Comparison

Recon vs Gear Locker

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

Head to head
About

Recon

A comprehensive network scanning application offering over 20 tools for diagnostics, security, and intelligence. It provides features like LAN scanning, traceroute with geographic mapping, and vulnerability checks, all within a professional-grade interface.

Highlights
  • 24 network diagnostic tools
  • LAN scanning and discovery
  • Geographic traceroute visualization
  • Port scanning with banner grabbing
  • CVE vulnerability intelligence
  • Network topology mapping
  • Session recording and replay
Features
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RECON is a professional network scanner for iPhone with 24 tools β€” from LAN scan and traceroute to HTTP client, Shodan queries, and CVE intelligence. One-time purchase. No subscription, no ads, no telemetry. β€”β€” TOOLS β€”β€” CONNECTIVITY β€’ Ping β€” ICMP with live RTT oscilloscope and loss tracking β€’ Traceroute β€” hop-by-hop path discovery with reverse DNS and geographic arc map β€’ MTR β€” continuous path-quality monitoring combining ping and traceroute DNS & DISCOVERY β€’ DNS Lookup β€” query A, AAAA, MX, NS, TXT, CAA records against any resolver β€’ Reverse DNS β€” instant IP-to-hostname PTR resolution β€’ LAN Scan β€” discover every device on your subnet via ARP and mDNS β€’ Ping Sweep β€” scan entire CIDR ranges for live hosts β€’ Bonjour Browser β€” browse all mDNS service types on the local network SECURITY & INSPECTION β€’ Port Scan β€” TCP scan 1–65535 with banner grabbing and service identification β€’ TLS Inspect β€” full certificate chain analysis, cipher suite, TLS version β€’ HTTP Headers β€” request/response header inspection with timing breakdown β€’ CVE Lookup β€” search the National Vulnerability Database by keyword INTELLIGENCE β€’ WHOIS / RDAP β€” domain and IP registry data with parsed contact fields β€’ ASN / BGP β€” autonomous system lookup via Team Cymru DNS β€’ Shodan β€” search internet-connected devices for open ports and vulnerabilities β€’ Network Topology β€” force-directed graph of discovered LAN nodes with risk assessment β€’ Subdomain Enum β€” brute-force subdomain discovery with DNS validation UTILITIES β€’ HTTP Client β€” API tester with custom methods, headers, and body (like Postman) β€’ WiFi Info β€” current connection details, signal strength, channel β€’ IP Calculator β€” subnet math, CIDR notation, host ranges β€’ Speed Test β€” iperf3 throughput measurement β€’ Wake-on-LAN β€” send magic packets to wake sleeping devices β€’ Cert Monitor β€” track TLS certificate expiry across your domains β€’ SNMP β€” query SNMP agents for device info and metrics β€”β€” WHAT MAKES RECON DIFFERENT β€”β€” GEOGRAPHIC TRACEROUTE Trace any route and watch it draw across a world map. Each hop is geolocated and plotted with animated arcs. NETWORK TOPOLOGY After a LAN scan, RECON builds an interactive force-directed graph of your network. Tap any node to inspect it, then jump directly into a port scan. GUIDED CHECKS Five checks answer a question instead of handing you a tool: is my internet slow, am I exposed, what is new on my network, are there cameras here, is my traffic being tampered with. Each one reports what it could not check, never a bare "nothing found". THE WATCH Declare the products and devices you run. RECON checks them against NVD and CISA KEV in the background and tells you when something you own comes under active exploitation. CROSS-TOOL NAVIGATION Tools talk to each other. Discover a host β†’ scan its ports β†’ inspect TLS β†’ look up WHOIS. One continuous workflow. β€”β€” BUILT FOR PROFESSIONALS β€”β€” β€’ Network engineers diagnosing connectivity and routing β€’ Security teams running reconnaissance and incident response β€’ Sysadmins managing infrastructure from the field β€’ Military and government NetOps requiring mobile capability β€”β€” DETAILS β€”β€” β€’ One-time purchase β€” no subscription, no in-app purchases β€’ No ads, no tracking, no telemetry β€’ Works offline for local network tools β€’ Requires iOS 17.0 or later β€’ iPhone only

About

Gear Locker

Features
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Making lists sucks. Building a loadout is awesome. Gear Locker keeps every piece of gear you own in one place, then packs it into loadouts you can print and go. Cameras, drones, laptops, radios, camping gear: if you spent money on it, it belongs in your locker. YOUR LOCKER Every item gets its own dataplate: make, model, counts, accessories, and any detail you care about. You decide how deep your records go. A name is enough; the details can come later. BUILD LOADOUTS LIKE A GAME Equip gear for a trip the way you kit a character. Range day, three night hike, family camp: tap plates to equip them, hit COMMIT, and the loadout is saved forever. Reuse it next trip or build a new one. PRINT THE MANIFEST Every loadout prints a pack sheet with OUT and IN checkboxes and a signature line. Pack against it, hand it to whoever checks the truck, or file it for your records. CHECK GEAR OUT AND IN Red means out in the field. Green means home in the locker. Check out a whole loadout at once and see at a glance what came home. YOUR SERIALS STAY YOURS Fields you mark sensitive, like serial numbers, are encrypted on your device before they sync. We cannot read them. Ever. ADD GEAR BY VOICE (PRO) Describe the gear in plain words and the fields fill themselves. You review everything before it saves. CHOOSE YOUR LOOK Three themes: Safe, Neutral, and Techy. Your locker should feel like your world. FREE TO USE, FOREVER The free tier covers 3 categories and 6 items with every feature included, and it never expires. Gear Locker Pro unlocks unlimited categories, unlimited gear, and voice entry: $5.99 a month, $39.99 a year, or $99.99 once for lifetime access. Nothing is ever deleted if you step back down. Built for people who take their gear seriously.

Screenshots

Recon4 screens
Gear Locker3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Gear Locker at Free against Recon's $14.99. Recon's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

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

Gear Locker is free to download; Recon costs $14.99 up front. Gear Locker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Recon asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 6 level
Recon versus Gear Locker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReconGear Locker
Price$14.99Free β€” better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyWeeklyβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
MonetizationPaidβ€”
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.016.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size39 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSLVN Group s.r.o.Jacob Knight

In-app purchases

None

Recon

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Gear Locker

One-time1
  • Gear Locker Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is Recon free?
Recon costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gear Locker free?
Gear Locker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Recon or Gear Locker have ads?
Neither Recon nor Gear Locker shows ads.

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