IP Scanner Ultra for Apple-centric IT work
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IP Scanner is built for one network you know well — your own. IP Scanner Ultra is the same scanning engine aimed at people who look after several networks they did not set up themselves.
What Ultra adds
No device ceiling. The standard edition is intended for a home or small office. Ultra removes the limit, which matters once a subnet runs to hundreds of hosts.
Saved network profiles. Each site you look after keeps its own device list, names and notes. Reconnecting to a client's network brings back the record you built last time rather than starting from an empty list.
Custom ranges and subnets. Scan a range you specify rather than only the subnet your Mac happens to be on — necessary when a site segments its network across several VLANs.
Port scanning. Check which services a device is actually exposing, with saved port profiles for the sets you check repeatedly.
Export. Write results out for documentation, audits, or handing to someone else.
Who it is not for
If you are looking after one network and want to know what is on it, the standard edition already does that, and Ultra's additions are aimed at problems you do not have. The case for Ultra is repetition: several networks, revisited, where the saved state and the export are worth more than the scanning itself.
Platforms and distribution
Ultra runs on macOS, iOS and visionOS, and is distributed through the App Store, which means it runs in Apple's App Sandbox.
That matters from macOS 27 onward: Apple no longer permits sandboxed apps to read the system ARP table, so MAC addresses and the manufacturer names derived from them are unavailable to every App Store scanner. The full explanation, and the ways around it, are in macOS 27 blocks MAC addresses for App Store apps. IP Broadcaster is our free helper for restoring that data.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between IP Scanner and IP Scanner Ultra?
Ultra removes the device limit and adds saved per-network profiles, custom scan ranges and subnets, port scanning with saved profiles, and data export. The scanning and identification engine is the same in both.
Do I need Ultra for a home network?
Usually not. The standard edition is built for a single network of the size a home or small office has. Ultra is aimed at people covering several networks repeatedly.
Does IP Scanner Ultra run on iPad and Apple Vision Pro?
Yes. Ultra is available for macOS, iOS and visionOS.
Does Ultra still show MAC addresses on macOS 27?
Not from the ARP table. Ultra is an App Store app and therefore sandboxed, and macOS 27 blocks sandboxed apps from reading it — this applies to every App Store scanner. IP Broadcaster, which is distributed directly and is not sandboxed, can supply that data back to it.