Comparison

IP Tools vs Monochron

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Current connectivity status
  • Public IP geolocation
  • IPv4 information lookup
  • Network prefix details
  • ASN information
  • Visual Traceroute
  • Ping utility
Features
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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.

About

Monochron

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Monochron is a clock made from three-dimensional puzzles, whose colors have been reduced to black and white. It is a journey into the exploration of the expressive possibilities of the structural grids of these puzzles, where each digit is the best version of itself, achieved with the minimal means of the puzzle tiles and their transformations. As a result, the digits take on peculiar and eccentric shapes while remaining legible. The cubes have three black and three white sides. Every transition is executed with integrity and can be physically replicated on a real cube, adding to the uniqueness of both the concept and its execution. Idea and design — Max Shtok Algorithms and development — Basil Kotov Features: • Black-on-white and white-on-black cube modes • Light or dark background options • Vertical or horizontal orientation with clever transitions • Always fullscreen — the screen remains unlocked, and all system elements are hidden while the app is open • More puzzle shapes coming soon, including Pyraminx and Octahedron

Screenshots

IP Tools4 screens
Monochron4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: IP Tools at Free against Monochron's $4.99. IP Tools also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 18 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

IP Tools is free to download; Monochron costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IP Tools ships an update monthly, Monochron every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
IP Tools versus Monochron: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIP ToolsMonochron
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.8 (697 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings697 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 18 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBigDataCloudVasilii Kotov

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

Monochron

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

IP Tools

No in-app purchases

None

Monochron

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is IP Tools free?
IP Tools is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Monochron free?
Monochron costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do IP Tools or Monochron have ads?
Neither IP Tools nor Monochron shows ads.
Which is updated more often, IP Tools or Monochron?
IP Tools ships an update monthly, and Monochron every 18 months. Most recently, IP Tools was updated on September 30, 2026 and Monochron on September 18, 2026.

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