Comparison

Nut vs iSearch

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

Head to head
About

Nut

This app pairs with a smart tracker to help you locate misplaced items. It allows you to make the tracker beep, find your phone using the tracker, and receive alerts when your phone and tracker are disconnected. You can also share tracker access with others and view the last known location.

Highlights
  • One-touch item finding
  • Smart disconnection alerts
  • Phone anti-lost feature
  • Group sharing for trackers
  • Location history recording
Features
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Introduction: The Nut app works together with the Nut smart tracker. Bind Nut smart tracker with your important items, if you cannot find the items, you can make the Nut smart tracker beep, then find it. If your phone or items cannot be found, you can use the Nut smart tracker to call your phone, and vice versa. Both your phone and the tracker will alert you when they are disconnected so that neither your phone nor the important item will get lost. Specialties: · One Touch Find: Call your Nut tracker through one touch in the Nut app. · Smart Alert: The Nut app will alert you when your Nut tracker gets disconnected. · Mobile Anti-lost: Your Nut tracker will alert you when you leave your phone behind. · Group Sharing: Share your Nut with others to find the Nut tracker, which can support up to 20 accounts. · Location Record: The Nut app will record the location wherever the tracker got disconnected to help you search for it.  Scenarios: · Bind your Nut tracker with your keys or wallet so that you will find them easily and never leave them behind. · Attach your Nut tracker to your remote control so that you can easily find it. · Bind your Nut tracker with your bags so that you will never forget them wherever you go. · Take your Nut tracker with you so that you will never forget or lose your phone.

About

iSearch

This application is designed for two-way smart anti-loss functionality. It helps users keep track of their belongings and provides a solution for preventing loss.

Highlights
  • Two-way smart tracking
  • Anti-loser functionality
  • Item finding
  • Loss prevention
Features
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This is an app that is customized for two-way smart anti-loser.

Screenshots

Nut4 screens
iSearch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Nut at 52% against iSearch's 8%. Nut also leads on rating (4.4 vs 1.9) and ratings volume (878 vs 49). iSearch's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Nut holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nut has 878 ratings behind it against 49, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of Nut's written reviews are positive against 8% of iSearch's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nut ships an update every 3 weeks, iSearch monthly. Both last shipped on October 21, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Nut versus iSearch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNutiSearch
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (878 ratings) — better1.9 (49 ratings)
Positive reviews52.0% of reviews — better7.5% of reviews
Number of ratings878 — better49
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size92 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBeijing Zizai Technology Co.,Ltd.ShenZhen Lenze Technology Co,.Ltd.

Customer experience

Nut

All ratings878 ratings
Positive83.5%
Neutral4.7%
Negative11.8%
Written reviews488 reviews
Positive52.0%
Neutral10.7%
Negative37.3%

iSearch

All ratings49 ratings
Positive20.4%
Neutral2.0%
Negative77.6%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive7.5%
Neutral15.0%
Negative77.5%

Bugs and requests

Nut

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes on startup
  • Unable to connect or unbind tags
  • Quiet zones not working as expected

Requested features

4 requests
  • Reverse tracking to find phone from tag
  • Apple Watch integration
  • More customizable alert settings
  • Improved battery life indicator

iSearch

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Nut

No in-app purchases

None

iSearch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nut free?
Nut is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is iSearch free?
iSearch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Nut or iSearch?
Nut is rated higher. Nut averages 4.4 out of 5 from 878 ratings, while iSearch averages 1.9 from 49 ratings.
Do Nut or iSearch have ads?
Neither Nut nor iSearch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nut or iSearch?
Nut ships an update every 3 weeks, and iSearch monthly. Most recently, Nut was updated on October 21, 2026 and iSearch on October 21, 2026.

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