Comparison

v_trace vs IP Tools

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

Head to head
About

v_trace

Visualize your network's path to any destination. This tool maps server locations and displays hop latency with color-coded pins. Understand your internet connection's route and performance.

Highlights
  • Visual traceroute
  • Map display of network hops
  • Color-coded latency indicators
  • Target IP address or hostname input
  • Hop latency determination
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v_trace is a visual traceroute application that shows* a list of the network servers from your machine to a target ip address or hostname and it attempts to place each to their corresponding location on a map. The map display consists of a pin for each hop, the color of the pins change from green to red reflecting the latency of the hop. *The ability to show and determine hops depends on your network's routing policies, if the packets are filtered no hops can be determined.

About

IP Tools

Explore your network with detailed insights into IP addresses, geolocation, and connectivity. Understand your public IP, DNS servers, and Wi-Fi details. Discover information about any public IP worldwide, including its location, ISP, and network prefixes.

Highlights
  • Current connectivity status
  • Public IP geolocation
  • IPv4 information lookup
  • Network prefix details
  • ASN information
  • Visual Traceroute
  • Ping utility
Features
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IP Tools by BigDataCloud is a practical toolkit for checking IP addresses, networks, and internet routing information from your iPhone. Look up IPv4 and IPv6 address details, inspect ASN information, browse announced prefixes, check connectivity, resolve DNS records, ping hosts, and view estimated IP geolocation with confidence areas on the map. IP Address History can track how your public address changes over time, including IPv4 and IPv6, so you can understand connection changes while you move between Wi-Fi, mobile data, VPN, and other network paths. IP Tools can also help BigDataCloud improve IP geolocation quality by submitting optional anonymous location signals. The app is designed to report network and location observations about IP addresses, not personal profile information.

Screenshots

v_trace1 screens
IP Tools4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: IP Tools at 4.8 against v_trace's 1.5. IP Tools also leads on review sentiment (71% vs 37%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

IP Tools holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IP Tools has 697 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 37% of v_trace's written reviews are positive against 71% of IP Tools's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

v_trace ships an update every 5 months, IP Tools monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
v_trace versus IP Tools: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterv_traceIP Tools
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.5 (12 ratings)4.8 (697 ratings) — better
Positive reviews36.5% of reviews71.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12697 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVlad AlexaBigDataCloud

Customer experience

v_trace

All ratings12 ratings
Positive8.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative83.3%
Written reviews115 reviews
Positive36.5%
Neutral9.6%
Negative53.9%

IP Tools

All ratings700 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral2.7%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral3.6%
Negative25.0%

Bugs and requests

v_trace

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

IP Tools

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Cannot type or pinpoint IP addresses
  • Unable to ping google.com
  • Maps showing incorrect locations
  • IPv4 mapper pinning inaccurate locations

Requested features

4 requests
  • Router setup and reboot functionality
  • Search function for IPv4 space by country
  • Better documentation and query explanations for novice users
  • Improved icon design

In-app purchases

None

v_trace

No in-app purchases

None

IP Tools

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is v_trace free?
v_trace is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is IP Tools free?
IP Tools is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, v_trace or IP Tools?
IP Tools is rated higher. v_trace averages 1.5 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while IP Tools averages 4.8 from 697 ratings.
Do v_trace or IP Tools have ads?
Neither v_trace nor IP Tools shows ads.
Which is updated more often, v_trace or IP Tools?
v_trace ships an update every 5 months, and IP Tools monthly. Most recently, v_trace was updated on October 7, 2026 and IP Tools on October 4, 2026.

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