Orb.net vs Netcraze
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Orb.net
This free platform continuously measures your internet connection's responsiveness, reliability, and speed. It provides easy-to-understand scores and detailed technical information for users who want to understand their true internet experience.
- Measures internet responsiveness
- Measures internet reliability
- Measures internet speed
- Continuous lightweight tests
- Easy-to-understand scores
- Technical details for advanced users
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Orb shows your true internet experience and is a free platform that runs without disrupting your connection or device. It measures Responsiveness, Reliability, and Speed using lightweight, continuous tests, and provides easy-to-understand scores as well as the technical details for nerds.
Netcraze
Manage your home network remotely with this app. Monitor internet usage per device or user, set access schedules, and filter content for family members. Disconnect devices instantly and receive alerts about network status.
- Remote network control
- Internet usage analysis
- Family member profiles
- Access scheduling
- Content filtering
- Device disconnection
- Event alerts
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Get full control of your home network from anywhere in the world where you have access to the Internet. - Analyse internet usage by device, user or network. - Create profiles for family members with access schedules and content filtering. - A wide range of public content filtering services are supported. - Disconnect a group of devices from the Internet with a single tap. - Stay up to date on network status with event alerts via push notifications or email.
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Verdict
Orb.net and Netcraze both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 62% of Orb.net's written reviews are positive against 13% of Netcraze's. Orb.net also leads on device support (4 vs 2). Netcraze's advantage is ratings volume (381 vs 35). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Orb.net against 4.6 for Netcraze. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Netcraze has 381 ratings behind it against 35, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 62% of Orb.net's written reviews are positive against 13% of Netcraze's.
Orb.net ships an update every 2 weeks, Netcraze monthly. The most recent releases landed on August 31, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Orb.net | Netcraze |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (35 ratings) | 4.6 (381 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 61.5% of reviews — better | 13.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 35 | 381 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Orb Forge Inc. | Netcraze LLC |
Customer experience
Orb.net
Netcraze
Bugs and requests
Orb.net
Reported bugs
2 issues- Console opens on desktop every time
- Slow performance
Requested features
3 requests- Apple TV app
- PlayStation app
- Background mode
Netcraze
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Orb.net
No in-app purchases
Netcraze
No in-app purchases
