Comparison

IP Trackers vs Traceroute

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

Head to head
About

IP Trackers

Visualize the geographical location and traceroute of IP addresses or hosts on a map. Automatically retrieves WHOIS information, including contact details, and displays search history with export options.

Highlights
  • Visual traceroute with map animation
  • Automatic WHOIS database information retrieval
  • Extracts contact details from WHOIS data
  • City and country level map display
  • Automatic search history management
  • Export search information to CSV
  • Reverse DNS information lookup
Features
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IP Trackers shows you the actual path your packets take across the internet. Enter any host or IP, run a trace, and watch each hop appear — then see the whole route drawn on a world map. TRACE ANY HOST • Fast ICMP traceroute to any host name or IP address • Every hop with its round-trip time, reverse DNS name and IP • Timeout hops are marked so you can spot filtering routers at a glance • TCP fallback: destinations that drop ICMP (many large portals and CDNs) are still confirmed via a TCP handshake, so traces complete instead of timing out • Stop a long trace at any time SEE THE ROUTE ON A MAP • Public hops are geolocated (city, region, country, ISP) and plotted on a world map • The route is drawn hop-to-hop so you can see where your traffic actually travels • Select a hop in the list to highlight it on the map DIG INTO ANY HOP • Per-hop detail: TTL, IP, reverse DNS, round-trip time and location • On-demand WHOIS lookup of the hop's registrant — organization, net name, net range, country • Full raw WHOIS text one tap away, ready to share TRACE HISTORY • Every completed trace is saved automatically • Reopen any past trace from the bookmark button — hops, locations and map restore instantly, no re-trace needed MADE FOR YOUR DEVICES • iPhone: a map-first layout — full-screen route map, floating search bar, and the hop list in a draggable bottom sheet • iPad and Mac: hop list and map side by side • Fast, lightweight, and entirely on-device — no account, no sign-up PRIVACY IP Trackers has no analytics, no tracking, and no third-party SDKs. Hop coordinates come from a public IP-geolocation service; WHOIS lookups go directly to the regional registries. Nothing about you is collected or stored.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Visualizes packet routes
  • Displays hop details (time, IP, domain)
  • Diagnoses connection issues
  • Shows network topology
  • Safari webpage integration
Features
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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.

Screenshots

IP Trackers4 screens
Traceroute4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Traceroute at 60% against IP Trackers's 0%. Traceroute also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and price ($2.99 vs $4.99). IP Trackers's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). On ratings volume, 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

IP Trackers costs $4.99 and Traceroute $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Traceroute holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of IP Trackers's written reviews are positive against 60% of Traceroute's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IP Trackers ships an update every 2 months, Traceroute every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
IP Trackers versus Traceroute: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIP TrackersTraceroute
Price$4.99$2.99 — better
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews60.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAribada Inc.Mathieu Bolard

Customer experience

IP Trackers

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Traceroute

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

In-app purchases

None

IP Trackers

No in-app purchases

None

Traceroute

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is IP Trackers free?
IP Trackers costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Traceroute free?
Traceroute costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, IP Trackers or Traceroute?
Traceroute is rated higher. IP Trackers averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Traceroute averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do IP Trackers or Traceroute have ads?
Neither IP Trackers nor Traceroute shows ads.
Which is updated more often, IP Trackers or Traceroute?
IP Trackers ships an update every 2 months, and Traceroute every 7 months. Most recently, IP Trackers was updated on October 23, 2026 and Traceroute on October 24, 2026.

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