Comparison

Network Helper vs Network Tunnel

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

Head to head
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.

About

Network Tunnel

Features
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NetPulse is a clean and intuitive network monitoring tool that helps you quickly understand your current network speed, upload and download performance, latency changes, connection stability, and historical trends. The app provides a speed dashboard, network health score, signal map, history records, and security status overview, making it easier to observe real-time performance on Wi-Fi or mobile networks. All history data is stored locally and used to display recent network changes, helping you identify network fluctuations, increased latency, or connection issues.

Screenshots

Network Helper4 screens
Network Tunnel4 screens

Verdict

The call

Network Helper and Network Tunnel are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Network Helper versus Network Tunnel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNetwork HelperNetwork Tunnel
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size3 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIGOR ARSENKINDGVantage Pte Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Network Helper

No in-app purchases

None

Network Tunnel

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Network Helper free?
Network Helper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Network Tunnel free?
Network Tunnel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Network Helper or Network Tunnel have ads?
Neither Network Helper nor Network Tunnel shows ads.

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