CIDR vs LAN Insight
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CIDR
This utility calculates IP address ranges from an IP address and subnet mask. It supports IPv4 calculations, including prefix display, address range counts, and bit notation. Useful for quick CIDR notation checks and subnet mask conversions.
- IP address range calculation
- Subnet mask to CIDR conversion
- IPv4 prefix display
- Number of address ranges
- Bit notation display
- Quick reference table
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Calculate the IP address range from the IP address and subnet mask. It can be used to calculate IPv4 addresses, including prefix display, number of address ranges, and bit notation. CIDR calculation, when you want to check CIDR notation quickly. To convert subnet mask to CIDR notation. It can also be used as a quick reference table for subnet masks. Bit notation is also available, so it is suitable for learning IPv4.
LAN Insight
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Network technician's toolbox Keywords: subnet,CIDR,IP,ping,DNS,WHOIS,scanner,ports,TCP,NAT,SIP,VoIP,speed test,gateway,MTU,RDAP Description: LAN Insight is the network technician's toolbox for iPhone and iPad. Ten fast, no-nonsense tools: • SubnetCalc — IPv4 subnetting: network, broadcast, wildcard, host range and binary • Network scan — detect active hosts or TCP ports, with CSV export • Continuous ping — real-time latency, jitter and packet loss • Speed test — latency, download and upload, with a Live Activity • HTTP probe — status, timing, headers, redirects and TLS certificate • WHOIS — registrar, owner, expiry and nameservers via RDAP • NAT detector — router NAT type and VoIP/SIP compatibility • SIP probe — reachability and capabilities of a PBX • Local network info — IP, gateway, DNS, MTU and connectivity test • DNS lookup — A, AAAA, MX, TXT, NS and PTR records over DNS-over-HTTPS Plus: Home Screen widget, speed-test Live Activity, Siri and Shortcuts. Available in 5 languages.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LAN Insight at none against CIDR's 1. CIDR's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. CIDR sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. LAN Insight asks for nothing beyond the download.
CIDR ships an update every 3 weeks, LAN Insight fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on June 30, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CIDR | LAN Insight |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ao-system, Inc. | ideainnova srl |
In-app purchases
CIDR
- Remove Ads$1.99
LAN Insight
No in-app purchases
Questions
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