# Joe's Network Utility Pro — Analyze, Scan, Monitor, Secure

> Professional all-in-one network analysis, monitoring, and security utility. (iPhone/iPad app by Johannes Lauer.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/joes-network-utility-pro/id338455978 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Johannes Lauer](https://appshunter.io/developer/294646537)
- Category: Utilities, Productivity
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.40/5 from 219 App Store ratings · 72 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 8.0 · 35 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2010-03-23
- Data updated: 2026-06-10
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/joes-network-utility-pro/id338455978/reviews.md

## What is Joe's Network Utility Pro?

Joe’s Network Utility. The professional All-In-One solution

All features are available in the free version of the App. The full version only removes Ads.

LAN analyzer including automatic and customized Port Scans, Ping (groups & ranges), Fast Traceroute, Port Scanner, Host Monitoring, DNS lookup, Wake on LAN, WhoIs, Port lookup, Network/Device Info,Settings

The Network Diagnostics is one of the first network tools on IOS devices and is the professional tool to help you monitoring, troubleshooting, analyzing and securing your network. It has been continuously evolved and currently consists of the following tools

- LAN Analyzer
  Detect and analyze devices within your network
  Automatically (frequently used ports) or individually (customized) scan hosts customized open ports and store results
  View and organize LAN histories and easily create bookmarks
- Host Monitoring
  Monitor important host in adjustable intervals
  Scroll the history to see when they went up and down
- Ping 
  Ranges 192.168.1.1-254
  Ping groups
  LAN Broadcast ping
- (Fast) Traceroute 
  including automatic reverse IP DNS lookup of IP addresses
- Port Scan
  Security scan your hosts to find open ports
  Define your own presets lists (including port ranges and comma separated lists)
- DNS lookup
  including reverse DNS lookup
- Wake on LAN
- Network Info/Device Info Section
  Device's & public IP addresses
  Router and DNS, etc.
- Whois
  ability to choose own NIC server for lookup will be added in a future release
- Ports
  list lots of well known TCP/UDP ports
- Settings
  adjust TTL
  super Bookmarks
  monitoring interval, max. hop count, etc.

Features:
- The app has been completely rewritten from scratch to best support IOS 8 & 7, new and upcoming features and for
  supporting all iOS devices including iPad and Apple Watch
- The user interface has been completely redesigned now representing a lightweight IOS 8 look & feel being even more intuitively to use and offering on the fly settings
- Bookmark for various tools
- Super Bookmarks to be used when no entry was made
- Wake on LAN bookmarks have been enhanced so that they be used within various tools
- Clipboard has been added to easily use and copy result among tools
- Most tools come with grouped history of Pings, Traces, lookup, etc.
- Email history results
- Define number of packets to be send
- Set individual timeouts definition for each ping
- Trace route timeout values and maximum path length adjustable
- Works via Wifi, 3G, EDGE, GPRS, VPN
- If bookmarks of version bellow 4.0 have been found they can be imported within the feature section of the tool. An organize button will be displayed in an appearing toolbar. 

Trace route determines the path to a destination (if not prohibited by firewalls). Is is being implemented for very fast path determination.

(WoL)  Wake-on-LAN allows you to wake up a device via your network, the internet or VPN by sending a magic packet to wake it up. Please note that the remote device must be configured to listen to those kind of packets for being able to be woken up. 

For WoL to work you need to configure the LAN Broadcast IP address. It is the address being used and it prevents problems arp caches being timeouted and thus impossible packet delivery within the target network. (e.g. Host IP 192.168.1.42 mask 255.255.255.0 use 192.168.42.255 as WoL broadcast IP)

The Wake on LAN feature has been successfully tested with Airport Express, Airport Extreme, TimeCapsule and quite some other vendor's devices such as Cisco, Draytek, AVM routers. In bridged, routed LANs as well as over the Internet through IPSEC VPN connections.

If you have any feature requests, wishes, bug reports or whatever use the email option in the info section.

## Key features

- LAN Analyzer
- Host Monitoring
- Ping & Traceroute
- Port Scanner
- DNS Lookup
- Wake on LAN
- Network/Device Info

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ad free Version | $1.99 | one-time |
| Ad free Reduced Price 1 | $0.99 | one-time |
| Ad free version | Free | one-time |
| Ad free Reduced Price 3 | $0.99 | one-time |
| Ad free Version Reduced 4 | Free | one-time |
| Promotional Price | $0.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of Joe's Network Utility Pro?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 👍 Useful for network troubleshooting
- 👍 Good for cybersecurity beginners
- 👍 Powerful network diagnostic tool
- 👍 Helpful for understanding network
- 👍 Versatile network utility
- 👍 Detailed network information
- 👍 Easy to use interface
- 👍 Good functionality for price
- 👍 Gets the job done
- 👍 Legit and functional app
- 👍 Can remove unwanted devices
- 👍 Helpful for finding network issues
- 👍 More than just ping
- 👍 All-in-one network app

**Cons**

- 🐛 App crashes frequently
- 🐛 Ads are intrusive/annoying
- 🐛 Paid features are expensive/modular
- 🐛 Free version is very limited
- 🐛 Difficult to use/not user-friendly
- 🐛 Documentation is hard to find
- 🐛 Some features do not work
- 🐛 Privacy concerns with Google usage
- 🐛 Wake On LAN bug
- 🐛 Watch app is useless
- 🐛 Payment issues after purchase
- 🐛 Disorganized features
- 🐛 Inconsistent device detection

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App crashes when performing actions
- Wake On LAN port field bug
- Advertising reappears after purchase
- Watch app shows servers as down
- Ping and traceroute show no readouts
- Monitoring feature does not work
- Only shows a fraction of network devices
- App freezes the phone
- Latest update crashes to home screen
- Watch app results shown on phone, not watch

**Most requested features**

- Include more resources/tools
- Improve organization of features
- Add device name customization
- Provide service port number and type
- Allow choosing alternate DNS server
- Include a manual/documentation
- More detailed scanner information
- More technical detail in DNS section

## Recent user reviews (10 of 72)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/joes-network-utility-pro/id338455978/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Recommended

*2024-03-02*

Must have app right here can remove important devices you do not want on WiFi home intrrnet

### 1/5 — A huge disappointment

*2024-02-25*

Absolutely nothing worked in the app. All that was displayed was the add for the paid non-ad version. Not sure where the glowing remarks came from but my experience totally unwarranted.
Sorry 
CD

### 4/5 — Incredible Tool!

*2023-10-14*

As a junior systems administrator and ethical hacker, I find this tool to be incredibly helpful with day to day job responsibilities. This is my second favorite networking application. And part of my EDC, or ‘every day carry.’ There are more than enough tools to assess and troubleshoot even the most difficult networking issues I’ve encountered yet. And there’s room to improve by including even more resources. The only problem I have with this application is I find some of it disorganized, confused about how I’m supposed to integrate certain scans or results with other features  I think then I would appreciate this app even more than I already do now. I think the more I start utilizing the record-keeping parts of it, I’ll have built a database of objects and data, things will become more transparent, and I’ll begin to see the many ways to begin incorporating that data to obtain even better tool utilization. Keep up the good work so we can too! Best of luck!

### 5/5 — Amazing

*2023-08-08*

Super helpful for a cybersecurity beginner to trace whoever is behind the network.

### 1/5 — Asks for payment after I’ve downloaded it

*2023-07-06*

Why is it asking for payment I have this in my cloud

### 2/5 — Security Issues

*2023-02-07, version 4.37*

Uses Google to perform tests. The reason I use an Apple device, is to avoid Google. Can you imagine what would happen if Google's information database fell into the wrong hands?

### 2/5 — Can’t find documentation

*2023-01-02, version 4.37*

Can’t find any documentation on how to use the app features. Looked on the website as well. If it’s there it’s not easily accessible for normal users. Also the developer doesn’t disclose anything in the “privacy” section on App Store.

### 4/5 — Finally!

*2022-06-25*

Finally an app that can do more then ping!!

### 5/5 — such a good utility

*2022-05-11, version 4.37*

perfect tool that gets the job done and some

### 5/5 — Integrity in an app

*2022-02-12, version 4.37*

I’ll keep it in simple terms; It says what it does and it does what it says. Thank you for all the work that went into this project. Y’all are rockstars.

## Frequently asked questions about Joe's Network Utility Pro

### What does Joe's Network Utility Pro do?

Joe's Network Utility Pro is a professional, all-in-one solution for network analysis, monitoring, troubleshooting, and security. It offers a suite of tools to help users understand and manage their network devices and connections.

### What are the key features of this app?

Key features include a LAN analyzer for detecting and analyzing devices, host monitoring to track device status, ping and traceroute tools for network path analysis, a port scanner for security checks, DNS lookup, Wake on LAN functionality, and detailed network/device information.

### Is this app free to use?

The app offers a free version with all features available. The full version is an in-app purchase that removes advertisements, providing an ad-free experience.

### What devices is this app compatible with?

The app has been rewritten to best support iOS 8 & 7 and is designed to work on all iOS devices, including iPads and Apple Watches. It functions across various network connections like Wifi, 3G, EDGE, GPRS, and VPN.

### How can I use this app for network troubleshooting?

You can use the LAN analyzer to identify devices, the ping and traceroute tools to check connectivity and latency, and the port scanner to identify open ports on hosts. Host monitoring helps track device availability over time, aiding in diagnosing intermittent issues.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 4.37 — 2020-05-23

- Dark mode support added
- optimizations and bug fixes

### 4.36 — 2018-06-12

New in 4.36
- Fixed a bug where LAN scan did not work when no Ads where available.
- OUI vendor information has been updated.

New in 4.35
- The App has been optimized for iPhone X, latest IOS and iWatch releases.
- All features are now available for free. In-App purchase only removes Ads.

### 4.35 — 2018-05-28

The App has been optimized for  iPhone X, latest IOS and iWatch releases.
All features are now available for free. In-App purchase only  removes Ads.

### 4.31 — 2017-07-26

New in 4.31
- emergency bug fix of a bug introduced with 4.30
   while fixing bugs in 4.30 a bug sneaked into the LAN scanner. this has been fixed.

New in 4.30
- bugfixes
   bugfix: scan preset names can now be changed (thank you for reporting)
   bugfix: fixed that app crashed under some circumstances when LAN scan was started and not being connected to a LAN
   general bugfixes and improvements
- oui database update

### 4.30 — 2017-07-25

- bugfixes
   bugfix: scan preset names can now be changed (thank you for reporting)
   bugfix: fixed that app crashed under some circumstances when LAN scan was started and not being connected to a LAN
   general bugfixes and improvements
- oui database update

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