ByeBye v4 vs Best NetTools
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ByeBye v4
Monitor the dwindling availability of IPv4 addresses and track the growth of IPv6 deployments. This utility provides easy tracking of IPv4 allocations and includes resources for learning about IPv6.
- Track IPv4 allocation rates
- Monitor IPv6 deployment growth
- Access IPv6 informational resources
- View IPv6 videos
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Are you ready for the end of IPv4 address availability? IPv4 addresses are running out. Estimates currently have the available IPv4 address pools allocated to the regional registries starting to run out in 2011. Track the rate of IPv4 allocations easily with this application. Is the progress of IPv6 deployment and usage important to you? IPv6 is the next-generation IP protocol with a significantly expanded address space. IPv6 includes additional enhancements to security, management and network design. Track the growth of IPv6 deployments with ease. Links to a number of IPv6 informational sites and videos are also included.
Best NetTools
This utility app provides a suite of network tools for information searching, traceroute, ping, WHOIS, and DNS lookups. It's designed for network operators, website owners, and programmers seeking a fast and convenient assistant.
- Network information searching
- Traceroute
- Ping
- WHOIS lookup
- DNS dig
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Best NetTools is a toolkit that have many network utilities. Includes network information searching, traceroute, ping, whois, dig and other services. It is the popular used toolkit for network operators, websit owners, programmers and so on. It's a fast, simple, convenient assistant. Free users have a limit number of queries, please contact us for commercial license.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ByeBye v4 at 82% against Best NetTools's 33%. ByeBye v4 also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.5) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.6). Best NetTools's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ByeBye v4 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of ByeBye v4's written reviews are positive against 33% of Best NetTools's.
ByeBye v4 ships an update every 6 months, Best NetTools every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and June 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ByeBye v4 | Best NetTools |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 3.5 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.8% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Hurricane Electric, LLC | Beijing Tiantexin Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
ByeBye v4
Best NetTools
In-app purchases
ByeBye v4
No in-app purchases
Best NetTools
No in-app purchases
