Comparison

Link Scanner vs NetTools

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

Head to head
About

Link Scanner

Extract website URLs, phone numbers, email addresses, and more from images, videos, or your device camera. Instantly browse websites, make calls, or send emails directly from scanned links. Supports over 5 types of data extraction.

Highlights
  • Scan links from camera, photos, or videos
  • Extract website URLs, phone numbers, emails
  • Directly browse websites, call numbers, send emails
  • Store scanning results in history
  • Supports over 5 types of links
Features
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Scan and extract useful links effortlessly with our advanced Link Scanner. Use your device camera, an image, or a video to extract website URLs, phone numbers, email addresses, and more. With just one click, you can browse a website, call a phone number, or send an email. -- FEATURES -- • Scan links via your device camera, photos, or videos. • Store scanning results in your history for easy access. • Directly browse websites, call phone numbers, or send emails. • Supporting over 5 types of links. -- SUPPORTED LINKS -- • Website URLs • Phone numbers • Parcel tracking numbers • Flight numbers • Email addresses • Date and Time • Currency -- FEEDBACK -- We value your feedback and suggestions. Contact us at feedback@zatech.nl with any comments or concerns. If you enjoy using our app, please leave a review and rating on the App Store. Terms & Conditions http://zatech.nl/terms-and-conditions.html Privacy Policy http://zatech.nl/privacy-policy.html

About

NetTools

Diagnose network issues with a suite of powerful tools on your phone. Explore local and external networks, check server availability, and scan for devices. Features include ping, traceroute, port scanning, and DNS lookups.

Highlights
  • Network information
  • LAN explorer
  • IP range scanner
  • Ping and Traceroute
  • Port scanner
  • DNS records lookup
  • Server availability check
  • Wake On Lan
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Common tools for network diagnostics right in your pocket. This app allows to explore lan and external networks, check internet connection or servers availability with using your phone. The following tools are currently available: 1) Network information - displays external ip and detailed info about internet connection.. 2) LAN explorer - will find all devices in local network. 3) IP range scanner - search hosts by ip range, allows to dynamically check ports and filter hosts by opened ports. 4) Ping - easy way to check internet connection. 5) Traceroute - displays route to the host. 6) Port scanner - check ports in selected range, supports TCP and UDP protocols. 7) DNS records - find DNS records for selected domain. 8) Whois - displays information about domains owner. 9) Server check - checks availability of selected servers (supported methods: ping, tcp, http, https) 10) Wake On Lan - wake up machine by network. 11) TCP client - may be used for testing of servers those use text protocols (HTTP, whois, ...) 12) IP calculator App interface allows to use several tools in one moment, call tools from each other and also share result of their working or copy it to the clipboard. Every tool has multiple settings - IP scanner supports several modes. Ping and Traceroute can work with ICMP and UDP protocols. Also app allows to enter manually DNS servers those will be used by tools in the settings.

Screenshots

Link Scanner4 screens
NetTools4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: NetTools at 4.9 against Link Scanner's 4.3. NetTools also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 43%). Link Scanner's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Link Scanner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and NetTools sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NetTools holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 49 and 54 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of Link Scanner's written reviews are positive against 67% of NetTools's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Link Scanner ships an update monthly, NetTools every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Link Scanner versus NetTools: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLink ScannerNetTools
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (49 ratings)4.9 (54 ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4954 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.2
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMaarten MeijerOleg Gutlyanskiy

Customer experience

Link Scanner

All ratings50 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral6.0%
Negative14.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral14.3%
Negative42.9%

NetTools

All ratings48 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral4.2%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Link Scanner

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
1 purchases

NetTools

One-time1
  • Premium features$3.99

Questions

Is Link Scanner free?
Link Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NetTools free?
NetTools is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Link Scanner or NetTools?
NetTools is rated higher. Link Scanner averages 4.3 out of 5 from 49 ratings, while NetTools averages 4.9 from 54 ratings.
Do Link Scanner or NetTools have ads?
Both Link Scanner and NetTools show ads.
Which is updated more often, Link Scanner or NetTools?
Link Scanner ships an update monthly, and NetTools every 3 months. Most recently, Link Scanner was updated on October 29, 2026 and NetTools on October 30, 2026.

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