Comparison

IP Tools vs Nthly

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

Nthly

This app generates verification codes for two-factor authentication (2FA) securely on your device. It supports various authentication protocols and offers features like iCloud sync and biometric protection.

Highlights
  • Generates 2FA codes
  • Supports TOTP and HOTP
  • Securely stores secrets
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Biometric app protection
  • Import/export accounts
Features
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Nthly is a private, secure authenticator that generates verification codes for two-factor authentication (2FA). Sign in to Google, GitHub, your bank, work accounts, and hundreds of other services — all without creating an account or trusting a third-party server. Everything happens on your iPhone, and the app makes no network requests. Features • Scan QR codes, paste otpauth:// links, or enter secrets manually • Supports TOTP and HOTP, including SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-512, 6–8 digit codes, and custom refresh intervals • Tap to copy a code or copy the next code before it expires • Automatically clears copied codes from the clipboard • Store secrets securely in the iOS Keychain • Sync across your Apple devices with iCloud Keychain • Protect the app with Face ID or Touch ID • Pin, tag, filter, and search your accounts • Import and export accounts using an open JSON format Nthly is built with privacy in mind. There are no ads, no analytics, no crash reporting, and no tracking. Your secrets stay on your device and are never sent to Nthly because there are no Nthly servers.

Screenshots

IP Tools4 screens
Nthly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: IP Tools at 694 against Nthly's 1. IP Tools also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Nthly's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Nthly 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
IP Tools versus Nthly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIP ToolsNthly
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (694 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings694 — better1
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBigDataCloudKurban Uchakaev

Customer experience

IP Tools

All ratings700 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral2.7%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral3.6%
Negative25.0%

Nthly

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Nthly

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

IP Tools

No in-app purchases

None

Nthly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is IP Tools free?
IP Tools is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nthly free?
Nthly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, IP Tools or Nthly?
Nthly is rated higher. IP Tools averages 4.8 out of 5 from 694 ratings, while Nthly averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do IP Tools or Nthly have ads?
Neither IP Tools nor Nthly shows ads.

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