Comparison

ASE Timer vs PL NetTools

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

Head to head

ASE Timer

Countdown for your events.

Network diagnostics toolkit

Free

🔧 Utilities

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About

ASE Timer

Features

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ASE Timer is your go-to app for iPhone and iPad to ensure you never miss any special occasion. Add birthdays, weddings, vacations, and more with ease. Personalize with images, receive timely notifications, and enjoy a stylish widget for quick access. Make memories extraordinary - download for FREE now!

About

PL NetTools

Features

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PL NetTools is a native network toolkit for iPhone, iPad and Mac. Five essential diagnostic tools, fast and no-nonsense, built on native networking (no system shell, no third-party plugins). IP & GEOLOCATION • Your public IP address with city, region, country, coordinates • Network, ASN, organization, time zone, currency • Two selectable providers (ipapi.co / ipinfo.io) with automatic fallback • Optional API tokens to raise limits (stored in the device Keychain) PING • Native ICMP ping with real-time RTT • Continuous output, instant start/stop DNS • 12 record types looked up in parallel (A, AAAA, MX, NS, TXT, CAA, SOA…) • DNS-over-HTTPS (Cloudflare with Google fallback), decoded CAA records • TTL for every record WHOIS • Direct WHOIS server queries (port 43) • Structured summary (registrar, creation/expiry dates, name servers, status) • Full WHOIS text, with or without line wrapping TRACEROUTE • Native ICMP traceroute, hop by hop with RTT • Optional host name resolution (reverse DNS) FEATURES • Native SwiftUI app for iPhone, iPad and Mac • Recent-lookups history per tool • Adaptive light/dark interface • Fully localized in Italian and English • No account, no ads, no tracking PL NetTools does not collect personal data. The only network traffic is the lookups you start, sent directly to public geolocation/DNS/WHOIS services.

Screenshots

ASE Timer2 screens

PL NetTools4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PL NetTools at every 5 days against ASE Timer's every 4 months. ASE Timer's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ASE Timer ships an update every 4 months, PL NetTools every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level

ASE Timer versus PL NetTools: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	ASE Timer	PL NetTools
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 4 months	Every 5 days — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone, iPad	iPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS	16.0 — better	18.0
Further details — not scored
Size	1 MB	3 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Rahul Sharma	Luigi Caltarossa

In-app purchases

None

ASE Timer

No in-app purchases

None

PL NetTools

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ASE Timer free?

ASE Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is PL NetTools free?

PL NetTools is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do ASE Timer or PL NetTools have ads?

Neither ASE Timer nor PL NetTools shows ads.

Which is updated more often, ASE Timer or PL NetTools?

ASE Timer ships an update every 4 months, and PL NetTools every 5 days. Most recently, ASE Timer was updated on October 7, 2026 and PL NetTools on October 8, 2026.