Comparison

F vs NetTools

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

Head to head
About

F

This app enables unlocking an encrypted USB drive via Bluetooth. It provides access to data stored on microSD cards within the drive, which are protected by encryption.

Highlights
  • Unlock encrypted USB drive
  • Bluetooth connectivity
  • Access microSD cards
  • Encrypted data storage
  • USB armory device integration
Features
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The F-Secure Armory Drive mobile application allows to unlock over Bluetooth (BLE) an F-Secure USB armory device running the Armory Drive firmware, which provides access to encrypted microSD cards over USB. The Armory Drive firmware and documentation can be found at https://github.com/f-secure-foundry/armory-drive/wiki

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

F3 screens
NetTools4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: F at none against NetTools's 1. F also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 67%). NetTools's advantage is ratings volume (54 vs 1). On price, rating 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. NetTools sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. F asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for F against 4.9 for NetTools. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NetTools has 54 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of F's written reviews are positive against 67% of NetTools's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
F versus NetTools: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFNetTools
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.9 (54 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings154 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.5 — better17.2
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperF-Secure CorporationOleg Gutlyanskiy

Customer experience

F

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

NetTools

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

In-app purchases

None

F

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

NetTools

One-time1
  • Premium features$3.99

Questions

Is F free?
F is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NetTools free?
NetTools is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, F or NetTools?
F is rated higher. F averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while NetTools averages 4.9 from 54 ratings.
Do F or NetTools have ads?
NetTools shows ads; F does not.

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