Comparison

Connectino vs Network Helper

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

Head to head

DNS, IP and interface lookups

Free

🔧 Utilities

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About

Connectino

Features

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Connectino is a widely Customizable App to control your Smart Home. It utilizes publicly available XMPP (Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol) Servers to communicate over the Cloud with your Smart Home. No need to spend money for hosting and maintaining any Servers or Services in the Cloud. You can realize your Smart Home with the Framework of your choice supporting XMPP (e.g. ioBroker, Home-Assistant, FHEM, openHAB). We will provide instructions for the different Software Frameworks on our webpage: www.connectino.de.

About

Network Helper

This app helps you understand network parameters by resolving domain names to IP addresses and vice versa. It also displays your device's network interfaces and byte order.

Highlights

Resolve domain names to IP addresses
Reverse IP lookup
View network interfaces
Check byte order
Supports IPv4 and IPv6

Features

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Network Helper is a small, free utility for quick network lookups. It has been on the App Store since 2016, and it now has a modern successor, Radien: Network Toolbox. RADIEN, THE SUCCESSOR Radien is the app Network Helper grew up into: nine honest network tools in one clean, fast toolbox, built for modern iPhones and actively updated. Open the Radien tab inside Network Helper to see what it offers, or find it here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/radien-network-toolbox/id6789207545 WHAT NETWORK HELPER DOES - Resolving: turn a hostname and service into IP addresses (IPv4 and IPv6) - Reverse IP: look up the hostname behind an IP address and port - Interfaces: inspect your device's network interfaces and their addresses - Byte order: check the endianness of your device Network Helper stays free and keeps working as it always has. New features and future updates land in Radien.

Screenshots

Connectino4 screens

Network Helper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Connectino at every 5 weeks against Network Helper's every 10 months. Connectino also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Connectino ships an update every 5 weeks, Network Helper every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level

Connectino versus Network Helper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Connectino	Network Helper
Price	Free	Free
Positive reviews	—	100.0% of reviews
Update frequency	Every 5 weeks — better	Every 10 months
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	—	Free
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better	iPhone, iPod
Requires iOS	13.0 — better	15.0
Further details — not scored
Size	9 MB	3 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	SEVENSTAX GmbH	IGOR ARSENKIN

In-app purchases

None

Connectino

No in-app purchases

None

Network Helper

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Connectino free?

Connectino is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Network Helper free?

Network Helper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Connectino or Network Helper have ads?

Neither Connectino nor Network Helper shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Connectino or Network Helper?

Connectino ships an update every 5 weeks, and Network Helper every 10 months. Most recently, Connectino was updated on October 13, 2026 and Network Helper on October 14, 2026.