InputStickUtility vs NetTools
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
InputStickUtility
Configure your InputStick USB receiver with this utility app. Manage settings like password protection, Bluetooth name, and USB preferences. It also allows for firmware updates to keep your receiver optimized.
- Password protection
- Bluetooth name management
- USB settings configuration
- Firmware updates
- Receiver management
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InputStickUtility allows to manage configuration of your InputStick USB receiver: - password protection - Bluetooth name - USB settings - update firmware *** InputStick USB receiver is required! *** More info: www.inputstick.com
NetTools
Diagnose network issues with a suite of powerful tools on your phone. Explore local and external networks, check server availability, and scan for devices. Features include ping, traceroute, port scanning, and DNS lookups.
- Network information
- LAN explorer
- IP range scanner
- Ping and Traceroute
- Port scanner
- DNS records lookup
- Server availability check
- Wake On Lan
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Common tools for network diagnostics right in your pocket. This app allows to explore lan and external networks, check internet connection or servers availability with using your phone. The following tools are currently available: 1) Network information - displays external ip and detailed info about internet connection.. 2) LAN explorer - will find all devices in local network. 3) IP range scanner - search hosts by ip range, allows to dynamically check ports and filter hosts by opened ports. 4) Ping - easy way to check internet connection. 5) Traceroute - displays route to the host. 6) Port scanner - check ports in selected range, supports TCP and UDP protocols. 7) DNS records - find DNS records for selected domain. 8) Whois - displays information about domains owner. 9) Server check - checks availability of selected servers (supported methods: ping, tcp, http, https) 10) Wake On Lan - wake up machine by network. 11) TCP client - may be used for testing of servers those use text protocols (HTTP, whois, ...) 12) IP calculator App interface allows to use several tools in one moment, call tools from each other and also share result of their working or copy it to the clipboard. Every tool has multiple settings - IP scanner supports several modes. Ping and Traceroute can work with ICMP and UDP protocols. Also app allows to enter manually DNS servers those will be used by tools in the settings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: InputStickUtility at none against NetTools's 1. InputStickUtility also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 67%). NetTools's advantage is ratings volume (48 vs 3) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 6 months). On price 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. NetTools sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. InputStickUtility asks for nothing beyond the download.
InputStickUtility holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NetTools has 48 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of InputStickUtility's written reviews are positive against 67% of NetTools's.
InputStickUtility ships an update every 6 months, NetTools every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | InputStickUtility | NetTools |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.8 (48 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 48 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jakub Zawadzki | Oleg Gutlyanskiy |
Customer experience
InputStickUtility
NetTools
In-app purchases
InputStickUtility
No in-app purchases
NetTools
- Premium features$3.99
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