Comparison

NetTools vs Fry WiFi

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

Head to head
About

NetTools

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NetTools - Network Toolbox ========================== Take full control of your network diagnostics and utilities with NetTools, the all-in-one toolkit designed for IT professionals, developers, and power users. Whether you're troubleshooting connectivity issues or performing advanced network analysis, NetTools puts powerful tools at your fingertips. Key Features: [Basic Tools] - NSLookup โ€“ Query DNS records for any domain (A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT, NS and PTR) - Ping โ€“ Test server or device reachability - Traceroute โ€“ Trace the route packets take to a destination - Whois โ€“ Get domain registration details [Advanced Tools] - HTTP request โ€“ Perform custom HTTP request and inspect server responses and headers - IP location โ€“ Get geolocation info for any IP - My public IP โ€“ Instantly view your public-facing IP address - Port scanner โ€“ Scan open ports on any host - Speed test โ€“ Measure your network's download/upload speed - Subnet calculator โ€“ Quickly calculate IP ranges and subnet masks - URL shortener โ€“ Generate short links from long URLs - Wake on LAN โ€“ Remotely wake up devices on your local network [Conversion Tools] - ASCII to HEX - Base64 Encoder/Decoder - SHA256 Hash Generator - URL Encoder/Decoder [Generator Tools] - Password generator โ€“ Create strong, secure passwords - UUID generator โ€“ Generate universally unique identifiers - WiFi QR Code Generator โ€“ Share WiFi access instantly with scannable QR codes ==========================

About

Fry WiFi

Features
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Fry WiFi helps you understand why a connection feels slow, unstable, or just wrong. Instead of showing only a speed number, it checks the parts of the path your iPhone or iPad can measure and turns them into a clear diagnosis. Use it when a video call breaks up, a game starts lagging, streaming buffers, or public Wi-Fi opens a login page instead of the site you wanted. WHAT FRY WIFI CHECKS โ€ข Router and gateway: local latency, jitter, and packet loss. โ€ข DNS: whether website lookups are slowing browsing down. โ€ข Internet path: whether the wider connection looks healthy. โ€ข Speed: adaptive download and upload tests from small probes up to larger runs on fast networks. โ€ข Captive portals: warnings when Wi-Fi appears to intercept web traffic. WHY IT'S USEFUL โ€ข Quality tiles for Browsing, Streaming, and Cloud Gaming. โ€ข Plain-language status, details, and next steps. โ€ข Issue history so repeated problems are easier to spot. โ€ข Public IPv4 display with one-tap copy. โ€ข Shareable Wi-Fi status card for messages, support chats, or social posts. โ€ข Optional diagnostics export when you need the raw report. PRIVACY Fry WiFi has no tracking and no third-party analytics SDKs. Measurements are stored locally for app features. Location permission is used only to read the current Wi-Fi network name when iOS allows it; your location is not stored or shared. iOS NOTE iOS does not expose Wi-Fi signal strength, channel, BSSID, or interference data to regular App Store apps. Fry WiFi for iPhone and iPad focuses on what iOS can measure: router reachability, DNS, internet path quality, captive portals, and throughput. Sampling runs while the app is open. Stop guessing. Share a clear connection diagnosis from your iPhone or iPad.

Screenshots

NetTools4 screens
Fry WiFi3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Fry WiFi at Free against NetTools's $4.99. NetTools's advantage is iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Fry WiFi is free to download; NetTools costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
NetTools versus Fry WiFi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNetToolsFry WiFi
Price$4.99Free โ€” better
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac โ€” better
Requires iOS17.6 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size21 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJeremy TurinViacheslav Gordeev

In-app purchases

None

NetTools

No in-app purchases

None

Fry WiFi

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NetTools free?
NetTools costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fry WiFi free?
Fry WiFi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do NetTools or Fry WiFi have ads?
Neither NetTools nor Fry WiFi shows ads.

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