Network vs Best NetTools
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Network
This application simplifies network calculations with an easy-to-use IP and subnet calculator. It provides detailed subnet information for network management and planning.
- IP/Subnet calculation
- Detailed subnet information
- Easy-to-use interface
- Network management tool
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IP/Subnet Calculator - the easy way With this App you can calculate the subnetdetails
Best NetTools
This utility app provides a suite of network tools for information searching, traceroute, ping, WHOIS, and DNS lookups. It's designed for network operators, website owners, and programmers seeking a fast and convenient assistant.
- Network information searching
- Traceroute
- Ping
- WHOIS lookup
- DNS dig
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Best NetTools is a toolkit that have many network utilities. Includes network information searching, traceroute, ping, whois, dig and other services. It is the popular used toolkit for network operators, websit owners, programmers and so on. It's a fast, simple, convenient assistant. Free users have a limit number of queries, please contact us for commercial license.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Network at 5.0 against Best NetTools's 3.5. Network also leads on iOS requirement (11.2 vs 16.6). Best NetTools's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Network holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Best NetTools has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Network ships an update every 6 months, Best NetTools every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Network | Best NetTools |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.5 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.2 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Jonas Kohler | Beijing Tiantexin Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Network
Best NetTools
In-app purchases
Network
No in-app purchases
Best NetTools
No in-app purchases
