Comparison

Speaker Discover vs m

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

m

Features
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mOSC by Liberate Lighting is a fast, reliable OSC remote for lighting, sound and show control. Save the commands you use every night as tiles, lay them out on a button deck, and fire them from your iPhone, iPad or Apple Watch. BUILT FOR THE BOOTH • Send any OSC message over UDP: addresses with whole numbers, decimals or text • Save messages as tiles with their own name, colour, text colour and icon • Quick Send for instant firing, or a confirm step when you'd rather be sure CONNECTIONS THAT KNOW WHERE THEY ARE • Save every console and device as a connection, grouped by venue network • See at a glance which devices are answering, with live status dots • mOSC recognises the network you're on, by Wi-Fi name or subnet, and shows what belongs there • Change a device's address and choose to move, copy or delete its tiles • Copy tiles from one connection to another when you set up a new rig YOUR OWN BUTTON DECK • Build pages of buttons in a grid from 2×2 up to 8×10 • Colour each page and choose what its buttons show • Rearrange pages and buttons, and resize grids without losing your layout • Big, readable buttons on iPad MACROS • Chain tiles into steps with pauses between them • Fire several devices at once, then wait, then fire the next • Warnings when a macro sends to a device that isn't answering LIVE VALUES • Show what your console sends back, such as the active cue and its progress, right on your tiles • Set it up from a sample message: tap the parts that change, and write how they should read, like "Cue 23 · 45%" • Pick a sample straight from the built-in OSC Listener APPLE WATCH • Every deck page as one scrolling column of buttons • Turn the Digital Crown to scroll, tap to send, or double-tap on supported watches • Confirm First or Send Instantly, your choice • Live status and live values on your wrist, with a clear warning when they're out of date • A Smart Stack widget and watch-face complication showing your current cue • A Control for Control Center or the Action button that sends one chosen button OSC LISTENER • Turn your iPhone into an OSC destination and see every message that arrives • Perfect for checking a console's output or testing a network before doors Works with any console, media server or show-control software that speaks OSC over UDP. Your iPhone and devices need to be on the same network. The Apple Watch app sends through your iPhone. Made for lighting people by Liberate Lighting.

Screenshots

Speaker Discover4 screens
m4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Speaker Discover at $2.99 against m's $17.99. Speaker Discover also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 20 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On 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

Speaker Discover costs $2.99 and m $17.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Speaker Discover ships an update every 2 months, m every 20 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Speaker Discover versus m: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpeaker Discoverm
Price$2.99 — better$17.99
Rating1.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 20 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCsaba IranyiLawrence Anthony Ware

In-app purchases

None

Speaker Discover

No in-app purchases

None

m

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Speaker Discover free?
Speaker Discover costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is m free?
m costs $17.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Speaker Discover or m have ads?
Neither Speaker Discover nor m shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Speaker Discover or m?
Speaker Discover ships an update every 2 months, and m every 20 months. Most recently, Speaker Discover was updated on October 12, 2026 and m on October 8, 2026.

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