Comparison

NetUtils vs 4i Toolbox

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

Head to head
About

NetUtils

This app provides comprehensive network utility tools, including ping, WHOIS, and DNS lookups. It offers detailed host and device information, website reputation, and contact details, aiding cybersecurity professionals and website owners.

Highlights
  • Network connectivity status
  • Host and device information
  • WHOIS data lookup
  • DNS information retrieval
  • Domain and IP reputation
  • Website contact and categorization
  • Ping utility
Features
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The all-in-one Network Utility application! • Network connectivity status • Network interface information • WiFi information • VPN information • Host information • Google Web Risk Information* • WHOIS information from WhoisXML API* • DNS information from WhoisXML API* • Domain and IP reputation information from WhoisXML API* • Website contact information from WhoisXML API* • Website categorization information from WhoisXML API* • IP geolocation information from WhoisXML API* • Ping utility • Device information • View page source * Purchase, subscription, or API key required Information used by cyber security professionals, payment processors, law enforcement, website owners, and domain investors. Find ties to cybercrime and enhance your cyber defense. This information could be particularly useful in mitigating phishing and other malware-enabled attacks. ► WHOIS Information (Subscription required or bring your own API key) ◆ Get registrant name, organization, e-mail address, registration address, registrar information, creation date, expiration date, updated date, domain availability, domain age, and much more. ◆ Real-time WHOIS data, ensuring that only the most up to date and accurate information is available ▸ Check domain names availability and to track domain registration changes. ▸ Ensure reliable and secure domain name ownership transfer and management. ▸ Protect your intellectual property and to check potential trademark infringements. ▸ Learn about your competition and identify investment opportunities. ▸ Identify all the connected domains, websites and IP addresses associated with fraudulent activities and criminals. ▸ Identify new business and partnership opportunities and to locate potential buyers through the contact details provided in the Whois records. ▸ Obtain more insights on your user base with statistical analyses, helping you create better marketing strategies and campaigns, focus on the right customers, and cater to formerly untapped markets ► DNS Information (Subscription required or bring your own API key) A domain has a number of records associated with it, a DNS server can be queried to determine the IP address of the primary domain (A record), mail servers (MX records), DNS servers (NS nameservers) and other items such as SPF records (TXT records). ◆ Displays the DNS information critical for identifying who is hosting a particular domain name or website. ◆ Determine the Mail Servers for Particular Domain You might use this API to find out what server(s) accept email for a specific domain (by doing an MX record lookup). ◆ Determine the IP address of the primary domain (A record), mail servers (MX records), DNS servers (name servers) and other items such as SPF records (TXT records). ◆ Determine whether the domain restricts who can send email - You might use this API to determine the SPF record for a domain (by looking up the TXT record for the domain), to see if the domain tries to restrict who can send email using the domain ► Reputation Information (Subscription required or bring your own API key) ◆ Instantly audit your or someone else’s domain or IP address with Domain Reputation API. The tool uses hundreds of parameters to calculate reputation scores. ► Contact Information (Subscription required or bring your own API key) ◆ Get well-parsed contact information from 235+ million active domain names without the hassle and expense of web scraping or doing manual research. ► Categorization Information (Subscription required or bring your own API key) ◆ Use our machine learning engine to scan a website’s content and meta tags. Our lookup extracts text to classify the site and assign the top IAB categories applicable to it with associated confidence scores aided by language processing. ► Web Risk (Purchase required or bring your own API key) ◆ Check URLs against Google's constantly updated lists of unsafe web resources Open source: https://github.com/twodayslate/NetUtils

About

4i Toolbox

Configure, set up, and run analyses on hardware devices remotely. Monitor devices in real time, track signals, and control DOT PLCs. Offers personalized customer support from experts.

Highlights
  • Remote device setup and configuration
  • Real-time device supervision
  • Signal tracking
  • DOT PLC control
  • Hardware analysis
  • Personalized customer support
Features
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4i Toolbox allows users to set up, configure and run analyses on all of our hardware devices. Wireless device communication helps users to supervise devices in real time. This app also enables signal tracking, DOT PLC control and many other features. Why Choose 4i Toolbox: Remote configuration, analysis, and management of 4i Platform’s devices. Contact us: Contact our 4i experts and receive personalized customer support. Website: www.4iplatform.com Support: https://support.4iplatform.com/ Language: Available in English. License: 4i Toolbox belongs to 4i Platform Inc. All rights reserved. www.4iplatform.com

Screenshots

NetUtils4 screens
4i Toolbox3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 4i Toolbox at none against NetUtils's 7. NetUtils's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, rating, ads 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

Both are free to download. NetUtils sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. 4i Toolbox asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for NetUtils against 5.0 for 4i Toolbox. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NetUtils ships an update every 3 weeks, 4i Toolbox every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
NetUtils versus 4i Toolbox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNetUtils4i Toolbox
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB44 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperZac Gorak4i Platform Inc.

Customer experience

NetUtils

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

4i Toolbox

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

NetUtils

Subscriptions4
  • Whois XML API Data - Monthly3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • monapi.io Data - Monthly3 Days trial$1.491 Month
  • Whois XML API Data - Yearly7 Days trial$10.491 Year
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  • monapi.io Data - Yearly3 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time3
  • Google Web Risk API Data$0.99
  • Whois XML API Data$199.99
  • monapi.io Data$249.99
None

4i Toolbox

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NetUtils free?
NetUtils is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 4i Toolbox free?
4i Toolbox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NetUtils or 4i Toolbox?
NetUtils and 4i Toolbox are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do NetUtils or 4i Toolbox have ads?
Neither NetUtils nor 4i Toolbox shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NetUtils or 4i Toolbox?
NetUtils ships an update every 3 weeks, and 4i Toolbox every 3 months. Most recently, NetUtils was updated on October 2, 2026 and 4i Toolbox on October 8, 2026.

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