Comparison

NetBits vs SVXLink

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

Head to head
About

NetBits

This utility app quickly calculates IP subnet information. It provides network and broadcast addresses, usable host ranges, and binary representations for IPv4 addresses and subnet masks. Designed for network professionals and students, it offers a clean, ad-free experience.

Highlights
  • CIDR notation input
  • Network and broadcast address calculation
  • Usable host range display
  • Binary address and mask view
  • Offline functionality
  • Ad-free experience
Features
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NetBits is a fast, no-nonsense IP subnet calculator. Enter an IPv4 address and subnet mask — or just type CIDR notation like 192.168.1.10/24 — and instantly get: • Network and broadcast address • Wildcard mask • Usable host range (min / max) • Number of usable hosts • Network class (A–E) and address type: Private, Public, Loopback, Multicast, CGNAT and more • Binary representation of the address and mask Need to plan a network? Split it into subnets: • Equal parts — pick a subnet mask and see every subnet with its host range and broadcast address • By hosts (VLSM) — enter how many hosts each network needs, and NetBits gives each the smallest subnet that fits and shows the free space left Built for network engineers, sysadmins, students, and anyone who needs quick, accurate subnet math without ads or clutter. FEATURES — CIDR notation input — Binary address/mask view — Subnet splitting: equal parts or VLSM — Copy any value with a long press — Share the result or the list of subnets as text — Light and Dark mode — English and Russian PRIVACY NetBits works fully offline. No accounts, no analytics, no data collection — ever.

About

SVXLink

Features
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Control your RF.Guru hotspot over Bluetooth, watch the live feed, send DTMF, and explore the live reflector map from iPhone or iPad. HotSpot is the official mobile companion for the Analog HotSpot SVXLink platform. Pair once over Bluetooth Low Energy and the app takes over from there: read live SVXLink state, switch talkgroups, send DTMF, watch the reflector network on a real map, and keep an eye on your 4G uplink. What you can do: • Live state feed — callsign, frequency, current talkgroup, active and last talker, TX/RX flags, plus 4G signal bars when an LTE modem is fitted. • DTMF & device commands — full DTMF keypad with quick buttons (status, parrot, IP-announce) and a control menu for SVXLink start / stop / restart, 4G on / off, reboot and power-off. • Talkgroup quick-dial — buttons highlighted yellow for the talkgroups your hotspot is actively monitoring, grey for switchable ones, with a green "last heard X ago" timer on each when the live feed is on. • CTCSS info — output tone and the full input-CTCSS → talkgroup mapping shown on the Hotspot Info screen. • Live reflector map — OpenStreetMap-based view of every node on your reflector. Spiderfy clustering, colour-coded pins (red transmitting, green ON0 repeaters, orange nodes, blue AI-detected, grey offline), floating callsign labels on active talkers, and a glass info card on every pin tap. • Home radius — saves your QTH from GPS and frames the map at a configurable radius (default 150 km). One-tap re-center. • Reflector talker history — live, server-paged list of who's been on the network, sourced from the same WebSocket feed. • Auto-everything — auto-connect to your last hotspot on launch, auto-detect WSS support per reflector domain, auto-fetch the talkgroup labels from the portal, and fall back to Bluetooth-only mode when there's no internet. • Keep-screen-on with auto-sleep — optional, slider from 0 (never sleep) to 120 min. • Just Works pairing — no PIN, no fuss. Open-source hotspot firmware: github.com/Guru-RF/Analog-HotSPOT-SVXLink

Screenshots

NetBits3 screens
SVXLink3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: SVXLink at 13.0 against NetBits's 15.6. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
NetBits versus SVXLink: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNetBitsSVXLink
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVitaly ChurkinRF Guru

In-app purchases

None

NetBits

No in-app purchases

None

SVXLink

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NetBits free?
NetBits is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SVXLink free?
SVXLink is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do NetBits or SVXLink have ads?
Neither NetBits nor SVXLink shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NetBits or SVXLink?
NetBits ships an update every 5 weeks, and SVXLink every 5 weeks. Most recently, NetBits was updated on October 30, 2026 and SVXLink on November 5, 2026.

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