Comparison

NetOps vs DevBuddy Dev Tools

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

Head to head
About

NetOps

Features
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Twelve tools. One app. No subscription. NetOps is a network diagnostics toolkit for developers, sysadmins, and anyone who needs real answers from their network. Everything runs on-device. Pay once, use everything — no paywalls, no monthly fee. TOOLS LAN Scan — Discover every device on your network and identify its maker by MAC address. Net Map — Point it at a managed switch or router over SNMP: LLDP/CDP neighbors, MAC-to-switchport, routed subnets, and interface status. Ping — ICMP echo: latency, packet loss, and jitter to any host. Traceroute — The hop-by-hop path to any destination. Port Scan — Probe open TCP ports on any host or IP. MTR — Continuous traceroute with live per-hop loss. SSL Check — TLS certificate chains, expiry, and issuer details. Dig — Full DNS lookup, any record type: A, AAAA, MX, TXT, CNAME, NS, and more. WHOIS — Domain and IP registration data. DNS Propagation — See how a record resolves across global servers at once. Reverse Lookup — IP address → hostname via PTR record. CIDR Calculator — Subnet math: ranges, broadcast addresses, and host counts. Plus a Hosts address book that recognizes devices by MAC even when their IP changes, CSV/JSON export, and searchable history. ONE-TIME PURCHASE No subscriptions. No in-app purchases. No upsells. Buy it once, it's yours. Private by design — no account, no tracking, no cloud. Built by Shy Guy LLC — a one-person studio making focused tools for developers.

About

DevBuddy Dev Tools

Features
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DevBuddy Tools puts 27 essential developer utilities in one fast mobile toolkit. Format, validate, encode, decode, generate, and test on the go with tools built for developers, QA engineers, DevOps teams, students, and technical support workflows. Whether you are checking JSON, testing regex, decoding JWTs, generating UUIDs, or converting Base64, DevBuddy helps you work faster without switching between multiple apps and websites. Featured tools include: • JSON Formatter and Validator • YAML ↔ JSON Converter • XML Formatter • SQL Formatter • Base64 Encoder and Decoder • URL Encoder and Decoder • HTML Entity Encoder and Decoder • Regex Tester • JWT Decoder • Hash Generator • UUID Generator • QR Generator • Timestamp Converter • Token Counter • TOTP Tester • Diff Tool • Number Base Converter • Color Picker • Lorem Ipsum Generator Why DevBuddy Tools: • 27 practical tools in one app • Built for quick developer workflows • Clean interface for iPhone and iPad • Handy for debugging, formatting, encoding, and test data generation • History and favorites for repeated use From API payload checks to text conversion and quick test utilities, DevBuddy Tools gives you a compact developer toolkit whenever you need it.

Screenshots

NetOps4 screens
DevBuddy Dev Tools4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: DevBuddy Dev Tools at Free against NetOps's $4.99. DevBuddy Dev Tools also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

DevBuddy Dev Tools is free to download; NetOps costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
NetOps versus DevBuddy Dev Tools: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNetOpsDevBuddy Dev Tools
Price$4.99Free — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChad NealSahana A S

In-app purchases

None

NetOps

No in-app purchases

None

DevBuddy Dev Tools

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NetOps free?
NetOps costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is DevBuddy Dev Tools free?
DevBuddy Dev Tools is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do NetOps or DevBuddy Dev Tools have ads?
Neither NetOps nor DevBuddy Dev Tools shows ads.

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