LocalToolbox vs Simple CF
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LocalToolbox
A privacy-focused utility app offering over 160 offline tools for daily tasks, work, and study. It provides a comprehensive suite of calculators, converters, text utilities, and specialized professional tools, all functioning locally without internet access or data collection.
- 165+ offline utility tools
- Privacy-first, no data collection
- Measurement, time, and date tools
- Text utilities and developer tools
- Finance and engineering calculators
- Local record and workplace tools
- Fun and everyday helper tools
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Local Toolbox is a privacy-first, fully offline utility app that now includes 193 practical tools for daily life, work, local records, study, image tasks, and professional use. It brings measurement tools, timers, date and unit converters, text utilities, developer tools, finance and record tools, field and workplace helpers, image tools, and fun utilities into one app. Many small tools that would normally require separate downloads are already here and ready to use. Everything runs locally on your device. No login, no internet required, no cloud sync, no content upload, and no ads, subscriptions, or in-app purchases getting in the way. It is built for people who want practical tools without privacy trade-offs. V2.2 adds six privacy tools: a local authenticator (TOTP), text redaction, photo metadata viewing and one-tap stripping, screenshot redaction, link tracking cleanup, and a privacy checkup checklist. All of them run on device, so authenticator secrets, the text you redact, and the photos you process never leave it. Key features include: Measurement, timer, date, and unit conversion tools Text utilities, JSON, regex, UUID/ULID, JWT, URL parsing, Text Find and Replace, and Voice to Text Everyday helpers like bill split, unit price compare, work hours, time zone conversion, a general Date Calculator, and Exam Countdown Finance and record tools such as compound growth, fixed deposit, recurring investment, goal planning, mortgage comparison, Simple Ledger, savings records, gift records, and local logs for borrowing, inventory, warranty, recurring payments, receipts, and medication Image tools such as four standalone image tools, favorite colors, and custom color cards Privacy tools such as a local authenticator, text redaction, photo metadata stripping, screenshot redaction, link tracking cleanup, and a privacy checkup checklist Professional tools for engineering, workplace, logistics, renovation, and field use Fun tools like Lucky Spinner, coin toss, reaction speed, color guess, a Yes / No Decider, Paid Slacking Tracker, and more Supports Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, German, and French. Feature requests and improvement ideas are welcome. All feedback is reviewed regularly and helps guide future updates: Email: 842797413@qq.com Or leave thoughts in an App Store review
Simple CF
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Simple CF is a fast, native iOS and iPadOS client for your Cloudflare account. Connect with a scoped API token you create yourself — no sign-up, no server in between. Your token stays in the device Keychain and is sent only to Cloudflare. FEATURES • DNS — browse your zones, then view, search, add, edit and delete records (A, AAAA, CNAME, TXT, MX), with the proxied (orange-cloud) toggle, TTL and MX priority. Destructive actions are always confirmed. • Workers & Pages — read-only list of your Workers scripts and Pages projects. • Analytics — per-zone traffic (requests, data served, cache ratio, threats) and account Web Analytics (page views and visits per site), with daily charts. • Private by design — your token is the only credential. No backend, no tracking. Optional Face ID / passcode lock. • Universal — iPhone and iPad, light and dark mode, English and Traditional Chinese. Simple CF is an unofficial, third-party app, not affiliated with or endorsed by Cloudflare, Inc. "Cloudflare" is a trademark of Cloudflare, Inc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Simple CF at Free against LocalToolbox's $2.99. On update cadence, 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
Simple CF is free to download; LocalToolbox costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
LocalToolbox ships an update every 3 weeks, Simple CF monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LocalToolbox | Simple CF |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 鹏 杨 | ZEYAN LIN |
In-app purchases
LocalToolbox
No in-app purchases
Simple CF
No in-app purchases









