Comparison

Speaker Discover vs Secure Ports

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

Head to head
About

Speaker Discover

This utility helps you discover detailed information about your AirPlay wireless speakers. It reveals firmware versions, supported protocols, audio formats, Wi-Fi capabilities, and physical connectors. Gain comprehensive insights into your speaker devices.

Highlights
  • Detect AirPlay supported wireless speakers
  • Show speaker model, version, and firmware
  • Display supported audio formats and quality
  • Reveal Wi-Fi capabilities and standards
  • Identify physical connectors
  • Show host IP, MAC address, and Bonjour info
Features
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Have a set of AirPlay speakers at home? Do you want to know more about your wireless speakers? The Speaker Discover is the best choice for you. It is a small and useful utility that lets you see detailed information about your speaker device from version and firmware informations to supported AirPlay protocols and formats and more. WHAT IS AIRPLAY AirPlay is a proprietary protocol stack developed by Apple Inc. that allows wireless streaming between devices of audio, video, device screens, and photos, together with related metadata. Originally implemented only in Apple's software and devices, it was called AirTunes and used for audio only. AirPlay receiver devices include AirPort Express, Apple TV, and third party speakers such as Libratone, Bose, Yamaha, Philips, Marantz, Bowers & Wilkins, Pioneer, Sony, and Denon. FIND AIRPLAY SUPPORTED WIRELESS SPEAKERS • Detect wireless speakers with Apple AirPlay support on your local home or office Wi-Fi network (included Bluetooth PAN connection). • Detect device vendor, model, type. Common AirPlay devices: • Apple AirPort Express base stations (802.11g [2004] and 802.11n models [2008, 2012]). • Apple TV (2nd [2010], 3rd [2012/13], 4th [2015] generations). • Apple Mac Mini (2006-2017). • Apple iMac (2006-2017). • Apple MacBook (2006-2015). • Apple MacBook Air (2008-2017). • Apple MacBook Pro (2006-2017). • Libratone wireless speakers. • Bose SoundTouch wireless speakers. • Yamaha network AV receivers, pre-amplifiers, players. • Marantz AV receivers, pre-amplifiers, players. SHOW DEVICE INFORMATION • Detect speaker model type, model number, release date, firmware version, service version, and so on. • Detect AirPlay capabilities: • Supported audio formats (codecs). • Supported metadata types (text, artwork, progress). • Supported audio quality (number of channels, sampling rate, bit depth). • Supported transport protocols (UDP, TCP). • Detect AirPlay security features: • Password protection. • Supported encryption types (clear, RSA, FairPlay, stc). • Detect wireless speaker Wi-Fi capabilities: • Detect wireless standards supported by your device (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ad). • Detect wireless speed-up features (short guard interval, STBC, HT duplicate). • Detect wireless operation frequencies and channels. • Detect available antennas, MIMO config, spatial streams. • Detect wireless security options and modes (WPA standards and EAP modes). • Detect wireless optimization (WMM) and access features (Wi-Fi Direct, Miracast, Voice). • Detect max. physical wireless speeds. • Detect wireless speaker physical connectors: • Analog or digital audio output connectors and quality (SPDIF). • Digital video output connectors and capabilities (HDMI). • USB connectors. HOST INFORMATION • Show IP address, Bonjour and DNS hostnames, PING capability. • Show MAC address, MAC vendor, country, postal address. BONJOUR SERVICE • Show Bonjour service informations: name, type, transport protocol. • Detect further Bonjour services on wireless speaker with detailed informations. 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.

About

Secure Ports

Features
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Application scans ports on the device and displays busy ports opened by other applications. Secure ports is a useful tool that provides a comprehensive display of the ports opened by other applications on your device. Its primary function is to give users insight into which ports are currently in use. By displaying the ports opened by other applications, the app helps users assess the potential security risks and take necessary precautions. It allows users to identify any open ports that may be unnecessary or unexpected, which could indicate vulnerabilities or potential entry points for attackers. Armed with this knowledge, users can then implement appropriate security measures, such as closing or restricting access to unnecessary ports, updating software with known vulnerabilities, or configuring firewalls and network settings to better protect their system. Overall, the Secure Ports app serves as a valuable tool for network administrators, security professionals, or even individual users concerned about the security of their systems. It provides transparency into the device's open ports, allowing for proactive security measures to be implemented and helping to safeguard against potential threats.

Screenshots

Speaker Discover4 screens
Secure Ports2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Secure Ports at $1.99 against Speaker Discover's $2.99. On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Speaker Discover costs $2.99 and Secure Ports $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Speaker Discover versus Secure Ports: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpeaker DiscoverSecure Ports
Price$2.99$1.99 — better
Rating1.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.5
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCsaba IranyiVictor Serov

In-app purchases

None

Speaker Discover

No in-app purchases

None

Secure Ports

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Speaker Discover free?
Speaker Discover costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Secure Ports free?
Secure Ports costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Speaker Discover or Secure Ports have ads?
Neither Speaker Discover nor Secure Ports shows ads.

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