IT Tools vs DropReference
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
DropReference
This app helps gamers build their ideal PC without overspending or extensive research. It offers guided, expert, and community-driven build options, price comparisons, and FPS estimates for popular games.
- Guided PC configuration
- Expert part selection with filters
- Community-assisted builds
- Merchant price comparison
- Price history and drop alerts
- Estimated FPS for 148 games
- GPU performance comparison
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You want a PC that actually runs your games — without overpaying, and without three nights of YouTube tutorials. DropReference is the gamer PC builder in your pocket. We guide you at your level, compare merchant prices, estimate your FPS, and a community has your back if you get stuck. THREE WAYS TO BUILD • Guided: budget, games, resolution — we suggest a coherent config • Expert: every part from the catalog, with compatibility filters • Community: describe what you need, players craft the build for you BUY AT THE RIGHT PRICE • Compare GPUs, CPUs, RAM, SSDs and more across sellers • Price history so you stop overpaying • Alerts the moment a price drops at your merchants KNOW THE FPS BEFORE YOU BUY • Estimates on 148 games • 1080p, 1440p or 4K • GPU face-off (price, performance, popularity) A COMMUNITY THAT ACTUALLY PLAYS • Thousands of help requests already solved • Shared builds and setups for inspiration • Ask a question, get real answers Free. Support: contact@dropreference.com https://dropreference.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: DropReference at Free against IT Tools's $5.99. DropReference also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and update cadence (daily vs every 4 months). IT Tools's advantage is ratings volume (18 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
DropReference is free to download; IT Tools costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DropReference holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IT Tools has 18 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
IT Tools ships an update every 4 months, DropReference daily. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IT Tools | DropReference |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (18 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 93.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KEVIN KOLTZAU | DropReference |
Customer experience
IT Tools
DropReference
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
DropReference
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
IT Tools
No in-app purchases
DropReference
No in-app purchases









