Comparison

Service Browser vs Vivarium Sop

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

Head to head
About

Service Browser

Discover and browse devices and services on your local network. Analyze network information, including IP addresses, DNS servers, and MAC addresses. Useful for understanding your home or office network infrastructure.

Highlights
  • Local network service discovery
  • Bonjour service analysis
  • Internet information display
  • MAC address vendor lookup
  • Network property analysis
  • Offline MAC vendor database
Features
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Explore and browse your local network. Search for Bonjour services like iTunes libraries, shared file systems, AirPlay speakers, Apple TVs, AirPrint printers, Apple Remote Desktops, Mac computers, AirPort and Time Capsule devices and so on... Service Browser is a very powerful tool for discover the available Bonjour (Zeroconf) capable devices on your home or office local network. ABOUT BONJOUR Bonjour is Apple's implementation of Zero-configuration networking (Zeroconf), a group of technologies that includes service discovery, address assignment, and hostname resolution. Bonjour locates devices such as printers, other computers, and the services that those devices offer on a local network using multicast Domain Name System (mDNS) service records. Typical Bonjour services: • File sharing and Time Machine disk detection. • Printer sharing and AirPrint. • AirPlay audio (wireless speakers) and video streaming, screen mirroring (Apple TV). • iTunes Library sharing, pairing and remote controlling. • Home Sharing (iTunes, Apple TV), pairing and remote controlling. • Remote login to OSX computer (SSH, Telnet). • Screen sharing (VNC) and Apple Remote Desktop. • Optical disk sharing. • Apple AirPort family base station and status service. • Remote Apple Events. • Media streaming and controlling. CACHING iOS uses a cache of Multicast DNS records to prevent hosts from requesting information that has already been requested. For example, when one host requests, say, a list of LPR print spoolers, the list of printers comes back via multicast, so all local hosts see it. The next time a host needs a list of print spoolers, it already has the list in its cache and does not need to reissue the query. The Multicast DNS responder is responsible for maintaining the cache; application developers do not need to do anything to maintain it. SERVICE BROWSING • Search for available and currently running Bonjour services. • Analyze and describe Bonjour service name, type, protocol, port, IP addresses and other properties. • Show Bonjour host local name, domain name, MAC address (with vendor information), PING capability. 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. 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 information. • Long press on a cell to copy/print/send/open as/share the cell value. • Shake your device to refresh the information.

About

Vivarium Sop

This application streamlines Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) training and compliance for research facilities. It allows teams to easily view, study, and complete SOPs, with features for quizzes and progress tracking. Supervisors can monitor facility-wide compliance.

Highlights
  • View assigned SOPs
  • Complete training with timers
  • Take randomized quizzes
  • Track training history
  • Supervisor compliance monitoring
Features
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Vivarium SOP simplifies SOP training and compliance for research facilities. Designed for animal care technicians, veterinary staff, and facility managers, VivariumSOP helps streamline how teams view, study, and complete SOPs. Key Features • View SOPs assigned to your facility or role • Complete training with built-in timers and verification • Take randomized quizzes from institution-specific question banks • Track training history, completion dates, and progress • Supervisors can monitor facility-wide quiz compliance Whether you're preparing for an audit or onboarding new team members, VivariumSOP keeps everything centralized, accessible, and audit-ready.

Screenshots

Service Browser4 screens
Vivarium Sop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Vivarium Sop at Free against Service Browser's $3.99. Vivarium Sop also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). Service Browser's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On ads and in-app purchases 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

Vivarium Sop is free to download; Service Browser costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Service Browser ships an update every 3 months, Vivarium Sop every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Service Browser versus Vivarium Sop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterService BrowserVivarium Sop
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCsaba Iranyimartin Gallardo

Customer experience

Service Browser

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Vivarium Sop

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Service Browser

No in-app purchases

None

Vivarium Sop

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Service Browser free?
Service Browser costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vivarium Sop free?
Vivarium Sop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Service Browser or Vivarium Sop have ads?
Neither Service Browser nor Vivarium Sop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Service Browser or Vivarium Sop?
Service Browser ships an update every 3 months, and Vivarium Sop every 2 weeks. Most recently, Service Browser was updated on November 1, 2026 and Vivarium Sop on October 30, 2026.

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