NetTools vs Network Status Checker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Network Status Checker
Diagnose network issues with this tool. It allows you to ping any domain or IP address and provides detailed information about your device's network connection. You can also export ping logs for further analysis.
- Ping any domain or IP address
- View device network information
- Share ping log files (.csv)
- IP checker functionality
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Those crucial network situations will be a lot easier with this application! Main features : - Ping any domain or ip address - Information about your device network - Share ping log file (.csv)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: NetTools at 54 against Network Status Checker's 2. On price, rating, update cadence 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 and Network Status Checker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for NetTools against 5.0 for Network Status Checker. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NetTools has 54 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
NetTools ships an update every 3 months, Network Status Checker every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NetTools | Network Status Checker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (54 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 54 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.2 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Oleg Gutlyanskiy | Thach Nguyen Trong |
Customer experience
NetTools
Network Status Checker
In-app purchases
NetTools
- Premium features$3.99
Network Status Checker
- Premium version$9.99
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