Jamf Unlock vs NetTools
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Jamf Unlock
Unlock your Mac without a password using your mobile device. This app generates identity credentials and pairs with your Mac for seamless authentication for unlocking, system settings, and root commands.
- Passwordless Mac unlocking
- Authenticate system settings changes
- Secure sudo command execution
- Mobile device credential generation
- Pairing with Mac
- Customizable by IT administrators
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Jamf Unlock is a mobile app that allows you to unlock your Mac without using a password. With Jamf Unlock, you complete a setup process to generate identity credentials (a certificate) on your mobile device and pair the device with your Mac. Once complete, you can use the app to authenticate for: - Unlocking your Mac - Prompts to change settings in System Preferences - Commands executed with root privileges with the sudo command IT administrators can use Jamf Pro to customize the look and feel of the app, configure authentication settings via managed app configuration, and deploy the app to users. Jamf Unlock is an iOS app to extend the Jamf Connect product for passwordless authentication on the Mac.
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 in-app purchases: Jamf Unlock at none against NetTools's 1. Jamf Unlock also leads on ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). NetTools's advantage is ratings volume (54 vs 6). On price, rating and update cadence 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. Jamf Unlock asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Jamf Unlock against 4.9 for NetTools. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NetTools has 54 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Jamf Unlock | NetTools |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | 4.9 (54 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 54 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JAMF Software | Oleg Gutlyanskiy |
Customer experience
Jamf Unlock
NetTools
In-app purchases
Jamf Unlock
No in-app purchases
NetTools
- Premium features$3.99









