Where Am I? vs IP Scanner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Where Am I?
Discover detailed administrative boundary information for your current location in your preferred language. This fast, multilingual app links locality data to relevant Wiki pages and provides GPS coordinates in multiple formats.
- Detailed administrative boundary information
- Multilingual support (147 languages)
- Fast, sub-millisecond response times
- Links to relevant Wiki pages
- GPS data in Decimal, DMS, and MGRS formats
- Powered by BigDataCloud API
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Where Am I? - Locality Info shows where you are with clear locality names, coordinates, and nearby administrative context. Choose the language used for locality names separately from the app interface language. This is useful when travelling, driving, or checking how a place is named locally. BigDataCloud supports locality names in more than 100 languages. Features: - Current locality and place-name hierarchy - Coordinates, altitude, speed, course, and accuracy - Driving mode for quick glanceable locality information - Home Screen widget and CarPlay Dashboard widget support where available - Locality language and app interface language settings - Privacy-focused design: no account, no login, and no personal identity information collected The app sends location and network context to BigDataCloud to return locality information and improve geolocation quality. It does not collect your name, email, phone number, contacts, photos, calendar, or messages.
IP Scanner
This app helps you manage and optimize your network performance. It scans your local network to provide details on connected devices, tests network connections, and offers advanced router configuration. It's designed for both network administrators and home users seeking better network control and security.
- LAN scanner for connected devices
- Ping tool for connection testing
- Traceroute for packet path analysis
- Advanced router configuration
- WiFi and LAN detector
- Router management tool
- WiFi Analyzer
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IP Scanner is the must-have network management app for anyone looking to optimize their network performance. With its powerful LAN scanner, you can scan your local network and get detailed information about all connected devices, including IP addresses, ensuring that your network is running smoothly and securely. The ping tool measures response time and provides a quick and easy way to test network connection, helping you identify and resolve any potential issues before they become bigger problems. But IP Tools doesn't just provide a way to manage your network - it also provides powerful troubleshooting tools. The traceroute feature allows you to see the exact path of a packet from your device to its destination, making it easy to identify and resolve network issues. And with the advanced router configuration features, you can take full control of your network, setting up your router for optimal performance and ensuring that your network is secure and running smoothly. In addition to its powerful LAN scanner, IP Tools also includes a wide range of other tools, including a WiFi and LAN detector, router installation page, router management tool, WiFi Analyzer , Network test and more.Whether you're a network administrator managing multiple networks or simply looking to optimize your home network, IP Tools provides all the tools you need in one convenient app. With IP Tools, you'll have the power to manage and optimize your network like never before. Download now and experience a better network experience! Check out our Terms of Use and Privacy policy here: https://www.iptoolspro.com/privacy-policy.php https://www.iptoolspro.com/terms-of-use.php
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Where Am I? at 4.8 against IP Scanner's 4.2. Where Am I? also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). IP Scanner's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 6 weeks) and review sentiment (73% vs 50%). On price, ratings volume 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. IP Scanner sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Where Am I? asks for nothing beyond the download.
Where Am I? holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 41 and 103 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Where Am I?'s written reviews are positive against 73% of IP Scanner's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Where Am I? ships an update every 6 weeks, IP Scanner every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Where Am I? | IP Scanner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (41 ratings) — better | 4.2 (103 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 73.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 41 | 103 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BigDataCloud | PANAGIOTIS KONSTANTINOS KARAGIANNIS |
Customer experience
Where Am I?
IP Scanner
In-app purchases
Where Am I?
No in-app purchases
IP Scanner
- Premium Access3 Days trial$5.991 Month
- Premium Weekly Access$6.997 Days
- Premium Access7 Days trial$34.991 Year
- Lifetime Access$44.99
