ByeBye v4 vs 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.
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: ByeBye v4 at none against NetTools's 1. ByeBye v4 also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (82% vs 67%). NetTools's advantage is ratings volume (54 vs 3) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 6 months). On price and rating 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. ByeBye v4 asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ByeBye v4 against 4.9 for NetTools. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NetTools has 54 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 82% of ByeBye v4's written reviews are positive against 67% of NetTools's.
ByeBye v4 ships an update every 6 months, NetTools every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ByeBye v4 | NetTools |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.9 (54 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.8% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 54 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 months — better |
| 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 | 9.0 — better | 17.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hurricane Electric, LLC | Oleg Gutlyanskiy |
Customer experience
ByeBye v4
NetTools
In-app purchases
ByeBye v4
No in-app purchases
NetTools
- Premium features$3.99
