Comparison

The iCore vs NetPulse Diagnostics

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

Head to head
About

The iCore

Features
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iCore is an intelligent Apple device scanning and inventory tool built for professionals. Simply scan iPhone boxes to automatically detect IMEI, MPN, serial number, and model information. iCore helps resellers, service providers, and Apple enthusiasts keep track of devices with instant barcode and OCR recognition — all processed securely on your device. It scans boxes, reads IMEI, MPN, Serial, UPC, and model info, helps verify results before saving, blocks duplicate IMEIs, syncs inventory, and turns sales photos into clean weekly reports. It also gives you manual reporting tools, store-based workflow, and a smoother dashboard that keeps everything fast, simple, and less painful. Built by Fahad Osais, powered by Apple VisionKit and SwiftData.

About

NetPulse Diagnostics

Features
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NetPulse Diagnostics is a clean network troubleshooting toolkit for iPhone and iPad. It helps developers, system administrators, website owners, support teams and everyday users understand what is happening with their connection. Check your network without guessing: • View Wi-Fi, cellular, VPN and network path status • Inspect local interfaces visible to iOS • Run DNS lookup and DIG-style record checks • Test ICMP ping and TCP latency • Check TCP ports and UDP diagnostic responses • Probe HTTP and HTTPS endpoints • Inspect SSL/TLS certificate details • Detect your public IP address • Scan your own LAN with ping sweep or selected TCP ports • Measure download and upload speed • Save local diagnostic history and export reports NetPulse is useful when a website does not open, a DNS record looks wrong, a VPN route changes, a certificate needs verification, a local device disappears from the network, or a service port does not respond. Built for both technical and everyday use: Developers can quickly validate hosts, ports, DNS records, SSL certificates and HTTP responses. Site owners can check whether their domain, website and certificate are reachable. Home users can inspect their current network, VPN state, public IP and local devices in a simple interface. Responsible diagnostics: LAN scanning is designed for networks you own or have permission to test. iOS may ask for Local Network permission before local device checks. Some routers, VPNs and cellular networks block ICMP ping, so NetPulse also provides TCP and HTTP checks as practical alternatives. Privacy-first workflow: No account is required. Reports are stored locally on your device. Diagnostic requests are started by the user when running a selected check, scan or speed test.

Screenshots

The iCore4 screens
NetPulse Diagnostics4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: The iCore at none against NetPulse Diagnostics's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

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

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

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
The iCore versus NetPulse Diagnostics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe iCoreNetPulse Diagnostics
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFahad OsaisYevhenii Kolesnyk

In-app purchases

None

The iCore

No in-app purchases

None

NetPulse Diagnostics

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The iCore free?
The iCore is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NetPulse Diagnostics free?
NetPulse Diagnostics is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do The iCore or NetPulse Diagnostics have ads?
NetPulse Diagnostics shows ads; The iCore does not.

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