Signal Sleuth vs NetSleuth
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Signal Sleuth
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Scan nearby Bluetooth Low Energy devices, sort out what is yours, and focus on a single target with honest warmer-or-colder signal guidance. Signal Sleuth keeps passive BLE scanning free, then unlocks finder mode, manual probing, and custom rule imports with VIP. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
NetSleuth
This toolkit offers professional-grade network diagnostic tools for understanding your internet connection. It includes speed tests, ping, traceroute, DNS lookups, and more to analyze network performance and security.
- Speed Test with Bufferbloat Grade
- Real-time Ping with Graph
- Traceroute with Reverse DNS
- Multiple DNS Record Lookups
- DNS Propagation Checker
- DNS over HTTPS (DoH) Test
- Port Scanner
- WHOIS Domain Lookup
- SSL Certificate Inspector
- Detailed WiFi and IP Information
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NetSleuth is a powerful network diagnostic toolkit for iPhone and iPad. Whether you're a developer, IT professional, or just someone who wants to understand what's happening on their network, NetSleuth gives you professional-grade tools in one clean, fast app. * Speed Test Measures your connection the way it should be measured. Tests download, upload, latency, jitter, loaded latency, and packet loss — then gives you a Bufferbloat Grade (A–F) showing how your connection performs under real load. Powered by Cloudflare. * Ping Ping any host with a single burst or continuous mode. Watch latency in real time on a live scrolling graph with color-coded results and timeout detection. * Traceroute Trace the full path to any host with live reverse DNS lookups showing real router and infrastructure hostnames at every hop. * DNS Lookup Query A, AAAA, MX, TXT, CNAME, and NS records for any domain. * DNS Propagation Check if your domain has propagated across 10 major DNS servers worldwide including Google, Cloudflare, Quad9, and AdGuard. * DNS over HTTPS (DoH) Test whether your device is using encrypted DNS. Checks 6 major DoH providers and estimates your protection level. * Port Checker Scan common ports on any host to see what's open or closed. * WHOIS Look up domain registration and ownership details instantly. * SSL Inspector Inspect SSL/TLS certificates — view issuer, validity dates, and days until expiry. * WiFi Info See your local IP, external IP, subnet, gateway, and DNS. Enable location permission to reveal signal strength in dBm, SSID, BSSID, and channel with 2.4/5 GHz detection. * IP Info Geolocate any IP address with a map view, ISP, timezone, region, and coordinates. No ads. No account required. No data collected.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NetSleuth at none against Signal Sleuth's 3. NetSleuth also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). Signal Sleuth's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 3 days). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. Signal Sleuth sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. NetSleuth asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Signal Sleuth against 5.0 for NetSleuth. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Signal Sleuth ships an update daily, NetSleuth every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Signal Sleuth | NetSleuth |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 3 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LUKE WILLIAM ROACH | Joe Wilson |
In-app purchases
Signal Sleuth
- VIP Weekly$1.997 Days
- VIP Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
- VIP Yearly14 Days trial$39.991 Year
NetSleuth
No in-app purchases









