BusyBox vs IP Tools
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BusyBox
Manage IoT devices with a suite of tools supporting LoRa, WiFi, and other communication protocols. This application is designed for monitoring various meters like gas, water, and electric.
- IoT device management
- LoRa support
- WiFi connectivity
- Meter monitoring (gas, water, electric)
- Support for flowmeters
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BusyBox is a set of tools to manage IOT devices. It support LoRa, WiFi and other communication protocols to support the gas meter, water meter, electric meter, vortex flowmeter and other products now.
IP Tools
Explore your network with detailed insights into IP addresses, geolocation, and connectivity. Understand your public IP, DNS servers, and Wi-Fi details. Discover information about any public IP worldwide, including its location, ISP, and network prefixes.
- Current connectivity status
- Public IP geolocation
- IPv4 information lookup
- Network prefix details
- ASN information
- Visual Traceroute
- Ping utility
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IP Tools by BigDataCloud is a practical toolkit for checking IP addresses, networks, and internet routing information from your iPhone. Look up IPv4 and IPv6 address details, inspect ASN information, browse announced prefixes, check connectivity, resolve DNS records, ping hosts, and view estimated IP geolocation with confidence areas on the map. IP Address History can track how your public address changes over time, including IPv4 and IPv6, so you can understand connection changes while you move between Wi-Fi, mobile data, VPN, and other network paths. IP Tools can also help BigDataCloud improve IP geolocation quality by submitting optional anonymous location signals. The app is designed to report network and location observations about IP addresses, not personal profile information.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: IP Tools at 697 against BusyBox's 2. IP Tools also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). BusyBox's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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.
IP Tools holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IP Tools has 697 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
BusyBox ships an update every 3 months, IP Tools monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BusyBox | IP Tools |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) | 4.8 (697 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 71.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 697 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sindcon(Singapore) IoT Technology PTE. LTD. | BigDataCloud |
Customer experience
BusyBox
IP Tools
Bugs and requests
BusyBox
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
IP Tools
Reported bugs
4 issues- Cannot type or pinpoint IP addresses
- Unable to ping google.com
- Maps showing incorrect locations
- IPv4 mapper pinning inaccurate locations
Requested features
4 requests- Router setup and reboot functionality
- Search function for IPv4 space by country
- Better documentation and query explanations for novice users
- Improved icon design
In-app purchases
BusyBox
No in-app purchases
IP Tools
No in-app purchases
