IP Tools vs SIM Scanner 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
SIM Scanner 2
Identify the mobile operator for prepaid SIM cards from major Italian carriers. Excludes business lines, subscription SIMs, and smaller MVNOs. Information is for guidance only and may not be error-free or fully updated.
- Identify prepaid SIM operators
- Supports major Italian carriers (TIM, Vodafone, WindTre, Kena, Ho, Iliad)
- Excludes business and subscription SIMs
- Information for guidance purposes
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SIM Scanner 2 permette di verificare a quale operatore appartiene qualsiasi numero telefonico di SIM Ricaricabili (TIM, Vodafone, WindTre, Kena, Ho e Iliad). Sono quindi esclusi numeri aziendali o di SIM in abbonamento e MVNO minori (CoopVoce, PosteMobile e similari). ATTENZIONE Le informazioni visualizzate hanno esclusivamente scopo informativo, inoltre, non è possibile garantire l'assenza di errori e l'assoluta correttezza nè che i dati risultino aggiornati.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: IP Tools at 71% against SIM Scanner 2's 0%. IP Tools also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.0) and ads (none vs shown). SIM Scanner 2's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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
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 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IP Tools has 697 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of IP Tools's written reviews are positive against 0% of SIM Scanner 2's.
IP Tools ships an update monthly, SIM Scanner 2 every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IP Tools | SIM Scanner 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (697 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 697 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BigDataCloud | Due punto Tre S.r.l.s. |
Customer experience
IP Tools
SIM Scanner 2
Bugs and 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
SIM Scanner 2
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
IP Tools
No in-app purchases
SIM Scanner 2
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is IP Tools free?
Is SIM Scanner 2 free?
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Do IP Tools or SIM Scanner 2 have ads?
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