Comparison

Printer Discover vs CAN Scope

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

Head to head
About

Printer Discover

Easily discover and gather detailed information about your network printers. This utility app identifies printer models, capabilities like scanning and faxing, and network protocols. It provides comprehensive details on printer status, supported media types, and administrative website access.

Highlights
  • Network printer discovery
  • Printer manufacturer and model detection
  • AirPrint support detection
  • Printer capabilities analysis (scanning, faxing, color)
  • Network information (IP, Bonjour services)
  • Printer status monitoring
Features
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It is a great time to explore your network printers. Printer Discover helps you to find all information about your network printers from printer description to detailed features. PRINTER BROWSER • Discover the shared printers on your office or home network. The app can discover direct network printers, shared USB printers or re-shared network printers. • Detect AirPrint support. AirPrint is a feature in Apple Inc.'s operating systems starting with OS X Lion and iOS 4.2.1, for printing via a wireless LAN (Wi-Fi), either directly to AirPrint-compatible printers or non-compatible printers by way of a Microsoft Windows or GNU/Linux PC, or an Apple Mac (via sharing or AirPrint activator). • Printer manufacturer and model detection. Commonly supported printer vendors: Astro-Med, Aurora, Brother, Canon, Dell, Develop, Epson, Fuji Xerox, Gestetner, HP, infotec, Konica Minolta, Kyocera, LANIER, Lenovo, Lexmark, NRG, NTT, Oki Data, Olivetti, RICOH, RISO, Samsung, SAVIN, Sharp, Sindoh, TA, Toshiba, Xerox, Zink and more... • Detect administration website for printer (if exists). • Detect current printer working state (idle, printing, stopped). PRINTER NETWORK INFORMATION • Analyze and describe Bonjour service name, type, protocol, port, IP addresses (IPv4 and IPv6) and other properties. Supported Bonjour services: • Internet Printing Protocol (IPP). • Internet Printing Protocol over HTTPS (IPPS). • Internet Printing Protocol over TLS (IPP-TLS). • Line Printer Daemon (LPD). • Page Description Language (PDL). • Show Bonjour printer local name, domain name, MAC address (with vendor information), PING capability. DETECT PRINTER CAPABILITIES • Scanning. • Faxing. • Color or BW support. • Two sided printing output. • Collating output. • Sorting output. • Binding output. • Stapling output. • Fast copies. • Punch holes. • Custom paper size support. • Maximum paper size support (A4, A3, A2). • Supported media types (disc, document, envelope, label, large-format, photo, postcard, receipt, roll). DETECT PRINTER PROPERTIES • Required authentication (none, client certificate, username/password, Kerberos). • Supported TLS version. • Printer priority. • Number of printing queues and queue name. • Supported PDL MIME types. • Transparent characters support. • Binary characters support. • Tagged Binary Communication Protocol (TBCP) support. 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

CAN Scope

Features
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CAN Scope is a professional CAN bus monitoring, analysis, and communication app developed by GENEMEK. Access your CAN bus networks wirelessly via BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy). Real-Time Monitoring - View CAN messages instantly: ID, DLC, data (HEX/ASCII), timestamp, and period info - Two trace modes: Rolling and Fixed - Filter by CAN ID to focus on the messages that matter Message Transmission - Create up to 20 TX slots as CAN message templates - Single-shot or periodic transmission support - Standard (11-bit) and extended (29-bit) CAN frame support Advanced Bus Control - Wide baudrate range from 25 kbps to 1 Mbps, or enter a custom baudrate - Listen-Only mode for passive monitoring - Advanced bit timing configuration (BRP, TSEG1, TSEG2, SJW) - Live bus status, error counters, and statistics Logging & Sharing - Record CAN traffic to file - Export or share log files Configuration Management - Save, load, and update your TX slot layouts - Store different configurations for different projects Developed by GENEMEK.

Screenshots

Printer Discover4 screens
CAN Scope4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: CAN Scope at Free against Printer Discover's $2.99. CAN Scope also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months). Printer Discover's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). 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

CAN Scope is free to download; Printer Discover costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Printer Discover ships an update every 3 months, CAN Scope every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Printer Discover versus CAN Scope: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrinter DiscoverCAN Scope
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCsaba IranyiGEN ELEKTROMEKANIK SANAYI VE TICARET ANONIM SIRKETI

In-app purchases

None

Printer Discover

No in-app purchases

None

CAN Scope

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Printer Discover free?
Printer Discover costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is CAN Scope free?
CAN Scope is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Printer Discover or CAN Scope have ads?
Neither Printer Discover nor CAN Scope shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Printer Discover or CAN Scope?
Printer Discover ships an update every 3 months, and CAN Scope every 4 days. Most recently, Printer Discover was updated on October 2, 2026 and CAN Scope on September 24, 2026.

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