NSLookup Plus vs Traceroute
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NSLookup Plus
This utility app retrieves DNS information for any domain, including IP addresses and name servers. It allows users to view public DNS records and query NS and CNAME records, with the option to force authoritative responses from main DNS servers.
- Retrieve domain DNS information
- Find target IP address of a domain
- View name servers for a domain
- Query NS and CNAME records
- Force authoritative DNS responses
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NSLookup is an internet utility to get domain's DNS information. It will help you to find the target IP address of a domain or see what name servers are set on a specific domain. NSLookup for iPhone and iPad allows you to see the public DNS records of domains or sub domains. Then you may also query the NS and CNAME records. It's also possible to force it to get an authoritative response from main DNS server of the domain. This advanced version does not have any advertisement.
Traceroute
This network utility visualizes the path data packets take to reach a destination, displaying each hop's details like roundtrip time and IP address. It helps diagnose connection issues and understand network topology, including ISP and target system connections.
- Visualizes packet routes
- Displays hop details (time, IP, domain)
- Diagnoses connection issues
- Shows network topology
- Safari webpage integration
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An iOS version of the famous unix traceroute command with a convenient extension to get a traceroute directly from a Safari webpage. A traceroute is a network tool used to show the route taken by packets across an IP network. The Traceroute tool will show you each hop sequentially, and total hops required. For each hop, it will display the hop #, roundtrip times, best time (ms), IP address, TTL, and domain name. Seeing the traceroute information can help you determine why your connections to a given server might be poor and can help you identify problems. It also shows you how systems are connected to each other, letting you see how your ISP connects to the Internet as well as how the target system is connected.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Traceroute at 60% against NSLookup Plus's 0%. Traceroute also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.3) and update cadence (every 7 months vs every 17 months). NSLookup Plus's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1) and price ($1.99 vs $2.99). 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
NSLookup Plus costs $1.99 and Traceroute $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Traceroute holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NSLookup Plus has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of NSLookup Plus's written reviews are positive against 60% of Traceroute's.
NSLookup Plus ships an update every 17 months, Traceroute every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NSLookup Plus | Traceroute |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 2.3 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 7 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dayana Networks Ltd | Mathieu Bolard |
Customer experience
NSLookup Plus
Traceroute
In-app purchases
NSLookup Plus
No in-app purchases
Traceroute
No in-app purchases
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