mDNS Utility vs Smart Barcodes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
mDNS Utility
Discover and browse mDNS and Bonjour services on your network. Find devices like printers, servers, and storage, and access their IPv4 and IPv6 addresses. Easily copy network addresses and TXT records.
- Discover mDNS and Bonjour services
- Find network devices (printers, servers)
- View IPv4 and IPv6 addresses
- Browse network shares
- Copy addresses to clipboard
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The mDNS Utility allows you to find all mDNS and Bonjour services and devices on your network. It is useful for discovering and browsing services, finding addresses such as IPv4 and IPv6. Use it to locate printers, servers, networks storage, shares and more. Copy and paste addresses and TXT records to the clipboard to use in other apps.
Smart Barcodes
This utility app scans various 1D and 2D barcodes, displaying the encoded information. It intelligently recognizes URLs, phone numbers, addresses, and tracking numbers, offering direct actions like opening links or initiating calls. Scanned data is saved for later reference and can be named for easy organization.
- Reads 1D and 2D barcodes
- Displays encoded text
- Detects URLs, phone numbers, addresses, tracking numbers
- Direct actions for detected data (call, map, track)
- Saves scanned information
- Allows naming saved scans
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Reads many 1D and 2D barcodes and displays the encoded text. It detects: URLs - tap to go there in Safari Phone numbers - tap to make a call Addresses - tap to display in Maps Tracking numbers - tap to track at the shipping website It saves scanned information, and you can give the saved scans a name to remind you where it came from. No information is collected or transmitted from your device at any time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Smart Barcodes at Free against mDNS Utility's $0.99. Smart Barcodes also leads on update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). mDNS Utility's advantage is rating (1.6 vs 1.0) and review sentiment (17% vs 0%). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Smart Barcodes is free to download; mDNS Utility costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
mDNS Utility holds the better App Store score, 1.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: mDNS Utility has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of mDNS Utility's written reviews are positive against 0% of Smart Barcodes's.
mDNS Utility ships an update fortnightly, Smart Barcodes weekly. The most recent releases landed on July 16, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | mDNS Utility | Smart Barcodes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.6 (5 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 10.3 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kenny Millar | GetSmart Software |
Customer experience
mDNS Utility
Smart Barcodes
In-app purchases
mDNS Utility
No in-app purchases
Smart Barcodes
No in-app purchases
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