Comparison

NetNX vs DG Cortex

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

Head to head
About

NetNX

This app provides a comprehensive suite of network diagnostic tools for engineers and enthusiasts. It offers quick reachability tests, detailed security and routing diagnostics, and various lookup functionalities, all within a fast and clean mobile interface.

Highlights
  • Ping and Traceroute
  • Speedtest and iPerf3
  • BGP and ARIN Lookups
  • DNS and MAC Lookups
  • NMAP and IP Reputation Checks
  • HTTP and SSL/TLS Diagnostics
Features
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NetNX is the ultimate companion for network engineers, ops teams, and enthusiasts who live and breathe packets. From quick reachability checks to deeper security and routing diagnostics, NetNX puts your favourite network tools in one fast, clean mobile app. Everything you need in one place Ping โ€“ Test reachability and latency in a tap Traceroute (MTR-style) โ€“ See every hop and pinpoint where things slow down Speedtest โ€“ Measure real-world throughput on the go iPerf3 - Validate throughput BGP Lookups โ€“ Inspect routes, prefixes, and AS information from your phone rKPI Checks โ€“ Quickly verify key radio/network KPIs DNS Lookups โ€“ Resolve A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT and more ARIN Lookups โ€“ Identify IP ownership, organization, and contact info MAC Lookups โ€“ Vendor/OUI lookups to identify devices on your network NMAP Checks โ€“ Run targeted port and service checks right from your device IP Reputation Lookups โ€“ See if an IP is risky, abusive, or flagged as malicious Geo IP Lookups โ€“ Map IPs to countries, regions, and ISPs at a glance HTTP Diagnostics โ€“ Check HTTP status, headers, redirects, and response times SSL/TLS Validation โ€“ Inspect certificates, expiry, issuers, and TLS details

About

DG Cortex

Features
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Most assistants answer your question and stop. Cortex takes the job, goes and does it, and comes back to you when it is finished. Tap once and talk. Cortex answers out loud, keeps working after you hang up, and tells you the moment it has something for you. WHAT PEOPLE ASK IT "What is the weather doing tomorrow?" Conditions and a short forecast, out loud, with a card on screen. "How much are flights to Denver next Friday?" Airline, price and departure time for the top options. Ask it to watch the route and it tells you when the fare drops. "Get me a ride to the airport." Opens Uber or Lyft with the destination already filled in, or opens Waymo for you to confirm the trip there. "Give me the local news every morning at seven." A short brief arrives on its own from then on. Local news for your city, the top tech headlines, or the weather. Daily, weekly, monthly, or one time. "Do deep research on the best mac and cheese recipes" The big ones keep running after you hang up. IT KEEPS WORKING AFTER YOU HANG UP Hand Cortex something that takes real digging and it carries on in the background. Progress shows on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. You get a notification the moment the write up is ready, and the whole thing is waiting in your Recent feed. Open a result to read it, have Cortex read it aloud at the speed you like, share it, or copy it. Anything you asked for directly can be run again with one tap. ARRIVE AND LEAVE ALERTS Save a place on a map, set how close counts, and get a notification when you arrive or leave. Add a cooldown, and the days and hours it should apply. PUT IT ON THE TABLE Start a note session before a meeting and Cortex writes the room down: a live transcript with speaker labels as people talk. When you finish, the session is saved with a summary and the action items pulled out. Say "Hey Cortex" to ask it something without stopping the notes. Every session is searchable and easy to share afterward. TALKING TO IT Tap the button on the home screen and start speaking. Cut it off mid sentence and it stops and listens. In a quiet room, tap the keyboard and type instead: same answers, same actions. Hands full? Say "Hey Siri, talk to Cortex", or put Cortex on the Action Button and hold, on iPhones that have one. A live transcript of both sides runs on screen while you talk. Search covers every past conversation and every note you have. MAKE IT SOUND RIGHT Pick the voice and tap to hear it. Set the language to English, Spanish or German. Choose quick answers or thorough ones. Turn read aloud on and set the playback speed. Teach it the names and words it keeps getting wrong. YOUR CALL, ALWAYS Cortex listens only when you start a conversation or a note session. Turn off conversation transcripts and every conversation already saved is deleted, on your phone and on our servers. Turn off usage data sharing whenever you want. Delete your account and everything stored with it from inside the app. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://dg-cortex.com/privacy

Screenshots

NetNX4 screens
DG Cortex3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: NetNX at 16.6 against DG Cortex's 26.2. On price, 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

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

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 7 level
NetNX versus DG Cortex: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNetNXDG Cortex
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyWeeklyโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.6 โ€” better26.2
Further details โ€” not scored
Size14 MB72 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJAMIESON ORZECHOWSKITimmy Nguyen

In-app purchases

None

NetNX

No in-app purchases

None

DG Cortex

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NetNX free?
NetNX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DG Cortex free?
DG Cortex is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do NetNX or DG Cortex have ads?
Neither NetNX nor DG Cortex shows ads.

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