Comparison

IT Tools vs BoneKeeper

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

BoneKeeper

Features
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BoneKeeper brings a complete All Fives table and a powerful domino scorekeeper to your phone. Play live virtual dominoes with friends on separate devices. Create or join a private table, choose from the same shared wash, watch bones disappear from the boneyard in real time, and keep every hand, move, turn, score, and house synchronized. Want a quick game? Take on computer players in a full virtual match. Wash and choose your bones, drag to matching ends, play the spinner, draw from the boneyard, knock when you cannot play, and watch the table count every open end. Earn Bones as you score and win. Spend them on cosmetic domino sets, gaming tables, and slam effects that personalize your table. Your career points keep growing while your spendable Bones balance decreases with purchases. Bones are earned through play; they cannot be purchased, transferred, risked, or redeemed for money or prizes. Features: - Double Bones Tuesday: twice the normal match Bones, midnight to midnight Central Time - Scenic Desert Moon and Coastal Night tables, plus Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Mardi Gras designs - Synchronized live virtual All Fives for 2 to 4 players - A shared wash and boneyard that update across every device - Complete virtual matches against computer players - Earned Bones, career progress, trophies, and match history - Friends, online presence, round invitations, and rivalry records - Table chat and a compact tray of live reactions - Instant rematches and turn notifications - Live commentary, scoring celebrations, and slam effects - Realistic spinner, knock, draw, open-end scoring, zoom, and pan behavior - Local scorekeeping for 2 to 4 players - Live hosted scoreboards with join codes and linked account rewards - Tournament brackets for up to 16 players - A 1,500-Bone award for a verified 16-player tournament champion - Shareable result cards after completed games Regular local, virtual, and live games are unlimited. BoneKeeper Pro unlocks tournament setup and bracket management through monthly and annual subscription options. Localized terms are shown before purchase. Whether the bones are on the kitchen table or the virtual felt, BoneKeeper keeps every game moving and every win remembered. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://loxi.dev/bonekeeper/privacy

Screenshots

IT Tools4 screens
BoneKeeper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: BoneKeeper at Free against IT Tools's $5.99. BoneKeeper also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 4 months). IT Tools's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

BoneKeeper is free to download; IT Tools costs $5.99 up front. BoneKeeper sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. IT Tools asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IT Tools ships an update every 4 months, BoneKeeper every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
IT Tools versus BoneKeeper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIT ToolsBoneKeeper
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (18 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews93.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings18 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKEVIN KOLTZAUPete Jones

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

BoneKeeper

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

IT Tools

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

BoneKeeper

Subscriptions2
  • BoneKeeper Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • BoneKeeper Pro Yearly$39.991 Year

Questions

Is IT Tools free?
IT Tools costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is BoneKeeper free?
BoneKeeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do IT Tools or BoneKeeper have ads?
Neither IT Tools nor BoneKeeper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, IT Tools or BoneKeeper?
IT Tools ships an update every 4 months, and BoneKeeper every 9 days. Most recently, IT Tools was updated on November 10, 2026 and BoneKeeper on November 5, 2026.

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