Comparison

Cable Tools + vs App Iris

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

Head to head
About

Cable Tools +

Features
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RF Cable tools for estimating cable loss, time delay, phase, wavelength. Includes over 300 cable types from multiple manufacturers.

About

App Iris

Investigate your device's app activity with detailed logs. Uncover network connections, microphone/camera usage, and compare app behavior to privacy policies. Export data for analysis or network blocking.

Highlights
  • Search and filter app events
  • Correlate device and network activity
  • Identify connection ownership and location
  • Compare app behavior to privacy policies
  • Track microphone and camera usage
  • Export data for analysis and blocklists
Features
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Hidden in your device's App Privacy Report is a detailed record of what your device and apps have been doing. App Iris provides a clear, interactive picture of that activity — with insight that once required costly tools and expertise, right on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac. • See when your camera, microphone, photos, screen recording, location, and more were accessed by your installed apps. • Explore it all on a unique horizontal timeline view that lines up app activity side by side — so you can spot patterns and understand what was really happening on your device at any moment. • Discover the third-party services and hosting providers around the world your apps connect to. • Use Privacy Health Check to compare real-world app behavior against developer privacy claims — then decide what to keep, restrict, or delete. FOR IT & SECURITY TEAMS Correlate a security alert or network event to a specific app on a specific device — no lab required. Validate timing and behavior directly on the device, or send the user our shortcut to export and forward a report for offline analysis on your Mac. For deep analysis on a larger screen, use the iPad or Mac version. FILTERING & SEARCH • Search and filter events by app, category, date/time, duration, or domain. TIMELINE & CORRELATION • A dual-lane timeline shows each app's sensor access and network connections together, in sequence. • Surface related events across apps — for example, what else was active during a phone or video call. INTELLIGENCE & DOMAIN RANKING • Identify connection ownership, location, and provider type (e.g., hosting provider, VPN, mobile network). • Domain Ranking flags connections to rare domains — those outside common sites — and lets you quickly review and surface suspicious or unusual sites. • Look up domains against external threat intelligence services, and add your own (opens in your browser). REPORT INSIGHTS (Personal and Pro) • Plot connection history on a live map to see where your data may be going. • Break down app connections by country — see at a glance which apps talk to which parts of the world. • Tag and export events, and create DNS blocklists for Pi-hole or similar filters, or as CSV for offline analysis (Pro). PRIVACY FIRST • Your privacy reports stay private. App Iris processes reports locally on your device. • Optional online geolocation and intelligence lookups send only the individual domain or IP address being checked to an external provider — and can be disabled in Settings. SUBSCRIPTION TIERS • Basic — Explore the most recent 12 hours of activity in a report, with basic features. Currently Free. • Personal — Unlock complete report analysis, insights and reporting features, automatic geolocation, and global mapping. • Pro — Aggregate reports for extended timelines; tag, annotate, and export events and blocklists; use custom DNS resolvers; share App Iris with Family Sharing; and more. App Iris is available for iPhone, iPad, and Mac (macOS version in the Mac App Store). Terms of Use (Apple standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://auxiris.com/legal/appiris-privacy

Screenshots

Cable Tools +4 screens
App Iris4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: App Iris at Free against Cable Tools +'s $0.99. App Iris also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 9 months). Cable Tools +'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

App Iris is free to download; Cable Tools + costs $0.99 up front. App Iris sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Cable Tools + asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cable Tools + ships an update every 9 months, App Iris weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Cable Tools + versus App Iris: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCable Tools +App Iris
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB17 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJeff CurtisAuxiris LLC

In-app purchases

None

Cable Tools +

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

App Iris

Subscriptions4
  • Personal Edition (1 Month)$5.991 Month
  • Pro Edition (1 Month)$7.991 Month
  • Personal Edition (12 Months)$19.991 Year
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  • Pro Edition (Annual)$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Cable Tools + free?
Cable Tools + costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is App Iris free?
App Iris is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cable Tools + or App Iris have ads?
Neither Cable Tools + nor App Iris shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cable Tools + or App Iris?
Cable Tools + ships an update every 9 months, and App Iris weekly. Most recently, Cable Tools + was updated on November 7, 2026 and App Iris on October 31, 2026.

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