Fing vs. Network Analyzer Pro
Fing is published by Fing Limited and has been on the App Store since 2011-04-19. Network Analyzer Pro is published by Jiri Techet and has been available since 2012-09-18. Fing is free to download with paid subscription tiers; Network Analyzer Pro is a single paid purchase. This comparison is built from what each developer publishes — App Store listings, Fing’s pricing page and both developers’ privacy policies — with every claim sourced and anything unverifiable listed as such.
Everything below comes from published sources, checked on 2026-08-08 and linked in each section. Where the sources don’t answer a question, it’s listed under What we couldn’t verify rather than guessed at.
Fing
A network scanner sold as a free tier plus subscription plans, with an account, desktop and web clients, and an optional hardware add-on.
Network Analyzer Pro
A single-purchase diagnostics toolkit from an independent developer, with no account and no subscription.
If you want continuous monitoring and alerts and don’t mind an account and a recurring bill, Fing is built for that. If you scan occasionally and would rather pay once, Network Analyzer Pro covers the same ground on the phone and costs less than a month of Fing’s cheaper plan.
At a glance
| Field | Fing | Network Analyzer Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Fing Limited | Jiri Techet |
| Price | Free to download; Premium $7.99/month or $69.99/year, Professional $16.99/month or $149.99/year, per Fing’s pricing page on 2026-08-08 | $3.99 one-time |
| App Store rating | 4.65 from 115,727 ratings | 4.78 from 9,061 ratings |
| Current version | 12.13.2, updated 2026-07-23 | 9.0.2, updated 2026-03-18 |
| First released | 2011-04-19 | 2012-09-18 |
| Install size | 235.1 MB | 10.3 MB |
| Minimum iOS | 16.4 | 18.0 |
| iPad support | Yes | Yes |
Pulled from the App Store on 2026-08-08. Prices, versions, ratings, install sizes and OS requirements change — check the current App Store listing before relying on any of these values.
Feature comparison
| Field | Fing | Network Analyzer Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Differs: Pricing model | Free tier plus recurring subscriptions, per Fing’s pricing page | A single purchase, with a separate free lite version. The developer’s policy states there is no subscription |
| Differs: Free-tier scan limit | Up to 3 manual scans per day on the free plan; unlimited on paid plans, per Fing’s pricing page | No scan limit stated. A free lite version exists with a reduced tool set |
| Differs: Account required | The pricing page presents every plan, including the free one, behind a sign-up | The developer’s privacy policy states there is no account and no sign-up |
| Diagnostic tools | Port scanning, device ping, traceroute, DNS lookup and internet speed tests, per its App Store description | Ping, traceroute with map view and AS number data, port scanner, whois, DNS lookup including DNSSEC record types, and an internet speed test, per its App Store description |
| Device identification | Device recognition the developer describes as patented, with NetBIOS, UPnP, SNMP and Bonjour analysis | NetBIOS, mDNS/Bonjour, LLMNR and DNS names where available, plus UPnP/DLNA and Bonjour service browsers |
| Differs: Continuous monitoring and alerts | Available on paid plans, and requires Fing Desktop, Fing Agent or Fingbox running separately — the phone app alone does not provide it | Not listed |
| Data collection | Apple’s App Store privacy card states data may be collected but is not linked to the user’s identity. Fing’s policy covers account registration and subscriptions, and its help centre states the app sends the device’s public IP to an external GeoIP service to look up ISP information | Uses Google Firebase Crashlytics and Analytics, and a Google App Engine backend in the US that logs request IP addresses for 30 days. The policy states there is no in-app option to turn this off, and that there are no ads or advertising SDKs. Scan results stay on the device |
| Hardware add-on | Fingbox, a separate hardware product, unlocks additional features | None offered |
| Other platforms | Windows and Mac desktop apps, a Raspberry Pi agent, a web app, and an Android version | An Android version is published by the same developer |
Sources for this section: Fing App Store listing, Fing pricing page, Fing GDPR and privacy help article, Network Analyzer Pro App Store listing, and Network Analyzer Pro privacy policy. All five were checked on 2026-08-08. Published feature lists change — check the current pages before relying on any row above. A heavier amber rule marks a row where the two apps meaningfully differ.
Where each one fits
Fing is the only one of the two that lists continuous monitoring and alerts, and it comes with more around it — Windows and Mac desktop apps, a Raspberry Pi agent, a web app, and Fingbox as an optional hardware add-on. Three things sit against that. Its monitoring requires Fing Desktop, Fing Agent or Fingbox running separately, so the phone app on its own does not provide it. Its free plan allows up to 3 manual scans per day, with unlimited scans on paid plans at $7.99/month or $69.99/year for Premium and $16.99/month or $149.99/year for Professional. And its pricing page presents every plan, including the free one, behind a sign-up.
Network Analyzer Pro is $3.99 once, with no account and no subscription, and it lists the broader set of on-demand diagnostic tools of the two — whois and DNS lookup including DNSSEC record types alongside ping, traceroute, port scanning and a speed test. Its install is 10.3 MB against Fing’s 235.1 MB. Against that, it does not list continuous monitoring or alerts, and it requires iOS 18.0 where Fing runs on 16.4.
What we couldn’t verify
These are questions the published sources do not answer. They are listed here unresolved rather than guessed at.
- Whether Fing’s free plan can be used without creating an account
- What Fing’s device recognition patent covers, which its App Store description asserts without detail
- Whether Network Analyzer Pro’s Firebase analytics can be disabled from inside the app — its policy states there is no in-app toggle
- Whether either app’s identification is more accurate in practice, which no published source establishes
- What Network Analyzer Pro’s free lite version leaves out, beyond the developer describing it as a reduced tool set
Ownership disclosure
AppMatchup is operated by Fogarty Holdings LLC, which publishes its own iOS apps.
Neither app on this page is one of them. Fing and Network Analyzer Pro are published by Fing Limited and Jiri Techet respectively, and Fogarty Holdings LLC has no stake in either.
Where a comparison on this site does include an app published by Fogarty Holdings LLC, that fact is labeled on that comparison page itself, next to the app it concerns.