PL NetTools vs IoTFlow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
PL NetTools
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PL NetTools is a native network toolkit for iPhone, iPad and Mac. Five essential diagnostic tools, fast and no-nonsense, built on native networking (no system shell, no third-party plugins). IP & GEOLOCATION β’ Your public IP address with city, region, country, coordinates β’ Network, ASN, organization, time zone, currency β’ Two selectable providers (ipapi.co / ipinfo.io) with automatic fallback β’ Optional API tokens to raise limits (stored in the device Keychain) PING β’ Native ICMP ping with real-time RTT β’ Continuous output, instant start/stop DNS β’ 12 record types looked up in parallel (A, AAAA, MX, NS, TXT, CAA, SOAβ¦) β’ DNS-over-HTTPS (Cloudflare with Google fallback), decoded CAA records β’ TTL for every record WHOIS β’ Direct WHOIS server queries (port 43) β’ Structured summary (registrar, creation/expiry dates, name servers, status) β’ Full WHOIS text, with or without line wrapping TRACEROUTE β’ Native ICMP traceroute, hop by hop with RTT β’ Optional host name resolution (reverse DNS) FEATURES β’ Native SwiftUI app for iPhone, iPad and Mac β’ Recent-lookups history per tool β’ Adaptive light/dark interface β’ Fully localized in Italian and English β’ No account, no ads, no tracking PL NetTools does not collect personal data. The only network traffic is the lookups you start, sent directly to public geolocation/DNS/WHOIS services.
IoTFlow
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IoTFlow is the mobile client for the IoTFlow IoT platform. Monitor your connected devices, view real-time telemetry and stay on top of alerts from anywhere. FEATURES β’ Dashboard β see total, online and offline device counts and active alerts at a glance. β’ Live telemetry β watch the latest sensor readings stream in from your devices. β’ Devices β browse every device with status, protocol (HTTP, MQTT, WebSocket) and last-seen time. β’ Device detail β inspect device IDs, telemetry counts, location and metadata. β’ Add devices β register a new device and get its connection token in seconds. β’ Alerts β review recent alerts so you never miss an offline device or threshold breach. β’ Self-hosted ready β point the app at your own IoTFlow server in Settings. Just exploring? Tap βExplore demoβ on the sign-in screen to try the whole app with sample data β no account required. IoTFlow connects to your IoTFlow backend; a free account on the platform lets you manage your own devices and telemetry.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: PL NetTools at 3 against IoTFlow's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PL NetTools ships an update every 5 days, IoTFlow every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PL NetTools | IoTFlow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days β better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac β better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Luigi Caltarossa | Alfred Ang |
In-app purchases
PL NetTools
No in-app purchases
IoTFlow
No in-app purchases









