sonos, Fire TV, Windows PCs, NAS boxes and more. Capability tags show which are pingable, run a web interface, speak Bonjour, UPnP or Matter, or are your gateway. Filter by Web UI, SSH, file shares, printers, TVs, smart home or cameras. Tap a device to ping it, open its admin page, connect over SSH, VNC or SMB, rename or favorite it. New devices are flagged automatically. Made for big screens. On iPad and the iPhone Duo the scanner becomes three columns — past scans, device list and full details side by side — and the tools spread into two panes. Stand the Duo up like a laptop and every tool splits across the hinge: graph, map or results on top, controls below. Fold, unfold or rotate and nothing is lost. A full network toolbox — free: • LAN Scanner — fast sweep with naming over Bonjour, NetBIOS, WS-Discovery and SNMP; models and manufacturers, custom names & icons, new-device badges, filters, quick-connect. Scans Wi-Fi, Personal Hotspot or wired, 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, type with its RFC, binary with host bits highlighted. Then explore: child subnets on a visual map, VLSM planner, overlap checker, supernet, membership test, range-to-CIDR, config lines, IPv6 forms, netmask table. Siri Shortcut included. • 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, HTTPS & SVCB records, custom resolvers, DNSSEC check • Whois — modern RDAP lookups for domains, IPs and AS numbers, with classic WHOIS referral chasing as the fallback • Bonjour Monitor — watch services appear and disappear live • Siri & Shortcuts — scan the network, find or ping a device, check if it's online, look up DNS, check your router, open a device, calculate a subnet. • Port Peek — tap any open port and read what the service announces: SSH version, web headers, mail and FTP greetings, telnet banners. • Network Info — IP, router, DNS, IPv6, data usage, SSID, and a Router card that names your router, shows its WAN address and tells you whether you're Direct, behind Double NAT or on Carrier-grade NAT, in plain English • History — every scan and test saved automatically Toolkit Pro — one purchase, yours forever: • Find Cameras — sweep for security cameras using RTSP, ONVIF, camera web interfaces hree-tier confidence ratings. Know what's watching on any WiFi you join. • MAC Explorer — paste any MAC in any format and see its vendor, IEEE registry block, address bits, reserved uses, every notation and the IPv6 address it implies. • Speed Test — live download and upload graphs in Mbps and MB/s with a bufferbloat grade • Security Audit — find exposed or insecure services on every device and ports your rrnet, with a fix for each finding and an A–F grade • Find Trackers — spot Tile, Samsung SmartTag and Google Find My Device tags traveling with you • Cert Check — any website or device's ssl certificate: trusted or self-signed, days left, issuer, names, chain, key, TLS version, fingerprint • Bluetooth Scanner — see nearby Bluetooth LE devices with signal strength, maker and type; locate one with the hot/cold Find meter or the radar view • Wake-on-LAN — wake your PC or NAS from the couch • Export & share — CSV and PDF reports of any scan or test; Whois and DNS results as text, JSON or CSV • Themes Private by design. No account, no analytics, no tracking.

Screenshots

NetProbeX4 screens
Network Scanner Toolkit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NetProbeX at none against Network Scanner Toolkit's 1. NetProbeX also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). Network Scanner Toolkit's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price and device support 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. Network Scanner Toolkit sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. NetProbeX asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
NetProbeX versus Network Scanner Toolkit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNetProbeXNetwork Scanner Toolkit
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAH SEN TEWSawhorn LLC

In-app purchases

None

NetProbeX

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Network Scanner Toolkit

One-time1
  • Toolkit Pro$1.99

Questions

Is NetProbeX free?
NetProbeX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Network Scanner Toolkit free?
Network Scanner Toolkit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do NetProbeX or Network Scanner Toolkit have ads?
NetProbeX shows ads; Network Scanner Toolkit does not.

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