IP Tools vs Network Checker
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.
Network Checker
This utility app provides developers with essential network tools. It allows for socket creation, host pinging, SSH access, and network scanning. Test internet speed and discover services on your network.
- TCP/UDP socket creation (client/server)
- Network service discovery
- Public IP address check
- Host pinging
- SSH shell access
- Port scanning
- Internet speed testing
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As a developer, sometimes I need to do something like ping a host, or create a TCP/UDP socket, or open an SSH shell, ... on my iPhone. So I have made an app to do that thing. Also, I want to share it with every developer. Maybe, it will be helpful for your work. [Key features] - Create a TCP/UDP socket for both client or server. - Discovery some services on a network. - Check public IP. - Ping a host. - Open an SSH shell. - Scan ports for a host. - Test internet speed. - Check the information of a host. * Some more features will come in the next version.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Network Checker at 100% against IP Tools's 71%. Network Checker also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). IP Tools's advantage is ratings volume (694 vs 3). 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 Checker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IP Tools has 694 ratings behind it against 3, 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 100% of Network Checker's.
IP Tools ships an update monthly, Network Checker weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IP Tools | Network Checker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (694 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 694 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BigDataCloud | Nguyen Sang |
Customer experience
IP Tools
Network Checker
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
Network Checker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
IP Tools
No in-app purchases
Network Checker
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is IP Tools free?
Is Network Checker free?
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