Tango Recon vs Radien
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tango Recon
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When a domain, IP address, or URL looks unusual, Tango Recon helps you investigate faster. Enter a target and review organized passive DNS, TLS/HTTP, certificate, privacy, and infrastructure signals in a format built for quick reading. Use credibility scoring as a triage hint, save important reports, and return to recent work without starting from scratch. Tango Recon Pro unlocks unlimited analyses and TXT/PDF report export. Built for practical recon: • Domain, IP, and URL inspection • Passive DNS, TLS/HTTP, certificate, privacy, and infrastructure context • Credibility signals for triage • Saved reports and recent lookup history
Radien
Diagnose network issues with tools like ping, traceroute, and DNS lookup. Inspect TLS certificates, scan ports, and calculate subnets. This app prioritizes privacy with no ads or trackers.
- Ping with live chart and verdict
- Multi-host ping comparison
- Traceroute with hop analysis
- DNS lookup and reverse DNS
- TCP port scanner
- TLS certificate inspector
- Subnet calculator
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Is it my Wi-Fi, or is the site down? Where does the connection break? Why does Safari distrust this certificate? Is my public IP really mine, or am I behind my carrier's NAT? Radien answers these questions on your iPhone or iPad - directly on the device, and honest about what it can and can't see. No ads, no trackers, no analytics, no accounts. Nothing you type is sent to a server we operate. WHAT'S INSIDE • Ping - latency, jitter and packet loss to any host, with a live chart and a plain-language verdict. Your router is one tap away. • Multi Ping - compare up to four hosts side by side, at once. Saved groups load a whole comparison in one tap. • Traceroute - every hop between you and a destination, with reverse-DNS names and a read of where delay or loss truly begins. Middle-hop noise is never blamed when the destination answers cleanly. • DNS Lookup & Reverse DNS - query A, AAAA, MX, TXT, NS and more against the system resolver or Google, Cloudflare and Quad9. Enter an IP for a reverse PTR lookup. • Port Scanner - which TCP ports are open, closed or filtered (usually a firewall) - never a fake vulnerability claim. • TLS Inspector - read a site's TLS/SSL certificate chain, protocol versions and cipher support, straight from your device. No third-party grading service, no invented grades. • Subnet Calculator - IPv4 and IPv6 math: CIDR, network, broadcast, host ranges and equal splits, with a live bit view and RFC-correct /31 and /32. • IP Converter - turn any IP notation into every other form, and see how an IPv4 address rides inside IPv6. • MAC Converter - every MAC address notation, EUI-64, link-local, and a fully offline vendor lookup. Randomized phone MACs are flagged as randomized, never given a fake vendor. • Network Details - your Wi-Fi name and access point vendor, local and public IP address, router address, DNS servers, your real cellular radio (5G, or 5G riding a 4G core) and NAT64 detection - one tap from the always-on status header. ACCESSIBILITY Every screen is tested by hand with VoiceOver. Result rows read as one sentence, every long-press action is also a rotor action, and the ping chart supports Apple's Audio Graphs, so you can hear your connection as rising and falling tones. Larger Text, Reduce Motion and Voice Control are supported. One honest limit: I have no Braille display, so Braille output is untested. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Radien uses Apple frameworks only - no third-party SDKs, no analytics, no data collection. The MAC vendor database is bundled on the device, and certificates are read locally, never sent to a checking service. Your network is your business. RADIEN PRO Radien is free to use, with a one-time Radien Pro unlock for the power features: Multi Ping, custom DNS resolvers and extra record types, advanced port presets, full TLS depth, MAC vendor lookup, the app-icon picker, tuning options and sharing. Buy once, keep forever - no subscription. Built by an independent developer. Feedback is welcome and read personally.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tango Recon at none against Radien's 1. Tango Recon also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). Radien's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Radien sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tango Recon asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tango Recon ships an update every 2 months, Radien every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tango Recon | Radien |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hanna Stryjewska | IGOR ARSENKIN |
In-app purchases
Tango Recon
No in-app purchases
Radien
- Radien Pro$9.99





