Comparison

mydlink Lite vs Network Toolbox Net security

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

Head to head
About

mydlink Lite

Monitor and manage your home security cameras and routers remotely. View live feeds, control network settings, and receive alerts from anywhere with a Wi-Fi or cellular connection.

Highlights
  • View live camera feeds
  • Manage cloud routers
  • Check network status
  • Parental controls
  • Two-way audio support
  • Save video snapshots
  • Push notifications
Features
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Quickly and easily view your live Cloud Camera feeds and manage your Cloud Routers from anywhere using a Wi-Fi or 3G/4G connection. Whether you're at the office, having an evening out, or away on vacation, the mydlink Lite app gives you access to your Cloud Cameras, Cloud Routers and NVR even when you’re on-the-go. You can also check your Cloud Router’s current upload/download bandwidth, or manage your wireless network security and status. Parental controls let you see what sites your children have visited when you were away, and you can even block or unblock network access for individual devices. For more information, go to mydlink.com or dlink.com Features: - View live video from your Cloud Camera, including a full-screen view. iPad users may purchase the mydlink+ app for multiple camera viewing. - Supports H.264 video streaming for smooth high-quality video (specific models only.) - Listen to audio from your camera’s microphone (audio-enabled models only) - Save snapshots of your camera’s video to your iPhone or iPod Touch - View the online status of your Cloud Cameras and Cloud Routers - Remotely monitor and configure your Cloud Routers - Access and view your camera's video feed (without audio) through your NVR. - Support remote viewing period of five minutes in relay mode. Helpful 60 second left countdown timer. - Touch and drag to move your view around for non-PT cameras. Pinch to zoom in/out. - Toggle camera's view modes between Night mode, Day mode, and Automatic mode. - After initial settings on the mydlink website, you can enable/disable motion/sound detection from the app for supported cameras. - You can talk back with 2-way audio support (for DCS-942L, DCS-5211L, DCS-5222L, DCS-2132L, DCS-2310L, DCS-7010L, DCS-6010L), and cameras will mute their microphones to avoid feedback during two-way audio communication. - SD Card Playback (for DCS-942L, DCS-5211L, DCS-5222L) - Camera Firmware upgrade feature - Support push notifications: Tap to select which device you want to receive push notifications from. - Support local mode: Allow users to explore and access nearby cameras that are connected to the same LAN network with your phone. - Online setup: Users can follow the online setup feature to configure new cameras. This app will lead you to configure your camera from A to Z. - White light light-emitting diode feature of DCS-2136L - Chat mode selection (OFF to mute camera's microphone) for DCS-942L two-way audio feature This app is compatible with the following models: - Cloud Cameras: DCS-930L,DCS-932L,DCS-933L,DCS-931L,DCS-942L,DCS-5211L,DCS-5222L,DCS-2332L,DCS-6010L,DCS-2132L,DCS-2310L,DCS-7010L,DCS-5020L,DCS-5010L,DCS-2136L,DCS-5222LB1,DCS-2330L,DCS-6004L - Cloud Routers: DAP-1160L,DAP-1360L,DIR-140L,DIR-505L,DIR-600L,DIR-600LW,DIR-602L,DIR-605L,DIR-605LW,DIR-619L,DIR-626L,DIR-636L,DIR-640L,DIR-645L,DIR-810L,DIR-820L,DIR-820LW,DIR-826L,DIR-836L,DIR-840L,DIR-845L,DIR-850L,DIR-855L,DIR-860L,DIR-865L,DIR-868L,DIR-880L,DIR-900L,DIR-905L,DSL-2770L,DSL-2870B,DSL-2890AL,DSL-2900AL,DSL-3590L - NVR: DNR-322L Note: For Cloud Storage support, please download the mydlink Access-NAS app. * The mydlink Lite app is linked to the FFmpeg shared video decoding library, which is compiled to contain LGPL decoders and splitters only. The repository can be cloned from git://github.com/dlinker/mydlink-Lite.git using the git clone command. * HD H264 feature doesn't work for DCS-931L,DCS-933L,DCS-5010L,DCS-5020L, DCS-5009L, DCS-6045L so far.

About

Network Toolbox Net security

Analyze local and public networks for security issues and misconfigurations with over 50 tools. Features include IP scanning, port scanning, exploit tests, and SHODAN integration to expose online devices.

Highlights
  • WiFi Network IP scanning
  • Port scanning
  • SHODAN scan engine
  • Security exploit tests
  • Device information
  • NS-Lookup with domain info
  • Visual Traceroute
Features
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*** THE ORIGINAL - NetworkToolbox *** Read the Manual at: https://www.networktoolbox.de/ios-manual/ This App with its 50+ individual Tools helps to analyse local or public networks for security issues or wrong configurations. It provides various scanning options such as WiFi Network IP scanning, Port scanning and integrates the SHODAN scan engine, Security exploit tests and more. Feature summary: DEVICE INFORMATION ■ Device and public IP Address ■ Network interfaces (WiFi, 3G/4G) SHODAN AND MORPHEUS SEARCH ■ Expose online devices ■ Search by keyword, country, port, network, hostname MAP SEARCH ■ Search and expose online devices for on a given location NS-LOOKUP with DOMAIN INFORMATION ■ Provides information for a certain domain or ip ■ Provide information about the number of attacks (ISC) ■ Location of IP or Host display on a map ■ DNS records such as MX, A, TXT etc. WIFI NETWORK SCAN ■ Discover all devices on your network ■ Including IP, MAC, Vendor, Network Name PING ■ Ping IP or domain ■ Show Errors and RTT ■ Display results graphically WHOIS ■ Find out who is behind a certain domain DNS ■ Query ANY! DNS Server ■ See DNS record information such as A,TXT,CNAME,MX,SOA etc. ■ See and compare DNS Server response times VISUAL TRACEROUTE ■ Analyze how packets get to their destination SOCKETS ■ Socket analysis and terminal tool ■ Predefined protocols for Telnet, FTP, HTTP, POP3 and IMAP ■ Inspect server responses ■ Send arbitrarily data to the server FTP and SFTP CLIENT ■ Browse remote directory tree ■ Direct file viewing ■ File and directory operations ■ Upload and download of multiple files to device ■ Default password list check of FTP server ■ Public / Private Key support (New!) SSH CLIENT ■ Terminal client for SSL ■ Default password list check of server SFTP CLIENT ■ Same functionality as FTP MAC ADDRESS DB ■ Find out which vendor is responsible for which MAC address and v/v IP CALCULATION ■ Calculate net-masks, first-,last- addresses etc. HTTP BROWSER ■ Site Default password check ■ Possibility to select user agents from Blackberry over Firefox, IE, Safari and iOS ■ Display source code, plain text or hirachically browse XML SPIDER ■ Crawl website and collect all contained links ■ Analyze robots.txt ■ Both, websites and disallows robots content can be further analyzed BLUETOOTH ■ Scan and reveal Bluetooth LE devices CERTIFICATES ■ Inspect Server (e.g. HTTPS) certificates in a readable format BONJOUR and UPnP ■ Scan and discover Bonjour or UPnP services MAIL SERVER CHECK ■ Analyze issues with your mail settings LOCAL FILES ■ Handle files downloaded via FTP or SFTP or HTTP (New!) ■ File and directory operations ■ File viewer (PDF, Text, Image, HTML) ■ Open files in other apps, installed on your device ■ Send file via E-Mail HELP TEXTS ■ Each tool has a detailed description of their purpose and how to use Subscribe to access to premium app features; subscription details are the following: • Length: weekly, monthly, yearly • Your payment will be charged to your iTunes Account as soon as you confirm your purchase • You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal from your Account Settings after the purchase • Your subscription will renew automatically, unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period • The cost of renewal will be charged to your account in the 24 hours prior to the end of the current period • When cancelling a subscription, your subscription will stay active until the end of the period. Auto-renewal will be disabled, but the current subscription will not be refunded • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when purchasing a subscription Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

mydlink Lite2 screens
Network Toolbox Net security4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Network Toolbox Net security at 4.6 against mydlink Lite's 4.1. Network Toolbox Net security also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 45%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). mydlink Lite's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 12) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Network Toolbox Net security sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. mydlink Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Network Toolbox Net security holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3.2K and 3.3K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of mydlink Lite's written reviews are positive against 75% of Network Toolbox Net security's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 15, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
mydlink Lite versus Network Toolbox Net security: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametermydlink LiteNetwork Toolbox Net security
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (3.2K ratings)4.6 (3.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews45.4% of reviews75.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.2K3.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB152 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperD-Link CorporationWHATSTICKER APPS SRL

Customer experience

mydlink Lite

All ratings3,191 ratings
Positive79.7%
Neutral6.5%
Negative13.8%
Written reviews1,521 reviews
Positive45.4%
Neutral12.4%
Negative42.2%

Network Toolbox Net security

All ratings3,303 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral3.6%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews396 reviews
Positive75.3%
Neutral4.0%
Negative20.7%

User reviews

mydlink Lite

From 3.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💡 Excellent camera quality
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Fast and reliable connection
  • 🔒 Secure remote access

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent connection issues
  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes
  • 🐛 Unreliable motion/sound detection
  • 🔋 High battery drain
  • 👎 Outdated and buggy app

Network Toolbox Net security

From 3.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Comprehensive networking tools
  • 🚀 Powerful and efficient
  • 💡 Excellent learning resource
  • 🔒 Helps identify security issues
  • 👍 User-friendly interface

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Privacy concerns with new ownership
  • 💰 Switched to subscription model
  • 🐛 Stability issues after updates
  • 💰 Expensive subscription fees
  • 🔒 Tracking and data collection

Bugs and requests

mydlink Lite

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Incompatible with newer iOS versions
  • Login issues and lost connection
  • Inability to access recorded footage
  • Delayed or missing motion/sound alerts

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add cloud storage/recording options
  • Improve camera control and customization
  • Enhance multi-camera support
  • Provide better notification and alert settings

Network Toolbox Net security

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Bluetooth configuration issues
  • Unreliable website links
  • Freezing and crashing on certain devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • More advanced network scanning capabilities
  • Improved documentation and tutorials
  • Restore previous one-time purchase model

In-app purchases

None

mydlink Lite

No in-app purchases

12 purchases

Network Toolbox Net security

Subscriptions12
  • Wekkly Premium7 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Weekly premium$2.997 Days
  • Weekly premium$4.997 Days
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  • Weekly premium7 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Monthly premium7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Monthly premium$9.991 Month
  • Yearly premium7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Yearly premium$29.991 Year
  • Yearly premium7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Yearly premium$49.991 Year
  • Yearly premium7 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • Yearly premium$79.991 Year

Questions

Is mydlink Lite free?
mydlink Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Network Toolbox Net security free?
Network Toolbox Net security is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, mydlink Lite or Network Toolbox Net security?
Network Toolbox Net security is rated higher. mydlink Lite averages 4.1 out of 5 from 3.2K ratings, while Network Toolbox Net security averages 4.6 from 3.3K ratings.
Do mydlink Lite or Network Toolbox Net security have ads?
Network Toolbox Net security shows ads; mydlink Lite does not.
Which is updated more often, mydlink Lite or Network Toolbox Net security?
mydlink Lite ships an update every 2 months, and Network Toolbox Net security every 2 months. Most recently, mydlink Lite was updated on October 15, 2026 and Network Toolbox Net security on October 15, 2026.

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