IT Tools vs Echo for iPhone
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IT Tools
This app offers a comprehensive suite of network analysis and diagnostic tools for users of all levels. It helps discover devices on your network, troubleshoot connectivity issues with ping and traceroute, and perform detailed DNS lookups. Visualize network paths and gain insights into your network's performance.
- High-speed WiFi network device discovery
- Continuous traceroute with path visualization
- Extensive DNS lookup capabilities
- Configurable ping tool with real-time graphing
- Whois lookup for host and IP details
- Real-time routing table statistics
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Network scanner and diagnostic utilities for users of all skill levels. Discover devices on your network, detect various types of problems and more! Includes high speed WiFi network device discovery, able to find devices on your local network other tools miss. Standard network diagnostic tools such as ping, traceroute, DNS lookup, and whois are also provided. WiFi Network Scanner Discover all the machines running on your network. • Supports IPv6 scanning via broadcast addresses • All Bonjour/mDNS services, including all extra data stored in the TXT record. • All UPnP devices, including sub-devices and services. • Discover devices using NetBIOS. This helps a lot on networks with many Windows machines. Continuous Traceroute Provides details of the network hops to the destination host. Optimized to determine the network path extremely quickly, often in less then 5 seconds. Once the path is determined, it proceeds to continuously ping each hop to provide additional statistics and alternate paths, similar to tools like PathPing and MTR. • Visualize traceroute geolocation data on the map • Configurable start and max TTL, interval and payload size • Choose which interface to use • Lists all hostnames that respond to each hop • View the AS Numbers associated with each hop DNS • Detects when an IP address is entered, and looks up the reverse PTR record • Use the current system DNS server, or supply your own • Choose from 50 supported DNS record types, including A, AAAA, CNAME, LOC, MX, NS, SRV, TXT • Request DNSSEC records • Optionally query using EDNS, including the NSID option. • View LOC and GPOS records on a map • Force DNS lookup over TCP to diagnose DNS server issues • View the full DNS response, with headers and the question, answer, authority and additional sections • Lookup internationalized domain names (IDN) Ping • Configurable TTL, Payload size, and interval • Choose which interface to use • Optionally keep the screen from going to sleep for very long ping sessions • Optional audible sound on errors or when responses arrive • Ping results can be graphed in real time to easily see response time spikes Whois • Lookup details about hosts, IP addresses, and more • Auto detects the whois server based on the query, or use a custom server Routing table • Route statistics updated in real time • Very useful for diagnosing WiFi and VPN configuration issues Interface • All network interfaces on your device • Network statistics updated in real time • Current WiFi and WWAN IP Address • WiFi SSID and BSSID
Echo for iPhone
This utility app records audio, allowing users to recall and review past conversations or agreements. It features a "Tap Button to Capture" function that continuously buffers audio and a "Capture Important Moments" button to save the last minute of recording. Users can also trim, edit, and manage their audio clips.
- Continuous audio buffering
- Save last minute of conversation
- Trim and edit recordings
- Manage and delete recordings
- Background recording
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Echo for iPhone is solely meant for the purpose of recording all sounds, contractual agreements or bets the smart-phone can hear. With the help of Echo, the user can recall the exact moments that he or she had faced in the past and review it by hearing the present recorded audio clips. The "Tap Button to Capture" feature automatically sends Echo to the background and buffers 1 full minute of recording time over and over. Users can easily track the buffered recordings and do more. The "Capture Important Moments" button easily allows Echo to revert 1 full minute back in time to save the most important part of your conversation. Echo also allows the user to trim and edit recordings, and has a quick tab to manage and delete all the Echo audio recordings. Download Echo now and start Echoing ! Developed by Mobile App Fund. Get to know Mobile App Fund and Submit Your App Idea: https://mobileappfund.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: IT Tools at 93% against Echo for iPhone's 20%. IT Tools also leads on rating (4.3 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (18 vs 5). Echo for iPhone's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $5.99) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). On ads, in-app purchases 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
IT Tools costs $5.99 and Echo for iPhone $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
IT Tools holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of IT Tools's written reviews are positive against 20% of Echo for iPhone's.
IT Tools ships an update every 4 months, Echo for iPhone monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IT Tools | Echo for iPhone |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (18 ratings) — better | 1.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 93.2% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 8.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KEVIN KOLTZAU | Mobile App Fund |
Customer experience
IT Tools
Echo for iPhone
Bugs and requests
IT Tools
Reported bugs
8 issues- App crashes when performing .us domain WHOIS lookups
- Network scan function error (recently fixed)
- Traceroute map feature not functional
- Network scan misses some connected devices
- App force closes semi-frequently
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- Incomplete VoiceOver support for results
- VPN network interface not selectable in network scan
- Local network scan returns error messages
Requested features
12 requests- Dark mode support
- WiFi channel analyzer
- Port scanning capability
- Wake-on-LAN functionality
- Subnet ping for Class C networks
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- Host/IP address caching in dropdown menus
- Ping graph or sparkline visualization
- Process isolation and termination
- VPN network scanning support
- Custom name server selection in DNS tool
- Improved VoiceOver accessibility support
- Map display for traceroute results
Echo for iPhone
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
IT Tools
No in-app purchases
Echo for iPhone
No in-app purchases
Questions
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