Direct Info vs Connectino
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Direct Info
This utility app provides in-depth details about your AirDrop connection, including technical parameters and network traffic. It also offers comprehensive internet and device information, such as IP addresses, DNS servers, and hardware specifications.
- AirDrop connection details
- Network traffic counters
- Supported device detection
- Internet configuration display
- External address analysis
- Device hardware specifications
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Everything you want to know about your AIRDROP CONNECTION but were afraid to ask. Direct Info is a small utility that lets you see detailed information about current AirDrop connection from interface config to network traffic to availability. AIRDROP CONNECTION INFO ⢠Detect AirDrop usage requirements and limitations. ⢠Low-level informations about the AirDrop interface, technical parameters, flags. ⢠AirDrop traffic counters: upload, download, errors, quality of service (QoS) categories. AIRDROP SHARING SUPPORT ⢠Detect supported iOS devices for sharing content. ⢠Detect supported OSX based machines for sharing content. INTERNET INFO ⢠Show default gateways, IP addresses, networks. ⢠Show DNS servers, search domain names, local MAC addresses, host name resolve. ⢠Depth external address analysis: ISP name, autonomous system name, whois, ping, regional internet registry info. ⢠Full offline MAC vendor database. DEVICE INFO ⢠Detect device type and model. ⢠Detect processor type. ⢠Detect memory size. ⢠Detect storage size. ⢠Detect firmware name, version. ⢠Detect last reboot time. REACH UI FEATURES ⢠Info menu with feedback and privacy settings ⢠Use the camera icon (upper-right corner) to create and print/send/share a screenshot from the entire page. ⢠Pull down with your finger to refresh the informations. ⢠Long press on a cell to copy/print/send/open as/share the cell value. ⢠Shake your device to refresh the informations.
Connectino
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Connectino is a widely Customizable App to control your Smart Home. It utilizes publicly available XMPP (Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol) Servers to communicate over the Cloud with your Smart Home. No need to spend money for hosting and maintaining any Servers or Services in the Cloud. You can realize your Smart Home with the Framework of your choice supporting XMPP (e.g. ioBroker, Home-Assistant, FHEM, openHAB). We will provide instructions for the different Software Frameworks on our webpage: www.connectino.de.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Connectino at Free against Direct Info's $2.99. Connectino also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Connectino is free to download; Direct Info costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Direct Info ships an update every 3 months, Connectino every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Direct Info | Connectino |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free ā better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | ā |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 weeks ā better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | ā |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Csaba Iranyi | SEVENSTAX GmbH |
In-app purchases
Direct Info
No in-app purchases
Connectino
No in-app purchases









