Comparison

Cool Fonts vs PL NetTools

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

Head to head
About

Cool Fonts

Features
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Cool Fonts makes stylish bios and Unicode fonts you can paste into Instagram, TikTok, iMessage or any app. BIO BUILDER Type your name, add a short line if you want, pick a vibe — Soft, Coquette, Clean, Gothic, Gaming or Y2K. Copy a ready bio in one tap. FONTS Type once and preview 50+ Unicode styles as you type. Bold, script, gothic, bubble, symbols and more. Tap a card to copy. COOL FONTS HELPS YOU: • Build a unique bio in seconds • Make usernames and captions stand out • Preview styles as you type • Copy any result with one tap • Save favourites and find them fast No keyboard to install. Copy, paste, done.

About

PL NetTools

Features
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PL NetTools is the network toolkit for iPhone, iPad and Mac: a full domain diagnosis, a connection test and the classic tools, built on native networking, with no account. DOMAIN DIAGNOSIS • Enter a domain or a URL: the app checks site, email and domain together • Site: DNS, ports, certificate and chain, HTTP, security headers, www, IPv6, CDN • Email: MX, SPF, DKIM, DMARC, MTA-STS and TLS-RPT • Domain: expiry and registration (RDAP and WHOIS), DNSSEC, name servers, CAA • Problems sorted by severity, each with an explanation and a fix, decided by precise rules, not by a model CONNECTION TEST • Parallel pings to the router and to the Internet, with a response-time chart • Tells you whether the problem is in the local network or in the line, and spots a transfer in progress on the device ASK (iOS and macOS 27 with Apple Intelligence) • Describe the problem in words, for example "emails from client.com go to spam" • The app picks and runs the checks and writes a plain-language report • A ready-to-send ticket, in English or Italian, for whoever has to act: hosting, email, registrar or DNS, internet provider • Uses the on-device model or Private Cloud Compute; your public IP is never sent TOOLS • IP: your public IP or a domain's, with location, network and ASN • Native ICMP Ping and Traceroute, with chart and hop names • DNS: the main records in parallel, with readable HTTPS/SVCB and CAA • Whois with RDAP and the expiry date up front • TCP Port: check whether a port answers • HTTP/TLS: server response and the full certificate, with chain and CAA REPORTS AND SHORTCUTS • Diagnosis, Connection test and tools can be shared as Text, Markdown or PDF, ready to attach • Shortcuts actions: diagnosis, connection, domain expiry, certificate and more, in automations too PL NETTOOLS PRO Free: IP, Ping, DNS, Whois, Traceroute, the Diagnosis outcome with the problem titles and the Connection test chart. With Pro (yearly subscription, one-week free trial): explanation and fix for every problem, all the diagnosis data, full Connection test measurements, TCP Port, HTTP/TLS, Ask, reports and the Pro Shortcuts actions. PRIVACY No account, no ads, no tracking. The app does not collect personal data: requests go from your device straight to the public services you query. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://pensierolaterale.tech/privacy-nettools

Screenshots

Cool Fonts4 screens
PL NetTools4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cool Fonts at none against PL NetTools's 1. PL NetTools's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. PL NetTools sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $12.99 per year. Cool Fonts asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cool Fonts ships an update every 3 months, PL NetTools every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
Cool Fonts versus PL NetTools: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCool FontsPL NetTools
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAbay ZhazbulganovLuigi Caltarossa

In-app purchases

None

Cool Fonts

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

PL NetTools

Subscriptions1
  • Pro Annual7 Days trial$12.991 Year

Questions

Is Cool Fonts free?
Cool Fonts is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PL NetTools free?
PL NetTools is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cool Fonts or PL NetTools have ads?
Neither Cool Fonts nor PL NetTools shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cool Fonts or PL NetTools?
Cool Fonts ships an update every 3 months, and PL NetTools every 5 days. Most recently, Cool Fonts was updated on October 31, 2026 and PL NetTools on November 5, 2026.

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