Network Lab vs LAN Insight
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Network Lab
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Network Lab is a privacy-first LAN scanner and network toolbox for iPhone, iPad and Apple silicon Mac. Use it to discover devices on your Wi-Fi or wired network, inspect Bonjour and Zeroconf services, monitor favourite hosts and troubleshoot common connectivity problems without creating an account or uploading scan data to a cloud service. What Network Lab helps with: - Scan your local subnet and identify active hosts - Browse Bonjour / Zeroconf services and service records - Inspect IP addresses, MAC addresses, vendors, ports and host details where available - Save network snapshots, compare scans and export results as CSV - Monitor favourite hosts for reachability - Run ping, traceroute, DNS lookup, whois and bandwidth tests - Send Wake-on-LAN magic packets to sleeping devices - Open SSH sessions to known hosts Network Lab is built for home labs, small offices, developers, admins and curious users who want a clear view of their own network. The core LAN scanner stays available for free, while Pro unlocks the extended diagnostic tools.
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: β’ SubnetCalc β IPv4 subnetting: network, broadcast, wildcard, host range and binary β’ Network scan β detect active hosts or TCP ports, with CSV export β’ Continuous ping β real-time latency, jitter and packet loss β’ Speed test β latency, download and upload, with a Live Activity β’ HTTP probe β status, timing, headers, redirects and TLS certificate β’ WHOIS β registrar, owner, expiry and nameservers via RDAP β’ NAT detector β router NAT type and VoIP/SIP compatibility β’ SIP probe β reachability and capabilities of a PBX β’ Local network info β IP, gateway, DNS, MTU and connectivity test β’ DNS lookup β 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 Network Lab's 1. LAN Insight also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 9 months). Network Lab's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Network Lab sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. LAN Insight asks for nothing beyond the download.
Network Lab ships an update every 9 months, LAN Insight fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Network Lab | LAN Insight |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Fortnightly β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No β better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 β better | 26.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michael Lauer | ideainnova |
In-app purchases
Network Lab
- Unbegrenzte Benutzung$9.99
LAN Insight
No in-app purchases









