Simple Port Scanner vs NetTools
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simple Port Scanner
This utility scans your network for open TCP ports. It automatically identifies hostnames and associates known service names with the scanned ports, providing a clear overview of network activity.
- TCP port scanning
- IP range input
- Hostname detection
- Service name association
- Network activity overview
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Simple TCP port scanner to check open ports in your network. Just add IP range and ports you wish to check and press scan. Automatically detects hostnames. Associates known service names with ports bound to them in the results.
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.
- 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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: NetTools at 4.9 against Simple Port Scanner's 3.2. NetTools also leads on ratings volume (54 vs 5). Simple Port Scanner's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment and ads 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. NetTools sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Simple Port Scanner asks for nothing beyond the download.
NetTools holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NetTools has 54 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 67% and 67% positive.
| Parameter | Simple Port Scanner | NetTools |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (5 ratings) | 4.9 (54 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 54 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MapleTech s.r.o. | Oleg Gutlyanskiy |
Customer experience
Simple Port Scanner
NetTools
In-app purchases
Simple Port Scanner
No in-app purchases
NetTools
- Premium features$3.99
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