Comparison

Flame Services Browser vs NetTools

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

Head to head
About

Flame Services Browser

Discover and interact with services on your local wireless network. This utility lists available Bonjour (ZeroConf) services, displays their details, and allows you to launch compatible applications directly from the service listing.

Highlights
  • Discover Bonjour/ZeroConf services
  • Browse services by server
  • View detailed service information
  • Copy service details
  • Launch compatible applications
Features
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Flame is a browser for Bonjour (also known as ZeroConf) network services. It lists the services advertised on your wireless network and you can browse them by server. When selecting a service, its advertised details are displayed. You can copy any of the service details by long-pressing a row. If an application on your iPhone or iPod touch can handle any of the advertised services, a command to open it right away is provided.

About

NetTools

Diagnose network issues with a suite of powerful tools on your phone. Explore local and external networks, check server availability, and scan for devices. Features include ping, traceroute, port scanning, and DNS lookups.

Highlights
  • Network information
  • LAN explorer
  • IP range scanner
  • Ping and Traceroute
  • Port scanner
  • DNS records lookup
  • Server availability check
  • Wake On Lan
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Common tools for network diagnostics right in your pocket. This app allows to explore lan and external networks, check internet connection or servers availability with using your phone. The following tools are currently available: 1) Network information - displays external ip and detailed info about internet connection.. 2) LAN explorer - will find all devices in local network. 3) IP range scanner - search hosts by ip range, allows to dynamically check ports and filter hosts by opened ports. 4) Ping - easy way to check internet connection. 5) Traceroute - displays route to the host. 6) Port scanner - check ports in selected range, supports TCP and UDP protocols. 7) DNS records - find DNS records for selected domain. 8) Whois - displays information about domains owner. 9) Server check - checks availability of selected servers (supported methods: ping, tcp, http, https) 10) Wake On Lan - wake up machine by network. 11) TCP client - may be used for testing of servers those use text protocols (HTTP, whois, ...) 12) IP calculator App interface allows to use several tools in one moment, call tools from each other and also share result of their working or copy it to the clipboard. Every tool has multiple settings - IP scanner supports several modes. Ping and Traceroute can work with ICMP and UDP protocols. Also app allows to enter manually DNS servers those will be used by tools in the settings.

Screenshots

Flame Services Browser4 screens
NetTools4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Flame Services Browser at none against NetTools's 1. Flame Services Browser also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (77% vs 67%). NetTools's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (48 vs 16). On price and rating 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

Both are free to download. NetTools sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Flame Services Browser asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Flame Services Browser against 4.8 for NetTools. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 48 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 77% of Flame Services Browser's written reviews are positive against 67% of NetTools's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flame Services Browser ships an update every 6 months, NetTools every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Flame Services Browser versus NetTools: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlame Services BrowserNetTools
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (16 ratings) — better4.8 (48 ratings)
Positive reviews76.9% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings1648 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.117.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThomas InsamOleg Gutlyanskiy

Customer experience

Flame Services Browser

All ratings16 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive76.9%
Neutral3.8%
Negative19.2%

NetTools

All ratings48 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral4.2%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Flame Services Browser

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

NetTools

One-time1
  • Premium features$3.99

Questions

Is Flame Services Browser free?
Flame Services Browser is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NetTools free?
NetTools is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Flame Services Browser or NetTools?
Flame Services Browser is rated higher. Flame Services Browser averages 4.9 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while NetTools averages 4.8 from 48 ratings.
Do Flame Services Browser or NetTools have ads?
NetTools shows ads; Flame Services Browser does not.
Which is updated more often, Flame Services Browser or NetTools?
Flame Services Browser ships an update every 6 months, and NetTools every 3 months. Most recently, Flame Services Browser was updated on October 15, 2026 and NetTools on October 9, 2026.

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