Comparison

Network Utility Pro vs Secure Message and Text

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

Head to head
About

Network Utility Pro

This app provides a comprehensive suite of network analysis tools for easy understanding and management of your local and cellular network connections. Monitor data usage, scan your Wi-Fi, and perform detailed lookups for IP addresses and domain names.

Highlights
  • Network Information
  • Cellular Data Monitor
  • LAN Scanner
  • Ping Tool
  • Geo IP Lookup
  • DNS Lookup (DIG)
  • WHOIS Lookup
  • Widget Support
Features
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Keep under control your network with Network Utility, an user friendly set of network tools that will help you to analyze your LAN, and not only that. ► NETWORK INFO A complete and easy to understand report of your device's network interfaces. In that tab you'll find information like the IP, IPv6, other addresses or the data usage statistics about your Wi-Fi, Internet or Cellular connection (if any). ► CELLULAR DATA MONITOR Don't lose sight of your data usage, with four taps you'll have a data monitor configured and ready to use. The following data usage plans' period are supported: - Daily - Weekly - Monthly - 28 days - 30 days - 90 days ► LAN SCANNER Analyze your Wi-Fi with the LAN Scanner tool. Discovering who is connected to your network and Ping it, is a matter of two taps. Easily manage custom subnets to scan only a portion of your LAN. ► PING Ping a LAN device, Ping a server, ping whatever you want. IPv6 addresses are supported too and advanced options like packet size, timeouts, intervals, etc.. are available and easily configurable. The results of your Ping are available numerically in the aggregated stats, graphically in the real time graph or listed, a row per ICMP response received. ► GEO IP Have you ever wondered where a server or any other IP is located? That's the tool for you, show the location on a map and get additional details like the ISP or the ASN in the details pane. ► DIG A DNS lookup utility made simple. A list clearly shows the result of your query and the advanced options allow you to customize your request from the type of query to the DNS server. ► WHOIS Find any information about a domain name and it's owner e.g. the status, creation date, registrant email and address and many more. ► NSLOOKUP A no-frills textual DNS lookup utility. ► WIDGET * Network Utility comes with an useful widget that brings network informations and the cellular data usage into your notification center, home screen e lock screen. ► EXPORT RESULTS ANYWHERE Every utility has an export button that allows you to export the result of your task to the File app, to the Notes app and many other apps or simply copy the raw textual result. ► MAC APP Network Utility is also available on the Mac App Store as Network Kit X, the same app but tuned to take advantage of macOS. Start a tool on your iPhone/iPad a continue it on your Mac thanks to Handoff and Continuity. !! N.B. - Cellular data monitor is available only on iPhone or iPad with Cellular. - Due to an operating system limitation, LAN Scanner can only show the MAC address of detected devices on iOS 27 and later. Hostname resolution is only available when the LAN gateway is used as the DNS server. - Widgets are updated only at scheduled intervals (e.g. every 5 minutes), so they can show outdated info. Open the app to get info updated in real time.

About

Secure Message and Text

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Tired of your friends stalking on your text messages? Need to hide messages from parents, family, even certain friends? This app is for you! With 'Secure Message and Text' you can encrypt any of your texts with a password! Then any nosy viewers will only be able to re-read your original message on their device by entering the same password! Ex: You will enter your message, "Hello World!" Then encrypt it with the password, "alks" (or whatever you so choose) ... Now you will send them the encrypted message, it will probably look something like this, "2oSe9sy90rmZAaTqTs6WEA==". Now when your recipient receives the encrypted message they will simply copy paste it into the decryption tab and enter the password "alks" (again, this password will vary depending on what you decide to set it as). If properly entered, the original message will be displayed, "Hello World!" Main features: - Encrypt your text message with your password. Encrypted text will be copied to clipboard automatically. - Send your encrypted text via SMS, Email, Facebook, Twitter... - Decrypt your encrypted text to view original text. **Optimized for iPhone 6(s), iPhone 6(s) Plus, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X to iPhone 14 Pro Max and all iPad devices

Screenshots

Network Utility Pro4 screens
Secure Message and Text4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Network Utility Pro at every 2 months against Secure Message and Text's every 38 months. Secure Message and Text's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.6). On price, 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

Network Utility Pro costs $2.99 and Secure Message and Text $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Network Utility Pro ships an update every 2 months, Secure Message and Text every 38 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Network Utility Pro versus Secure Message and Text: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNetwork Utility ProSecure Message and Text
Price$2.99$2.99
Rating4.6 (189 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings189 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 38 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFausto RistagnoDai Phan

Bugs and requests

Network Utility Pro

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • Widget not refreshing with real-time data
  • LAN scanner crashes on large networks (/21 subnet)
  • Data usage widget shows incorrect information
  • Personal hotspot data not counted
  • Dual SIM card data only shows one SIM
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  • E-SIM data ignored on iPhone XR
  • Location permission toggle resets to 'Ask'
  • Domain analysis tools (Dig, Whois, NSLookup) inefficient
  • App freezes and inaccurate data readings
  • Update installation failures
  • Inconsistent widget behavior across iOS versions

Requested features

11 requests
  • Wake-on-LAN (WOL) support
  • Custom DNS server selection for NSLOOKUP
  • ARP request functionality
  • Traceroute tool
  • Extended ping capabilities
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  • ARP table display
  • Improved Geo IP function
  • Wi-Fi network switching from widget
  • Direct access to network settings from widget
  • Support for unlimited data configuration
  • Real-time widget refresh improvements

Secure Message and Text

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Network Utility Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Secure Message and Text

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Network Utility Pro free?
Network Utility Pro costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Secure Message and Text free?
Secure Message and Text costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Network Utility Pro or Secure Message and Text have ads?
Neither Network Utility Pro nor Secure Message and Text shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Network Utility Pro or Secure Message and Text?
Network Utility Pro ships an update every 2 months, and Secure Message and Text every 38 months. Most recently, Network Utility Pro was updated on September 25, 2026 and Secure Message and Text on September 8, 2026.

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