Comparison

UniTrace.sa vs NetForge

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

Head to head
About

UniTrace.sa

Features
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UniTrace watches your online systems 24/7 — websites, APIs, servers, DIA internet lines, DNS records, TCP ports, and SSL certificates — and alerts you the moment anything breaks. Built in Saudi Arabia for teams that need real monitoring, not just reminders. WHAT YOU CAN MONITOR • HTTP/HTTPS websites with keyword matching • REST APIs with response-time checks • DIA (Dedicated Internet Access) lines via PING • TCP ports (database, mail, SSH, anything) • DNS records (A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT) • SSL certificates with 30-day expiry warnings INSTANT ALERTS VIA 7 CHANNELS Email, SMS (Saudi carriers via Taqnyat), Telegram, Slack, Discord, Microsoft Teams, Custom Webhooks. INCIDENTS, NOT NOISE Detailed incident history with root-cause analysis, response-time trends, uptime reports, and degraded-state detection. PUBLIC STATUS PAGES Share your uptime publicly with custom domains, your logo, and the monitors you choose. PRICING (SAR, VAT included) • FREE — 5 monitors, 5-minute checks, 1 user • STARTER — 29 SAR/month — 10 monitors, 60-second checks • PRO — 99 SAR/month — 50 monitors, 30-second checks, 1 status page • ENTERPRISE — 199 SAR/month — 200 monitors, 15-second checks, 5 status pages Manage your subscription on unitrace.sa — full control over billing, invoices, and plan changes. SAUDI-FIRST Arabic as the primary language. Saudi infrastructure monitoring (banks, telcos, government portals, internal DIA lines). Support by a local team. PRIVACY-FIRST No ads. No cross-site tracking. Your monitor URLs are yours. Data hosted in Saudi Arabia. Privacy Policy: https://unitrace.sa/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://unitrace.sa/terms

About

NetForge

This app provides over 60 industry-standard network diagnostic tools for engineers. It offers a one-time purchase for lifetime access to all features, including connectivity tests, email server analysis, and vendor command references.

Highlights
  • 60+ industry-standard network diagnostics
  • DNS, Ping, WHOIS, TLS inspection
  • Subnet calculator
  • Traceroute and TCP port scanning
  • Email server and VoIP testing
  • Offline vendor command references
  • One-tap diagnostic workflows (Recipes)
Features
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NetForge is the network engineer's pocket toolkit — 60+ industry-standard diagnostics in a single iOS app, with no subscription, no ads, and no recurring fees. Pay once, use forever. WHAT'S FREE • DNS Lookup — A, AAAA, MX, TXT, CNAME, NS, SOA records • Ping — ICMP echo with packet loss + latency stats • Public IP / ASN — your external address and provider in one tap • Subnet Calculator — IPv4 + IPv6 CIDR math, wildcard masks, host counts, binary view • TLS Certificate Inspector — certificate chain, expiry, SAN, signature algorithm, grade • WHOIS Lookup — IANA referral chain for any domain or IP WHAT NETFORGE PRO UNLOCKS ($19.99 one-time) Connectivity & Performance • Traceroute (ICMP + UDP) • TCP port scan with banner grab • Speed test (download / upload / latency) • Cloud region pinger (AWS / GCP / Azure latency comparison) • HTTP latency benchmark with full timing breakdown Email Server Suite • SMTP probe with STARTTLS detection • IMAP / POP3 reachability • SPF, DMARC, DKIM analyzer • Email header parser • RBL / blacklist checker Microsoft 365 & Active Directory • Autodiscover (V2 + DNS lookup paths) • ActiveSync probe • Exchange Web Services probe • Office 365 service endpoints • AD port suite (Kerberos, LDAP, GC, RPC, SMB) • LDAP probe with anonymous bind • OpenID Connect discovery • RADIUS + TACACS+ authentication probes VoIP & Conferencing • SIP OPTIONS ping • STUN binding test (NAT type detection) • MOS / R-Factor calculator • Microsoft Teams network test • Zoom network test • Cisco Unified Communications port reference Vendor Command References Quick offline references for the syntax engineers actually need: • Cisco IOS / NX-OS • Juniper Junos • Palo Alto PAN-OS • Fortinet FortiOS • MikroTik RouterOS • Aruba ArubaOS / AOS-CX • Ubiquiti UniFi / EdgeOS Security & Web • HTTP request inspector (full headers + body) • Security headers grader (CSP, HSTS, X-Frame, more) • CDN detection • Cisco Type 7 password decoder Reference Tools • MAC OUI lookup (offline IEEE database) • IANA port reference • RFC quick-find • Linux networking cheatsheet • STP topology calculator • Database connectivity probe (MySQL, Postgres, Redis, Mongo, MSSQL, Oracle, Cassandra, Elasticsearch, CouchDB) • Bonjour / mDNS browser • Wake-on-LAN Recipes Chain multiple tools into one-tap diagnostic workflows: • Domain Health Check (DNS + TLS + headers + CDN) • Email Security Audit (SPF + DMARC + MX) • Mail Server Reachability • Office 365 Connectivity • VoIP Readiness • Domain Controller Sweep • Web Performance Audit Pro features include unlimited workspaces, saved targets, full run history, and every tool added in future updates. WHY ONE-TIME PRICING Network engineers don't want a subscription tax for a tool they use a few times a week. Pay $19.99 once. Use it forever. Future tools and updates included. PRIVACY NetForge runs every diagnostic on your device. Your queries don't go to a NetForge backend — they go directly from your iPhone to the host you're testing. We don't collect telemetry, we don't sell data, and we don't have ads. Privacy Policy: https://andyarevalo.com/privacy.html Terms of Service: https://andyarevalo.com/terms.html Support: https://andyarevalo.com/support.html

Screenshots

UniTrace.sa4 screens
NetForge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: UniTrace.sa at 15.1 against NetForge's 17.0. On price, 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

Both are free to download. UniTrace.sa sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and NetForge sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
UniTrace.sa versus NetForge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUniTrace.saNetForge
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUniTrace companyAndy Arevalo

In-app purchases

6 purchases

UniTrace.sa

Subscriptions6
  • Starter Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Pro Monthly$29.991 Month
  • Enterprise Monthly$59.991 Month
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  • Starter Annual$79.991 Year
  • Pro Annual$299.991 Year
  • Enterprise Annual$599.991 Year
1 purchases

NetForge

One-time1
  • NetForge Pro$19.99

Questions

Is UniTrace.sa free?
UniTrace.sa is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NetForge free?
NetForge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do UniTrace.sa or NetForge have ads?
Neither UniTrace.sa nor NetForge shows ads.

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