Comparison

IT Tools vs PassTab

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

PassTab

Securely store and manage your passwords, PINs, and sensitive information with end-to-end encryption. Sync data across your iOS devices via iCloud or disable synchronization for local storage. Access your credentials on your Apple Watch.

Highlights
  • Encrypted password storage
  • iCloud synchronization
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Data export and import
  • Backup and restore functionality
  • Simple and effective interface
Features
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***** Now also for Apple Watch ***** PassTable saves your passwords, pins and other information encrypted on your IOS devices. The password database can be synchronized on your IOS devices via ICloud. If you don't trust ICloud, you can simply turn off synchronization. You can export and import your own data. You can back up and restore your password database if necessary. Transfer passwords to your Apple Watch and view your passwords right on your wrist. A list of passwords that is limited to the essential. Simple and effective without frills.

Screenshots

IT Tools4 screens
PassTab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: IT Tools at 93% against PassTab's 0%. IT Tools also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 10 months). PassTab's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $5.99) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

IT Tools costs $5.99 and PassTab $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IT Tools ships an update every 4 months, PassTab every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
IT Tools versus PassTab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIT ToolsPassTab
Price$5.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.3 (18 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews93.2% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings18 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB2 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperKEVIN KOLTZAUStephan Koepge

Customer experience

IT Tools

All ratings18 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral5.6%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews132 reviews
Positive93.2%
Neutral2.3%
Negative4.5%

PassTab

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

PassTab

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

IT Tools

No in-app purchases

None

PassTab

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is IT Tools free?
IT Tools costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is PassTab free?
PassTab costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do IT Tools or PassTab have ads?
Neither IT Tools nor PassTab shows ads.
Which is updated more often, IT Tools or PassTab?
IT Tools ships an update every 4 months, and PassTab every 10 months. Most recently, IT Tools was updated on September 19, 2026 and PassTab on June 4, 2026.

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