Nice Trace vs iNetTools
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nice Trace
Monitor your network's performance with this advanced traceroute tool. It visualizes the path to any internet host, identifies bottlenecks in real-time, and provides detailed information about each network hop. Quickly diagnose connectivity issues and understand your network's behavior.
- Real-time path monitoring
- Packet loss detection
- Network bottleneck identification
- Country of origin detection
- WHOIS lookups
- Trace results export
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Keep your network under control with Nice Trace - the most advanced traceroute app for iOS. The tool traces the route to the host in the Internet using easy, user-friendly interface and animations. You will immediately get information about any possible bottlenecks and problems since Nice Trace never stops working. It continues to monitor the whole path to the network resource in real time and keeps you informed. The specially designed asynchronous algorithm lets Nice Trace quickly pass through problematic hops not hanging on them, thus increasing the speed. Now you can reach the destination host fast like never before. FEATURES - Real-time path monitoring with packet loss detection - Easily spot possible network bottlenecks - Country of origin detection of the network owner - Network range and AS number lookup - WHOIS hostnames, IP addresses, ASNs - E-mail trace results - Ultrafast asynchronous network I/O Displays hops information (when available): - IP address - Reverse hostname (PTR DNS record) - Autonomous system (AS) number - Country of the network owner - Average packets round trip time (RTT) - Counts of packets that were sent and received - Percentage of the packet loss - IP network range (in hop details) - Other hops IP addresses and hostnames (in hop details) DEMO VIDEOS http://j.mp/nicetrace_vids MORE GREAT APPS · Spyglass - augmented reality & GPS navigator · Scany - Wi-Fi/LAN network scanner
iNetTools
This app offers a comprehensive suite of network diagnostic tools for iPhone and iPad. It includes essential utilities like Ping, DNS Lookup, Trace Route, and Port Scan to help users diagnose network issues. The app supports both IPv4 and IPv6, and provides a simple interface for easy use.
- Ping
- DNS Lookup
- Trace Route
- Port Scan
- Whois
- Server Monitor
- Lan Scan
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iNetTools Pro is the Pro Version of iNetTools. iNetTools is a suite of network diagnose tools on iPhone and iPad. It provides essential tools such as Ping, DNS Lookup, Trace Route, Port Scan, Whois, Server Monitor and Lan Scan. Supported features include: - Universal App supporting both iPhone and iPad. You only pay once and run it on all your devices. - Supports both IPv4 and IPv6. - Tools included: Ping, DNS Lookup, Trace Route, Port Scan, Whois, Server Monitor and Lan Scan. - Support Server List for frequently used servers. - Support Recent Tasks for recent executed tasks. - Support unlimited Email Tech Support. With its simple interfaces, iNetTools Pro provides the easiest way to diagnose your network problems on iPhone and iPad. If you have any questions, please feel free to visit: http://www.comcsoft.com/Portfolio/our_apps/iNetTools/iNetTools_overview.php.
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Verdict
Nice Trace and iNetTools both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 93% of Nice Trace's written reviews are positive against 67% of iNetTools's. Nice Trace also leads on price ($0.99 vs $5.99) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.0). iNetTools's advantage is ratings volume (347 vs 53). On rating, update cadence, 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
Nice Trace costs $0.99 and iNetTools $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Nice Trace against 4.7 for iNetTools. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iNetTools has 347 ratings behind it against 53, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 93% of Nice Trace's written reviews are positive against 67% of iNetTools's.
Nice Trace ships an update every 3 months, iNetTools every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nice Trace | iNetTools |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $5.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (53 ratings) | 4.7 (347 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 93.1% of reviews — better | 67.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 53 | 347 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pavel Ahafonau | ComcSoft Corporation |
Customer experience
Nice Trace
iNetTools
Bugs and requests
Nice Trace
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes after a few hops on some networks
- Displays nonsensical packet loss stats
- Misidentifies network locations
Requested features
5 requests- Add auto-trace feature
- Implement landscape mode on iPad
- Support IPv6 tracing
- Allow configuring TCP/UDP/ICMP payloads
- Provide option to copy/export trace results
iNetTools
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Nice Trace
No in-app purchases
iNetTools
No in-app purchases
