Comparison

IP Tools vs MugBar

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

MugBar

Features
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MugBar is the most complete app for your smart mug. Live temperature and one-tap targets on your Home Screen, your Lock Screen, the Dynamic Island, Control Center, your Apple Watch, and Siri. Not a thermometer you have to open an app to read: your mug, on every screen you already look at. EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK - Home Screen widgets with the live temperature - Lock Screen widgets, circular and rectangular - A presets widget that switches targets without opening the app - Live Activity and Dynamic Island while your drink settles - Control Center buttons to open MugBar or start a Live Activity - An alert when you hit target, and before the battery runs out mid-cup ON YOUR WRIST - A full Apple Watch app, not a remote: temperature, ready-in estimate, target, presets, and LED color - Everything carries over from your iPhone automatically ONE-TAP PRESETS - Save your own targets: Espresso, Latte, Green tea, whatever you drink - Each preset gets its own icon and color - Tap one and MugBar sets the mug, and can match its LED ring to the preset - Pick a preset away from your mug and it applies on the next connection SIRI AND SHORTCUTS - "Check my mug" - "Set my mug to 55 degrees" - "Set my mug to Espresso" - Build your own automations in the Shortcuts app FULL CONTROL - Set the target temperature from the app, a widget, your watch, or Siri - Change the mug's LED ring color and rename it - Battery level and charging status at a glance READY WHEN YOU ARE - Pour a fresh cup and MugBar estimates when it will hit your target - A real countdown, not a number you have to watch - When your mug is holding at target, it simply says Ready - The countdown is already on your Lock Screen the moment you pour, no app to open, no button to press PRIVATE BY DESIGN - Talks to your mug directly over Bluetooth - No account, no tracking, no data collected MugBar works with the Ember(R) Mug. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Ember Technologies, Inc. "Ember" is a trademark of its respective owner and is used only to describe hardware compatibility.

Screenshots

IP Tools4 screens
MugBar3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: IP Tools at none against MugBar's 2. IP Tools also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). MugBar's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. MugBar sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. IP Tools asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IP Tools ships an update monthly, MugBar every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
IP Tools versus MugBar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIP ToolsMugBar
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (694 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings694 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBigDataCloudJonathan Santerre

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

MugBar

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

IP Tools

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

MugBar

Subscriptions2
  • MugBar mensuel7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • MugBar annuel7 Days trial$9.991 Year

Questions

Is IP Tools free?
IP Tools is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MugBar free?
MugBar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do IP Tools or MugBar have ads?
Neither IP Tools nor MugBar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, IP Tools or MugBar?
IP Tools ships an update monthly, and MugBar every 10 days. Most recently, IP Tools was updated on October 22, 2026 and MugBar on October 18, 2026.

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