Developer Utilities vs Xnettool
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Developer Utilities
This app offers a suite of essential tools for developers and testers. It facilitates network and development debugging with features like LAN text transfer, JS injection, and DNS resolution. It also includes utilities for QR code scanning/generation and system information viewing.
- LAN text transfer
- Frontend debugging
- JS injection
- QR code scanning and generation
- Network information viewing
- DNS resolution
- JSON formatting
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Developer Utilities is a practical toolbox for development, testing, and day-to-day troubleshooting. No account is required—open the app and start diagnosing networks, inspecting web pages, processing data, or transferring content across your local network. Network diagnostics • View local and public IP addresses, carrier details, and proxy information • Ping a domain or IP address • Run single or batch DNS queries • Look up Whois and ICP registration information • Scan the local network and run traceroute Development and debugging • View page source, inject vConsole, and run custom JavaScript • Format JSON • Create and decode short URLs • Convert and preview RGB/HEX colors • Browse system fonts QR codes and cross-device transfer • Scan or generate QR codes • Transfer text, images, and files between a browser and your iPhone or iPad on the same local network • Preview and save images, or open files with the system share sheet • Temporary images and files are removed when the transfer session ends Quick Note • Save text in seconds • Browse a dedicated history page with update times • Tap any record to load it back into the editor The app supports English and Simplified Chinese and follows your system language automatically. The app contains ads. A one-time, non-subscription purchase permanently removes ads and can be restored at any time.
Xnettool
This app offers a comprehensive suite of network diagnostic and testing tools. It includes features for SSL server analysis, DNS configuration, performance testing, and network path tracing. Ideal for developers and IT professionals needing to troubleshoot and understand network behavior.
- SSL Server Test
- DoH Configurator
- iPerf3 performance testing
- Ping and Traceroute
- Routing Table viewer
- Subnet calculator
- Whois lookup
- Port Scanner
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Network tools - SSL Server Test - DoH Configor - iPerf3 - Ping/Ping6 - Traceroute/Traceroute6 - Routing Table - Subnet - Whois - PortScan - Tcp Client - DNS Loopup
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Xnettool at 100% against Developer Utilities's 50%. Xnettool also leads on ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#183 vs unranked). Developer Utilities's advantage is price (Free vs $9.99) and rating (5.0 vs 4.0). On ratings volume, in-app purchases 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
Developer Utilities is free to download; Xnettool costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Developer Utilities holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Developer Utilities's written reviews are positive against 100% of Xnettool's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Developer Utilities ships an update every 6 weeks, Xnettool every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Developer Utilities | Xnettool |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #183 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Qingyu Chen | Lampman Yao |
Customer experience
Developer Utilities
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In-app purchases
Developer Utilities
No in-app purchases
Xnettool
No in-app purchases
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