IP Tools vs IP Locater and Tracker
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.
IP Locater and Tracker
This app provides tools for network diagnostics and information. It allows users to locate IP addresses, perform ping tests, and conduct DNS lookups. Additionally, it includes a subnet calculator for network management.
- IP Address Lookup (IPv4/IPv6)
- Website Ping Test
- DNS Lookup
- Subnet Calculation
- ISP Information
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IPv4/IPv6/ISP Ping Website DNS Lookup Subnet Calculation
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: IP Tools at 71% against IP Locater and Tracker's 33%. IP Tools also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.8 vs 4.3). On price, update cadence, 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 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 694 and 155 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of IP Tools's written reviews are positive against 33% of IP Locater and Tracker's.
IP Tools ships an update monthly, IP Locater and Tracker every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IP Tools | IP Locater and Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (694 ratings) — better | 4.3 (155 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 694 — better | 155 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BigDataCloud | jietao wu |
Customer experience
IP Tools
IP Locater and Tracker
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
IP Locater and Tracker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
IP Tools
No in-app purchases
IP Locater and Tracker
No in-app purchases
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