# PL NetTools — Network diagnostics toolkit

> Network diagnostics toolkit (iPhone/iPad app by Luigi Caltarossa.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pl-nettools/id6773868269 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Luigi Caltarossa](https://appshunter.io/developer/922478504)
- Category: Utilities, Developer Tools
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.0 · 3 MB
- Languages: American English, Italian
- Released: 2026-05-27
- Data updated: 2026-08-14
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pl-nettools/id6773868269/reviews.md

## What is PL NetTools?

PL NetTools is a native network toolkit for iPhone, iPad and Mac. Five essential diagnostic tools, fast and no-nonsense, built on native networking (no system shell, no third-party plugins).

IP & GEOLOCATION
• Your public IP address with city, region, country, coordinates
• Network, ASN, organization, time zone, currency
• Two selectable providers (ipapi.co / ipinfo.io) with automatic fallback
• Optional API tokens to raise limits (stored in the device Keychain)

PING
• Native ICMP ping with real-time RTT
• Continuous output, instant start/stop

DNS
• 12 record types looked up in parallel (A, AAAA, MX, NS, TXT, CAA, SOA…)
• DNS-over-HTTPS (Cloudflare with Google fallback), decoded CAA records
• TTL for every record

WHOIS
• Direct WHOIS server queries (port 43)
• Structured summary (registrar, creation/expiry dates, name servers, status)
• Full WHOIS text, with or without line wrapping

TRACEROUTE
• Native ICMP traceroute, hop by hop with RTT
• Optional host name resolution (reverse DNS)

FEATURES
• Native SwiftUI app for iPhone, iPad and Mac
• Recent-lookups history per tool
• Adaptive light/dark interface
• Fully localized in Italian and English
• No account, no ads, no tracking

PL NetTools does not collect personal data. The only network traffic is the lookups you start, sent directly to public geolocation/DNS/WHOIS services.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.0.8 — 2026-08-06

• The app now runs on iOS 18 and macOS 15: iOS 26 and macOS 26 were previously required.
• On iPhone and iPad, the keyboard now dismisses when you scroll the page or tap outside the search field.
• Minor fixes and improvements.

### 1.0.5 — 2026-06-24

• DNS tab: CNAME records are no longer shown duplicated.
• Minor fixes and improvements.

### 1.0.4 — 2026-06-19

• IP tab: you can now look up any IP address, not just your own, with geolocation and search history. The button for the device's IP is still there.
• Location map, expandable to full screen.
• New app icon.
• Minor fixes and improvements.

### 1.0.3 — 2026-06-14

Bug fixing

### 1.0.2 — 2026-05-31

Bug fixes and updated app icon with the corrected gradient.

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## More apps by Luigi Caltarossa

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All apps by Luigi Caltarossa: https://appshunter.io/developer/922478504

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