Comparison

IP Locator! vs ServerShelf

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

Head to head
About

IP Locator!

Features
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You can able to know about more information on your IP and also you can enter any IP Address. Information like continent, country, region, timezone, postal, currency, area, population, languages, calling code, tld and provider.

About

ServerShelf

Features
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ServerShelf for iPhone and iPad is the companion to ServerShelf on your Mac, Windows or Linux machine. It carries your full server inventory with you: every server with OS, provider, environment and tags, SSL certificate expiry, uptime checks, pending updates and reboot flags. WHAT YOU GET β€’ Inventory: your whole fleet at a glance, grouped by project, with search and per-server detail down to hardware, services and domains. β€’ Triage: one screen with everything that needs attention: certificates about to expire, uptime checks that are down, servers with pending or security updates, hosts waiting for a reboot. β€’ Library: your snippets and software licenses from the desktop, readable wherever you are. β€’ Live on your LAN: pair with the desktop by scanning a QR code and get live data straight from it while you are on the same network. β€’ Push alerts: the desktop can notify your phone when something needs attention. HOW IT CONNECTS The desktop app encrypts a snapshot of your inventory and puts it in storage you own: iCloud Drive, any S3-compatible bucket, or a WebDAV share. This app downloads that snapshot and decrypts it with your passphrase. There is no ServerShelf cloud and no account. PRIVATE BY DESIGN End-to-end encrypted: the passphrase stays on your devices, and the storage provider only ever sees ciphertext. No tracking, no telemetry. REQUIRES ServerShelf for desktop (servershelf.app) creates and uploads the snapshots. This companion app is free.

Screenshots

IP Locator!4 screens
ServerShelf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ServerShelf at none against IP Locator!'s shown. ServerShelf also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IP Locator! ships an update every 2 months, ServerShelf every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
IP Locator! versus ServerShelf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIP Locator!ServerShelf
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days β€” better
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 β€” better15.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size21 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNandha Kumar RaviChristof MΓΌller

In-app purchases

None

IP Locator!

No in-app purchases

None

ServerShelf

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is IP Locator! free?
IP Locator! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ServerShelf free?
ServerShelf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do IP Locator! or ServerShelf have ads?
IP Locator! shows ads; ServerShelf does not.
Which is updated more often, IP Locator! or ServerShelf?
IP Locator! ships an update every 2 months, and ServerShelf every 4 days. Most recently, IP Locator! was updated on October 9, 2026 and ServerShelf on October 1, 2026.

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