IT Tools vs IP Scanner Ultra
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
IP Scanner Ultra
This app scans your local network to identify all connected devices and provides detailed information. It offers customizable views, historical scan data, and tools like PING and Wake on LAN for comprehensive network analysis.
- Fast network scanning
- Customizable device names and icons
- Save and review past scans
- PING, Wake on LAN, and Port Scan tools
- Device identification and state monitoring
- Whitelist for filtering known devices
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Home Radar: always know what's on your Wi-Fi. An old phone reconnects while you're out. A laptop joins the office network at 2am. Something you don't recognize appears next to your TV. Home Radar tells you the moment it happens: a push alert on iPhone and Apple Watch, a morning briefing of overnight changes, and a Network DVR timeline to scrub back through. Remote Scans checks in from anywhere. IP Scanner Ultra bundles our award-winning Mac, iPhone and iPad apps together with new Apple TV, Apple Watch and Vision Pro versions - 6 apps in one. Scan your local area network to determine the identity of all machines and internet devices on the LAN. Powerful results, yet easy and intuitive to use. It’s like a level 9 detect devices spell for your network! Key features: * Home Radar push alerts: know the moment a device joins or leaves your Wi-Fi, on iPhone and Apple Watch * Network DVR: scrub back through your network's history and see exactly what changed and when * Remote Scans via iCloud: check your home network from anywhere, straight from your iPhone * Automatic vendor identification for discovered devices * Bluetooth device name detection for clearer device identity * Full IPv6 support * Extremely fast scan results * Customizable results - assign your own names and icons to discovered devices * Save and consult past scans * PING, Wake on LAN and Port Scan tools built right in * Option to open a device in browser, VNC or other applications * Save and import custom device lists, or sync via iCloud * Sort network list by device name, IP address, MAC address or Last Seen * System level notifications for newly discovered devices and changes in device state * Add custom network ranges * Import/export scan results via email or bonjour * Clean, professional design that is super easy to use Whether you’re a casual home user or a network professional, IP Scanner Ultra is all about customizing the way you view and analyze your network. You may apply custom names and icons to the devices on your network and adjust the type and amount of information you see in the network overview; don't need to see the MAC address column... don't display it! Text too small... make it larger! We also include a whitelist feature that lets you filter out known and trusted devices to reveal new or unexpected ones, a great way to easily identify unwanted network visitors. IP Scanner Ultra can be used in several primary modes such as: * A quick overview of which devices are currently on the network, including seeing which devices are actively and passively present * A “Cumulative Mode” that shows network changes over time, including options to display devices which were once present but now no longer visible. Still not sure if IP Scanner Ultra does what you need? * Try it out with our FREE version of IP Scanner available in the App Store for macOS & iOS https://apple.co/3WURLXz * Check out our FAQs at http://10base-t.com * Or contact us directly with any questions at hello@10base-t.com - we always love hearing from our customers. We use our own tools daily and strive to make the best possible IP Scanning utility available - let us know what features you’d like to see!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: IT Tools at $5.99 against IP Scanner Ultra's $39.99. IT Tools also leads on review sentiment (93% vs 69%) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26). IP Scanner Ultra's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months) and rating (4.5 vs 4.3). On 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
IT Tools costs $5.99 and IP Scanner Ultra $39.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
IP Scanner Ultra holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 71 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 93% of IT Tools's written reviews are positive against 69% of IP Scanner Ultra's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
IT Tools ships an update every 4 months, IP Scanner Ultra every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IT Tools | IP Scanner Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 — better | $39.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (18 ratings) | 4.5 (71 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 93.2% of reviews — better | 69.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 18 | 71 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KEVIN KOLTZAU | Matia labs, inc. |
Customer experience
IT Tools
IP Scanner Ultra
User reviews
IT Tools
From 18 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast and efficient network scanning
- 👍 Simple, intuitive user interface
- 🛠️ Comprehensive set of network diagnostic tools
- 📱 Portable alternative to laptop-based tools
- 🔄 Regular updates and active developer support
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional app crashes and force closes
- ❌ Missing WiFi channel analyzer feature
- 🎨 Lacks dark mode support
- 📚 No built-in help or support documentation
- 🔍 Inconsistent device discovery in network scans
IP Scanner Ultra
From 71 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast and reliable
- 👍 Helpful for network management
- 💡 Useful for troubleshooting
- 🔒 Secure and trustworthy
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and stability issues
- 🔍 Incomplete device detection
- 🔧 Bugs with custom settings
- 🤔 Confusing licensing
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
IP Scanner Ultra
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes on startup
- Issues with Dark Mode
- Problems with custom icons and names
- Inaccurate device information
Requested features
4 requests- Advanced network monitoring capabilities
- Improved device naming and organization
- Customizable alerts and notifications
- Better integration with other network tools
In-app purchases
IT Tools
No in-app purchases
IP Scanner Ultra
No in-app purchases









