Comparison

App Iris vs Kit Book

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

Head to head
About

App Iris

Investigate your device's app activity with detailed logs. Uncover network connections, microphone/camera usage, and compare app behavior to privacy policies. Export data for analysis or network blocking.

Highlights
  • Search and filter app events
  • Correlate device and network activity
  • Identify connection ownership and location
  • Compare app behavior to privacy policies
  • Track microphone and camera usage
  • Export data for analysis and blocklists
Features
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Hidden in your device's App Privacy Report is a detailed record of what your device and apps have been doing. App Iris provides a clear, interactive picture of that activity — with insight that once required costly tools and expertise, right on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac. • See when your camera, microphone, photos, screen recording, location, and more were accessed by your installed apps. • Explore it all on a unique horizontal timeline view that lines up app activity side by side — so you can spot patterns and understand what was really happening on your device at any moment. • Discover the third-party services and hosting providers around the world your apps connect to. • Use Privacy Health Check to compare real-world app behavior against developer privacy claims — then decide what to keep, restrict, or delete. FOR IT & SECURITY TEAMS Correlate a security alert or network event to a specific app on a specific device — no lab required. Validate timing and behavior directly on the device, or send the user our shortcut to export and forward a report for offline analysis on your Mac. For deep analysis on a larger screen, use the iPad or Mac version. FILTERING & SEARCH • Search and filter events by app, category, date/time, duration, or domain. TIMELINE & CORRELATION • A dual-lane timeline shows each app's sensor access and network connections together, in sequence. • Surface related events across apps — for example, what else was active during a phone or video call. INTELLIGENCE & DOMAIN RANKING • Identify connection ownership, location, and provider type (e.g., hosting provider, VPN, mobile network). • Domain Ranking flags connections to rare domains — those outside common sites — and lets you quickly review and surface suspicious or unusual sites. • Look up domains against external threat intelligence services, and add your own (opens in your browser). REPORT INSIGHTS (Personal and Pro) • Plot connection history on a live map to see where your data may be going. • Break down app connections by country — see at a glance which apps talk to which parts of the world. • Tag and export events, and create DNS blocklists for Pi-hole or similar filters, or as CSV for offline analysis (Pro). PRIVACY FIRST • Your privacy reports stay private. App Iris processes reports locally on your device. • Optional online geolocation and intelligence lookups send only the individual domain or IP address being checked to an external provider — and can be disabled in Settings. SUBSCRIPTION TIERS • Basic — Explore the most recent 12 hours of activity in a report, with basic features. Currently Free. • Personal — Unlock complete report analysis, insights and reporting features, automatic geolocation, and global mapping. • Pro — Aggregate reports for extended timelines; tag, annotate, and export events and blocklists; use custom DNS resolvers; share App Iris with Family Sharing; and more. App Iris is available for iPhone, iPad, and Mac (macOS version in the Mac App Store). Terms of Use (Apple standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://auxiris.com/legal/appiris-privacy

About

Kit Book

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Most gear apps let you make a list. Some track weight. Kit Book does both - and tracks what your kit actually costs you over its entire lifetime. Buy a jacket for €400, sell it for €200, and Kit Book knows it cost you €200 - not €400. Across every item you've ever owned. That's your true kit cost, and no other app shows it to you. Log everything you own - backpacks, tents, crampons, skis, base layers - with weights, specs, ratings, and photos. Build packing lists for upcoming trips, mark items as worn or packed, use item sets to bulk-add grouped gear in one tap, and look forward to your upcoming trip with a photo and countdown on the home page. Browse the Research tab to explore thousands of community-reviewed gear items - filter by weight and price, read pros and cons, and add anything directly to your wishlist. Link to items you want to upgrade, and know the net cost of the exchange. Already have a spreadsheet? Import it directly. A community gear database pre-fills specs and reviews automatically, with AI filling in anything missing. Free up to 20 items, 1 trip, and 2 item sets. Pro unlocks unlimited items, trips, and item sets, plus photo backup, cloud sync across all your devices, and AI auto-fill. Terms of Use: https://kitbook.app/terms

Screenshots

App Iris4 screens
Kit Book4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Kit Book at 15.0 against App Iris's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads 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. App Iris sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Kit Book sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

App Iris ships an update weekly, Kit Book every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
App Iris versus Kit Book: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterApp IrisKit Book
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB10 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAuxiris LLCArunas Mark

In-app purchases

4 purchases

App Iris

Subscriptions4
  • Personal Edition (1 Month)$5.991 Month
  • Pro Edition (1 Month)$7.991 Month
  • Personal Edition (12 Months)$19.991 Year
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  • Pro Edition (Annual)$49.991 Year
2 purchases

Kit Book

Subscriptions2
  • Kit Book Pro$2.991 Month
  • Kit Book Pro1 Year trial$17.991 Year

Questions

Is App Iris free?
App Iris is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kit Book free?
Kit Book is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do App Iris or Kit Book have ads?
Neither App Iris nor Kit Book shows ads.
Which is updated more often, App Iris or Kit Book?
App Iris ships an update weekly, and Kit Book every 5 days. Most recently, App Iris was updated on October 24, 2026 and Kit Book on October 24, 2026.

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