IP Tools vs TP
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.
TP
This client app enables iOS devices to connect to TP-LINK enterprise routers with SSL VPN 2.0 functionality. It supports multiple authentication methods and allows for server resource display and custom resource additions.
- SSL VPN 2.0 client for iOS
- Supports TP-LINK enterprise routers (NR series)
- Multiple authentication methods
- Server resource display
- Custom resource addition
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1、SSL VPN的IOS客户端发布，适用于带SSL VPN 2.0功能的TP-LINK企业路由器如TL-NR6300等NR系列机型； 2、增加了多种认证方式，增加了服务器分配资源显示、自定义添加资源、应用组件等功能。
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: IP Tools at 71% against TP's 0%. IP Tools also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (697 vs 4). TP's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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.
IP Tools holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IP Tools has 697 ratings behind it against 4, 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 TP's.
IP Tools ships an update monthly, TP every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IP Tools | TP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (697 ratings) — better | 2.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 697 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BigDataCloud | TP-LINK |
Customer experience
IP Tools
TP
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
TP
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
IP Tools
No in-app purchases
TP
No in-app purchases
