Magic Smoke vs Network Kit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Magic Smoke
Establish custom TCP connections to send specific commands. Save up to ten commands for quick access, or type any message directly. This utility is ideal for testing network connections and embedded systems.
- Custom TCP connection setup
- Save up to ten custom commands
- Send any typed message
- Appends carriage return and linefeed
- Supports IP address and port input
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This app allows you to send custom commands via a TCP connection. You input the IP address and port number for the TCP connection you would like to create, and then you can customize the ten buttons to have ten saved commands. The “Any Command” text field can send any message that is typed into the text field. A carriage return and linefeed are appended to all messages. It was originally developed for the NCSU Embedded Systems course ECE 306, but it works for any TCP connection you would like to create!
Network Kit
This utility app provides comprehensive network debugging tools. It allows users to view device network information and perform various tests like TCP, UDP, Ping, and DNS queries. An optional subscription removes advertisements.
- View IPv4/IPv6 and interface information
- TCP/UDP and Ping testing
- Traceroute functionality
- DNS query support
- Ad-free subscription option
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A network debugging tool App - Support viewing information IPv4, IPv6, interface of the current device - Support TCP, TCP6, UDP, UD6, Ping, Ping6, Traceroute, Traceroute6, DNS query Subscription Terms: 1. Products - Remove ads (Monthly), the price is ¥6/month - Remove ads (Quarterly), the price is ¥16/quarter - Remove ads (Annually), the price is ¥56/annual 2. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. 3. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period 4. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period,and identify the cost of the renewal 5. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase Privacy Policy: https://plumk.top/poivacy/network_kit_poivacy_cn.html Auto Renewal Agreement: https://plumk.top/apps/network_kit/agreement/auto_renew.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Magic Smoke at none against Network Kit's 3. Magic Smoke also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Network Kit's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, ratings volume 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. Network Kit sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Magic Smoke asks for nothing beyond the download.
Magic Smoke holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 4 respectively.
Magic Smoke ships an update every 5 months, Network Kit every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and July 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Magic Smoke | Network Kit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (10 ratings) — better | 4.8 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Caleb Barnett Wheeler | 铁柱 李 |
Customer experience
Magic Smoke
Network Kit
In-app purchases
Magic Smoke
No in-app purchases
Network Kit
- Remove ads (Monthly)$0.991 Month
- Remove ads (Quarterly)$1.993 Months
- Remove ads (Annually)$7.991 Year
