Network Utility vs WiFi File Drive
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Network Utility
This app provides a comprehensive suite of network analysis tools for your device. Monitor data usage, scan your local network, perform DNS lookups, and get detailed IP information. Export results and utilize widgets for quick access to network stats.
- Network Information
- Cellular Data Monitor
- LAN Scanner
- Ping Tool
- Geo IP Lookup
- DNS Lookup (DIG, NSLOOKUP)
- Domain WHOIS
- Widgets
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Keep under control your network with Network Utility, an user friendly set of network tools that will help you to analyze your LAN, and not only that. ► NETWORK INFO A complete and easy to understand report of your device's network interfaces. In that tab you'll find information like the IP, IPv6, other addresses or the data usage statistics about your Wi-Fi, Internet or Cellular connection (if any). ► CELLULAR DATA MONITOR Don't lose sight of your data usage, with four taps you'll have a data monitor configured and ready to use. The following data usage plans' period are supported: - Daily - Weekly - Monthly - 28 days - 30 days - 90 days ► LAN SCANNER Analyze your Wi-Fi with the LAN Scanner tool. Discovering who is connected to your network and Ping it, is a matter of two taps. Easily manage custom subnets to scan only a portion of your LAN. ► PING Ping a LAN device, Ping a server, ping whatever you want. IPv6 addresses are supported too and advanced options like packet size, timeouts, intervals, etc.. are available and easily configurable. The results of your Ping are available numerically in the aggregated stats, graphically in the real time graph or listed, a row per ICMP response received. ► GEO IP Have you ever wondered where a server or any other IP is located? That's the tool for you, show the location on a map and get additional details like the ISP or the ASN in the details pane. ► DIG A DNS lookup utility made simple. A list clearly shows the result of your query and the advanced options allow you to customize your request from the type of query to the DNS server. ► WHOIS Find any information about a domain name and it's owner e.g. the status, creation date, registrant email and address and many more. ► NSLOOKUP A no-frills textual DNS lookup utility. ► WIDGET * Network Utility comes with an useful widget that brings network informations and the cellular data usage into your notification center, home screen e lock screen. ► EXPORT RESULTS ANYWHERE Every utility has an export button that allows you to export the result of your task to the File app, to the Notes app and many other apps or simply copy the raw textual result. ► MAC APP Network Utility is also available on the Mac App Store as Network Kit X, the same app but tuned to take advantage of macOS. Start a tool on your iPhone/iPad a continue it on your Mac thanks to Handoff and Continuity. !! N.B. - Cellular data monitor is available only on iPhone or iPad with Cellular. - Due to an operating system limitation, LAN Scanner can only show the MAC address of detected devices on iOS 27 and later. Hostname resolution is only available when the LAN gateway is used as the DNS server. - Widgets are updated only at scheduled intervals (e.g. every 5 minutes), so they can show outdated info. Open the app to get info updated in real time. - Data usage widget, full featured network state widgets and lock screen widgets are available only with the Pro upgrade
WiFi File Drive
Wirelessly transfer files between your iPhone and other devices using a WiFi network. This app acts like a USB drive, allowing you to back up files, import media from your photo album and iTunes, and export to other applications. It supports web browser and FTP client access for easy file management.
- Wireless file transfer via WiFi
- Import photos, videos, and music
- Export files to other apps
- Web browser and FTP client support
- TouchID and password security
- Built-in media players and document readers
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Latest Update - Version1.20 - Supports TouchID and Password for Security. Using this app and WiFi network, you can wirelessly transfer files between your iPhone and another devices such as PCs and smartphones which support WiFi. For example, your iPhone can be used for backing up files in your PC just like a USB drive. The app provides the easiest and fastest way to do it. Just run the app on the iPhone and open the web browser on your PC or smart phone. That is all that you are required to do. It is quite simple. The app imports photos, videos from iPhone Photo Album and musics from iTunes Library so that you can transfer them from iPhone to the PC, vide versa. One more thing is that the files in the app can be exported to another apps. For example, Photos, Email, Message, Facebook, Twitter, and 3rd party apps. In addition to the web browser, a ftp client application is also supported to do the same works. All the functions in the app are free without any hidden cost. No in-app purchase either. [Features] - The fastest air transfer engine. - Transfer files between iPhone and another devices. - Built-in players and readers for almost all kinds of files. - Import photos, videos from Photo Album. - Import musics from iTunes Library. - Export files to Photo, Email, Message, and 3rd party apps. - Supports WWW for uploading and downloading files. - Supports FTP for uploading and downloading files. - Supports TouchID and Password for security. - Include Quick Guide. [Built-in file readers] Photos: Support JPG, PNG, TIFF, GIF, etc. Video Player: Support majority video formats: MOV,MP4,M4V,MPV,AVI,XVID,MKV,RMVB,WMV,FLV etc. Music Player: Support MP3, AAC, AIFF, WAV PDF Reader: Fast open large pdf file. Document Reader: MS Office: Support Word, Excel, Powerpoint documents iWork: Support Pages, Numbers, Keynote documents And more formats: plain text, RTF(Rich Text Format), HTML and Web Archives * Notice : You need to connect the iPhone and another devices to the same WiFi network.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WiFi File Drive at none against Network Utility's 1. WiFi File Drive also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Network Utility's advantage is ratings volume (626 vs 29). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Network Utility sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. WiFi File Drive asks for nothing beyond the download.
Network Utility holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Network Utility has 626 ratings behind it against 29, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 81% of Network Utility's written reviews are positive against 86% of WiFi File Drive's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Network Utility ships an update every 2 months, WiFi File Drive every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Network Utility | WiFi File Drive |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (626 ratings) — better | 4.4 (29 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.9% of reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 626 — better | 29 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fausto Ristagno | BlueFinger Apps |
Customer experience
Network Utility
WiFi File Drive
Bugs and requests
Network Utility
Reported bugs
3 issues- Incorrect IP address detection
- Ping feature not working as expected
- Inability to change subnet mask
Requested features
4 requests- Dark mode option
- Improved IPv6 support
- Ability to reset data usage
- More detailed network information
WiFi File Drive
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Network Utility
- PRO Upgrade$2.99
WiFi File Drive
No in-app purchases
Questions
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