Comparison

mDNS Utility vs Resistor Color Codes

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

Resistor Color Codes

Easily determine resistor values without a multimeter. Simply spin the color wheels to match your resistor. This tool simplifies the process of identifying resistance.

Highlights
  • Intuitive color wheel interface
  • Accurate resistance value calculation
  • No multimeter required
  • Easy to use for beginners
  • Supports various resistor types
Features
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This App takes the uncertainty out of determining resistance values when no multimeter is at hand. Intuitively spin the color wheels to match the resistor you have laying around. It truly is that easy!

Screenshots

mDNS Utility3 screens
Resistor Color Codes2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Resistor Color Codes at 100% against mDNS Utility's 17%. Resistor Color Codes also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (5.0 vs 1.6). mDNS Utility's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 13.0). On ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Resistor Color Codes is free to download; mDNS Utility costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Resistor Color Codes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of mDNS Utility's written reviews are positive against 100% of Resistor Color Codes's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
mDNS Utility versus Resistor Color Codes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermDNS UtilityResistor Color Codes
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating1.6 (5 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5 — better2
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS7.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB0 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKenny MillarJulian Musch

Customer experience

mDNS Utility

All ratings5 ratings
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative83.3%

Resistor Color Codes

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

mDNS Utility

No in-app purchases

None

Resistor Color Codes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is mDNS Utility free?
mDNS Utility costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Resistor Color Codes free?
Resistor Color Codes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, mDNS Utility or Resistor Color Codes?
Resistor Color Codes is rated higher. mDNS Utility averages 1.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Resistor Color Codes averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do mDNS Utility or Resistor Color Codes have ads?
Neither mDNS Utility nor Resistor Color Codes shows ads.

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