mDNS Utility vs Xtool Anyscan
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.
Xtool Anyscan
This smart diagnostic system connects to your iPhone or iPad to provide on-demand vehicle diagnostics. It offers comprehensive coverage for a wide range of car makes and includes full system diagnosis with various special functions.
- Comprehensive vehicle coverage
- Full system diagnosis
- Special functions
- Small and portable
- Bluetooth wireless connection
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Anyscan is a smart diagnostic system on demand working with iPhone or iPad. It combines the XTOOL Company’s vast vehicle coverage, strong diagnostic functions and many special functions. It has following features: 1. Comprehensive vehicle coverage, covers most American, Asian, European and Australian cars. 2. Full system diagnosis, with many special functions available based on users' needs. 3. Small and easily portable. 4. Bluetooth wireless connection.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Xtool Anyscan at Free against mDNS Utility's $0.99. Xtool Anyscan also leads on rating (2.9 vs 1.6) and review sentiment (35% vs 17%). mDNS Utility's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.6). On update cadence, 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
Xtool Anyscan is free to download; mDNS Utility costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Xtool Anyscan holds the better App Store score, 2.9 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Xtool Anyscan has 83 ratings behind it against 5, 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 35% of Xtool Anyscan's.
mDNS Utility ships an update fortnightly, Xtool Anyscan every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 16, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | mDNS Utility | Xtool Anyscan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.6 (5 ratings) | 2.9 (83 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | 34.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 83 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 1.3 GB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kenny Millar | 翔宇 金 |
Customer experience
mDNS Utility
Xtool Anyscan
In-app purchases
mDNS Utility
No in-app purchases
Xtool Anyscan
No in-app purchases
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