Comparison

PoEWit vs eighty32 SwitchBox

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

Head to head
About

PoEWit

This app facilitates the integration of electrical and network infrastructure using Power over Ethernet (PoE). It aims to make sophisticated digital devices more reliable and easier to install, ensuring efficient, safe, and intelligent networking and powering.

Highlights
  • Power over Ethernet (PoE) integration
  • Enhanced electrical infrastructure
  • Networked device installation
  • Efficient device powering
  • Intelligent device networking
  • Reliable digital device operation
Features
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Our goal is to advance a building’s electrical and network infrastructure using Power over Ethernet, or PoE as it has never been done before. Doing so, sophisticated digital devices can be more reliable and easily installed anywhere. We want every device to be networked and powered in an efficient, safe and intelligent manner using PoE. Our products are sophisticated Power sourcing equipment (PSE) and Power devices (PD) that will revolutionize everyday electronic devices.

About

eighty32 SwitchBox

Control your show network from your iPhone. Manage Netgear and Cisco switches using SNMP, view port details, and perform actions like power cycling. Includes a diagnostic tool for pre-show network health checks.

Highlights
  • SNMP switch management
  • Port status and control
  • PoE power cycling
  • VLAN management
  • Network diagnostic tool
  • LLDP topology mapping
  • Health report generation
Features
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The show network, in your hand. SwitchBox turns your iPhone into the control surface for the show network. Discover and manage your Netgear and Cisco switches over plain SNMP — see every port like the console, power-cycle a frozen AP with one tap, and let the Network Doctor give you a pre-show GO / NO-GO on PTP, multicast and PoE. NO SPECIAL HARDWARE Plug your iPhone into the show LAN with any off-the-shelf USB-C to Ethernet adapter — or hop on the management Wi-Fi — and you're managing switches in seconds. FIND & MANAGE • Auto-discovers managed switches on the LAN • Every port like the console — link, speed, PoE, VLAN, labels • One-tap PoE power-cycle, port shut/enable, and VLAN changes NETWORK DOCTOR A pre-show GO / NO-GO verdict that reads PTP, IGMP querier, multicast, errors and PoE — then tells you what's wrong and how to fix it, in plain tech English. SEE THE WHOLE RIG • PTP grandmaster and IGMP querier health • LLDP topology map with your Dante / NDI devices • Per-port utilization, error counters and SFP optic levels • Pre-show snapshot with a shareable health report Built for AV, RF and broadcast techs who'd rather fix the network from the rack than crouch at a laptop. SwitchBox is part of the eighty32 family of field tools. SwitchBox Pro unlocks port control (enable/shut, PoE power-cycle, set VLAN), the full Network Doctor diagnosis, and health-report export — a one-time purchase. SwitchBox talks only to the devices on your local network that you point it at. It collects no personal data: no analytics, no advertising, no account.

Screenshots

PoEWit4 screens
eighty32 SwitchBox3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PoEWit at none against eighty32 SwitchBox's 1. PoEWit also leads on ratings volume (7 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15 vs 17.0). eighty32 SwitchBox's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price, ads 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. eighty32 SwitchBox sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PoEWit asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

eighty32 SwitchBox holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PoEWit has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
PoEWit versus eighty32 SwitchBox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPoEWiteighty32 SwitchBox
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (7 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPoewitChris DeBrizzio

In-app purchases

None

PoEWit

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

eighty32 SwitchBox

One-time1
  • SwitchBox Pro$29.99

Questions

Is PoEWit free?
PoEWit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is eighty32 SwitchBox free?
eighty32 SwitchBox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PoEWit or eighty32 SwitchBox?
eighty32 SwitchBox is rated higher. PoEWit averages 4.6 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while eighty32 SwitchBox averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do PoEWit or eighty32 SwitchBox have ads?
Neither PoEWit nor eighty32 SwitchBox shows ads.

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