Direct Info vs Kestrel Sight
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ 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 โข Detect AirDrop usage requirements and limitations. โข Low-level informations about the AirDrop interface, technical parameters, flags. โข AirDrop traffic counters: upload, download, errors, quality of service (QoS) categories. AIRDROP SHARING SUPPORT โข Detect supported iOS devices for sharing content. โข Detect supported OSX based machines for sharing content. INTERNET INFO โข Show default gateways, IP addresses, networks. โข Show DNS servers, search domain names, local MAC addresses, host name resolve. โข Depth external address analysis: ISP name, autonomous system name, whois, ping, regional internet registry info. โข Full offline MAC vendor database. DEVICE INFO โข Detect device type and model. โข Detect processor type. โข Detect memory size. โข Detect storage size. โข Detect firmware name, version. โข Detect last reboot time. REACH UI FEATURES โข Info menu with feedback and privacy settings โข Use the camera icon (upper-right corner) to create and print/send/share a screenshot from the entire page. โข Pull down with your finger to refresh the informations. โข Long press on a cell to copy/print/send/open as/share the cell value. โข Shake your device to refresh the informations.
Kestrel Sight
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Kestrel Sight brings professional packet capture analysis to iPhone and iPad. Every byte is processed on-device โ Kestrel makes no network connections, and collects no analytics. WHAT'S NEW CSV Export โ Three profiles: Summary (Excel-ready, 9 columns), Detailed (every protocol layer, ~24 columns), Flow (one row per conversation). Export everything or just bookmarked packets, with bookmark notes preserved as columns. Filenames indicate scope at a glance. Smart Bookmarks โ Bookmarking a flow, host, DNS query, or stream now resolves to all related packets in CSV exports. Tap "View" on any bookmark to jump straight to that data with the right filter applied. Expanded Protocol Detection โ Added classification for SMB, mDNS, DHCP, NTP, SNMP, SSDP, and QUIC. Dashboard Navigation โ Every dashboard widget is now interactive. Tap Total Packets to open Packets, tap a Top Talker to filter Hosts to that IP, tap "TCP" in Protocol Distribution to filter the Packets list, and so on. Subtle chevrons indicate what's tappable. Haptic Feedback โ Bike-spoke clicker feedback when scrolling lists. Crisp tap feedback on buttons. Adjustable row density. New filter-bar toggle cycles between Classic, Compact, and Comfortable layouts in the Packets browser. Compact fits ~22 rows per phone screen; Comfortable mirrors iOS Mail's two-line look. On iPad, Classic uses a denser style single-line row. App Switcher privacy. Sight now hides the analysis surface behind the Kestrel logo whenever the app leaves the foreground, so the iOS App Switcher thumbnail and AirPlay mirroring. Faster first-tap haptic response and internal robustness improvements. CORE FEATURES Dashboard โ Protocol distribution, encryption stats, top talkers, session summary Packets โ Browse and filter with detailed per-layer inspection Raw Data Search โ Query any byte sequence in its original form Flows โ Bidirectional reconstruction with byte counts, packet counts, timing Hosts โ Per-IP profile with traffic stats, port activity, connection mapping DNS โ Extract and search all DNS queries and responses Streams โ TCP stream reassembly with full-content viewer (auto-runs under 1 GB) Timeline โ Visual event timeline with filtering Audit Log โ SHA-256 file hashing and session audit log included in PDF exports CAPACITY Up to 1 GB โ Full feature set with automatic TCP reassembly Over 1 GB โ TCP reassembly disabled; packets, flows, hosts, DNS, and timeline remain fully functional Over 2 GB โ Application performance may degrade SUPPORTED FORMATS PCAP, PCAPNG IDEAL FOR SOC analysts reviewing captures away from the workstation Network administrators troubleshooting connectivity Incident responders triaging captures in the field Penetration testers reviewing engagement data Educators and students learning protocol behavior PRIVACY AND SECURITY Zero network access โ no outbound connections No analytics, tracking, or advertising Kestrel is designed as an analytical and educational starting point. Always verify findings independently before acting on them. No software can guarantee absolute security; follow your organization's evidence-handling procedures when working with sensitive captures. IMPORTANT NOTES Kestrel analyzes pre-captured PCAP files only โ live capture is not permitted within iOS by the platform itself. Screenshots may combine demo and real data. Large captures may extend load times. Devices with 8 GB RAM or more are recommended for multi-gigabyte files. The demo uses fabricated sample packets.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Kestrel Sight at every 6 days against Direct Info's every 3 months. Kestrel Sight also leads on price ($1.99 vs $2.99). Direct Info's advantage is chart position (#187 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Direct Info costs $2.99 and Kestrel Sight $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Direct Info ships an update every 3 months, Kestrel Sight every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Direct Info | Kestrel Sight |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $1.99 โ better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | โ |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 days โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | โ |
| Best chart rank | #187 โ better | โ |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 โ better | 18.6 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Csaba Iranyi | Tracivex LLC |
In-app purchases
Direct Info
No in-app purchases
Kestrel Sight
No in-app purchases
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