Comparison

Network Toolbox Net security vs Spy Phone ® Pro Mobile Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Network Toolbox Net security

Analyze local and public networks for security issues and misconfigurations with over 50 tools. Features include IP scanning, port scanning, exploit tests, and SHODAN integration to expose online devices.

Highlights
  • WiFi Network IP scanning
  • Port scanning
  • SHODAN scan engine
  • Security exploit tests
  • Device information
  • NS-Lookup with domain info
  • Visual Traceroute
Features
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*** THE ORIGINAL - NetworkToolbox *** Read the Manual at: https://www.networktoolbox.de/ios-manual/ This App with its 50+ individual Tools helps to analyse local or public networks for security issues or wrong configurations. It provides various scanning options such as WiFi Network IP scanning, Port scanning and integrates the SHODAN scan engine, Security exploit tests and more. Feature summary: DEVICE INFORMATION ■ Device and public IP Address ■ Network interfaces (WiFi, 3G/4G) SHODAN AND MORPHEUS SEARCH ■ Expose online devices ■ Search by keyword, country, port, network, hostname MAP SEARCH ■ Search and expose online devices for on a given location NS-LOOKUP with DOMAIN INFORMATION ■ Provides information for a certain domain or ip ■ Provide information about the number of attacks (ISC) ■ Location of IP or Host display on a map ■ DNS records such as MX, A, TXT etc. WIFI NETWORK SCAN ■ Discover all devices on your network ■ Including IP, MAC, Vendor, Network Name PING ■ Ping IP or domain ■ Show Errors and RTT ■ Display results graphically WHOIS ■ Find out who is behind a certain domain DNS ■ Query ANY! DNS Server ■ See DNS record information such as A,TXT,CNAME,MX,SOA etc. ■ See and compare DNS Server response times VISUAL TRACEROUTE ■ Analyze how packets get to their destination SOCKETS ■ Socket analysis and terminal tool ■ Predefined protocols for Telnet, FTP, HTTP, POP3 and IMAP ■ Inspect server responses ■ Send arbitrarily data to the server FTP and SFTP CLIENT ■ Browse remote directory tree ■ Direct file viewing ■ File and directory operations ■ Upload and download of multiple files to device ■ Default password list check of FTP server ■ Public / Private Key support (New!) SSH CLIENT ■ Terminal client for SSL ■ Default password list check of server SFTP CLIENT ■ Same functionality as FTP MAC ADDRESS DB ■ Find out which vendor is responsible for which MAC address and v/v IP CALCULATION ■ Calculate net-masks, first-,last- addresses etc. HTTP BROWSER ■ Site Default password check ■ Possibility to select user agents from Blackberry over Firefox, IE, Safari and iOS ■ Display source code, plain text or hirachically browse XML SPIDER ■ Crawl website and collect all contained links ■ Analyze robots.txt ■ Both, websites and disallows robots content can be further analyzed BLUETOOTH ■ Scan and reveal Bluetooth LE devices CERTIFICATES ■ Inspect Server (e.g. HTTPS) certificates in a readable format BONJOUR and UPnP ■ Scan and discover Bonjour or UPnP services MAIL SERVER CHECK ■ Analyze issues with your mail settings LOCAL FILES ■ Handle files downloaded via FTP or SFTP or HTTP (New!) ■ File and directory operations ■ File viewer (PDF, Text, Image, HTML) ■ Open files in other apps, installed on your device ■ Send file via E-Mail HELP TEXTS ■ Each tool has a detailed description of their purpose and how to use Subscribe to access to premium app features; subscription details are the following: • Length: weekly, monthly, yearly • Your payment will be charged to your iTunes Account as soon as you confirm your purchase • You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal from your Account Settings after the purchase • Your subscription will renew automatically, unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period • The cost of renewal will be charged to your account in the 24 hours prior to the end of the current period • When cancelling a subscription, your subscription will stay active until the end of the period. Auto-renewal will be disabled, but the current subscription will not be refunded • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when purchasing a subscription Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Spy Phone ® Pro Mobile Tracker

Monitor loved ones' smartphone activities with GPS tracking, contact monitoring, and screen time management. Receive alerts for geofence breaches, speed limits, and panic button activations. Access a daily digest of device activity and historical movement data.

Highlights
  • GPS location tracking
  • Geofencing with alerts
  • Screen time and app limits
  • Speed limit alerts
  • Contact list monitoring
  • Panic button alerts
  • Route history and export
Features
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Spy Phone ® Pro Mobile Tracker is a powerful monitoring tool to help you keep track of your loved ones online or to keep track of employees. Spy Phone Labs is a World Leader in providing phone tracking software that enables parents to monitor their child’s activities and usage on their smartphones. Highlights of the app include: -You can view GPS and contact info on up to 99 different phones on your control panel. The GPS Location results are also inserted on a map for ease of use. -With the Geo-Fencing feature you can set boundaries for up to 50 phones on where your family can go. If they leave that area you are sent an alert. -Monitor Family Screen Time and set App time limits. -Set Custom Speed Driver alert thresholds per device and an Alert Center for viewing historical speed alerts -Route History & Export: Shows a daily map trace of movement plus CSV/GPX export for a selected day/device. -You can see Contacts from the phone. The app will copy First Names, Last Names, Email Addresses and Telephone Numbers from the Child's Phone Contact List. You will now have the opportunity to see who your kids have been interacting with. -We have included a Panic Button which can be used by your family members to alert you of potential problems or situations in which you are needed. You can set up to 99 phones to send you panic button alerts. -Quiet Hours: Parents can set time-based quiet windows to pause alerts (speed, panic, geofence, battery). Quiet windows are per parent, day-of-week aware, and timezone aware. -Device Info Status Page: Per-device status view (App Version, OS Version, battery/charging, connection, GPS accuracy, last seen, and latest coordinates) with a manual refresh. -Daily Digest: an automatic daily summary for each connected device, including update count, movement summary, max speed, and after-hours movement indicators—so you can spot what matters fast from your control panel. -You can access all this info 24/7 from your control panel. If you are concerned about your kid's or employees smartphone activities, you should definitely try Pro Mobile Tracker. We are the ultimate child protection software ideal for monitoring all the important activities of your child’s Smartphone. Please note that the Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. If you do not need 99 device capabilities please take a look at our Spy Phone ® Phone Tracker app which provides less robust features and 10 device capability. Subscribe now to unlock premium access. The features listed above are only available with a subscription. Auto-renewable quarterly subscription. – Quarterly subscription – 39.99 for quarter. Subscription Terms: – Payment will be charged to iTunes Account. – Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period – Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period, and you will be made alert to the payment – The Subscription may be managed by the user and the auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your Account Settings after you purchase the subscription https://www.spyphone.com/terms/ https://www.spyphone.com/Privacy/

Screenshots

Network Toolbox Net security4 screens
Spy Phone ® Pro Mobile Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Network Toolbox Net security at free with in-app purchases against Spy Phone ® Pro Mobile Tracker's subscription. Network Toolbox Net security also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). Spy Phone ® Pro Mobile Tracker's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (96% vs 75%). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Network Toolbox Net security sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Spy Phone ® Pro Mobile Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Network Toolbox Net security against 4.5 for Spy Phone ® Pro Mobile Tracker. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3.3K and 1.1K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Network Toolbox Net security's written reviews are positive against 96% of Spy Phone ® Pro Mobile Tracker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Network Toolbox Net security ships an update every 2 months, Spy Phone ® Pro Mobile Tracker every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Network Toolbox Net security versus Spy Phone ® Pro Mobile Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNetwork Toolbox Net securitySpy Phone ® Pro Mobile Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (3.3K ratings) — better4.5 (1.1K ratings)
Positive reviews75.3% of reviews95.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.3K — better1.1K
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size152 MB78 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperWHATSTICKER APPS SRLSpy Phone Labs LLC

Customer experience

Network Toolbox Net security

All ratings3,303 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral3.6%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews396 reviews
Positive75.3%
Neutral4.0%
Negative20.7%

Spy Phone ® Pro Mobile Tracker

All ratings1,138 ratings
Positive86.2%
Neutral4.4%
Negative9.4%
Written reviews716 reviews
Positive95.5%
Neutral0.7%
Negative3.8%

User reviews

Network Toolbox Net security

From 3.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Comprehensive networking tools
  • 🚀 Powerful and efficient
  • 💡 Excellent learning resource
  • 🔒 Helps identify security issues
  • 👍 User-friendly interface

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Privacy concerns with new ownership
  • 💰 Switched to subscription model
  • 🐛 Stability issues after updates
  • 💰 Expensive subscription fees
  • 🔒 Tracking and data collection

Spy Phone ® Pro Mobile Tracker

From 1.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💯 Accurate tracking
  • 🔒 Secure monitoring
  • 🔍 Comprehensive access
  • 👍 Helpful for catching cheaters
  • 🕵️‍♀️ Effective spy tool

Room to improve

  • 🔐 Requires device access
  • 💰 Expensive subscription
  • 🔏 Privacy concerns
  • 🤔 Ethical questions
  • 🚫 Illegal in some areas

Bugs and requests

Network Toolbox Net security

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Bluetooth configuration issues
  • Unreliable website links
  • Freezing and crashing on certain devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • More advanced network scanning capabilities
  • Improved documentation and tutorials
  • Restore previous one-time purchase model

Spy Phone ® Pro Mobile Tracker

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Inconsistent location tracking
  • Delayed message updates

Requested features

3 requests
  • Remote access without device
  • Discreet monitoring mode
  • Refund policy for unsatisfied users

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Network Toolbox Net security

Subscriptions12
  • Wekkly Premium7 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Weekly premium$2.997 Days
  • Weekly premium$4.997 Days
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  • Weekly premium7 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Monthly premium7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Monthly premium$9.991 Month
  • Yearly premium7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Yearly premium$29.991 Year
  • Yearly premium7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Yearly premium$49.991 Year
  • Yearly premium7 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • Yearly premium$79.991 Year
3 purchases

Spy Phone ® Pro Mobile Tracker

Subscriptions3
  • Spy Phone Pro Premium$19.991 Month
  • Spy Phone Pro package$39.993 Months
  • Spy Phone Pro Premium$69.991 Year

Questions

Is Network Toolbox Net security free?
Network Toolbox Net security is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Spy Phone ® Pro Mobile Tracker free?
Spy Phone ® Pro Mobile Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Network Toolbox Net security or Spy Phone ® Pro Mobile Tracker?
Network Toolbox Net security is rated higher. Network Toolbox Net security averages 4.6 out of 5 from 3.3K ratings, while Spy Phone ® Pro Mobile Tracker averages 4.5 from 1.1K ratings.
Do Network Toolbox Net security or Spy Phone ® Pro Mobile Tracker have ads?
Network Toolbox Net security shows ads; Spy Phone ® Pro Mobile Tracker does not.
Which is updated more often, Network Toolbox Net security or Spy Phone ® Pro Mobile Tracker?
Network Toolbox Net security ships an update every 2 months, and Spy Phone ® Pro Mobile Tracker every 3 weeks. Most recently, Network Toolbox Net security was updated on October 16, 2026 and Spy Phone ® Pro Mobile Tracker on October 18, 2026.

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