Comparison

Radien vs OctetLab

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

Head to head
About

Radien

Diagnose network issues, identify connected devices, and test internet performance directly from your iPhone or iPad. It offers detailed insights into your Wi-Fi, router, and internet connection without ads or trackers.

Highlights
  • Network diagnostic checks
  • Device scanner
  • Wake on LAN functionality
  • Ping and traceroute tools
  • DNS lookup
  • Port scanner
  • TLS certificate inspection
Features
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Is it my Wi-Fi, or is the site down? Where does the connection break? Why does Safari distrust this certificate? Is my public IP really mine, or am I behind my carrier's NAT? Which devices are on my Wi-Fi? Did my computer really wake up? Radien answers these questions on your iPhone or iPad, directly on the device, and honest about what it can and can't see. No ads, no trackers, no analytics, no accounts. Nothing you type is sent to a server we operate. WHAT'S INSIDE • Radien Checkup: one run checks your Wi-Fi, router, internet, DNS and websites, and tells you what is wrong. • Network Scanner: see the devices on your Wi-Fi or wired network, how each one answered, and their names. With iOS 27, see each device's MAC address and maker, and what changed since your last scan. Nothing leaves your network. • Wake on LAN: wake a computer, NAS, server or gaming PC on your network, or away from home through your own VPN, then watch it wake. Radien says whether it woke and what to check if it did not. Siri, Shortcuts and widgets can wake it too. • Ping: latency, jitter and packet loss to any host, with a live chart and a plain-language verdict. • Multi Ping: compare up to four hosts side by side, at once. Saved groups load a whole comparison in one tap. • Traceroute: every hop between you and a destination, with reverse-DNS names, the network that holds each address, and a read of where delay or loss truly begins. • DNS Lookup & Reverse DNS: query A, AAAA, MX, TXT, NS and more against the system resolver or Google, Cloudflare and Quad9. Enter an IP for a reverse PTR lookup and the network that holds it. • Port Scanner: which TCP ports are open, closed or filtered (usually a firewall), never a fake vulnerability claim. • TLS Inspector: read a site's TLS/SSL certificate chain, protocol versions and cipher support, straight from your device. No third-party grading service, no invented grades. • Subnet Calculator: IPv4 and IPv6 math: CIDR, network, broadcast, host ranges and equal splits, with a live bit view and RFC-correct /31 and /32. • IP Converter: turn any IP notation into every other form, and see how an IPv4 address rides inside IPv6. • MAC Converter: every MAC address notation, EUI-64, link-local, and a fully offline vendor lookup. Randomized phone MACs are flagged as randomized, never given a fake vendor. • Network Details: your Wi-Fi name and access point vendor, local and public IP address with its network owner, router address, DNS servers, your real cellular radio (5G, or 5G riding a 4G core) and NAT64 detection. ACCESSIBILITY Every screen is tested by hand with VoiceOver. Result rows read as one sentence, every long-press action is also a rotor action, and the ping chart supports Apple's Audio Graphs, so you can hear your connection as rising and falling tones. Larger Text, Reduce Motion and Voice Control are supported. One honest limit: I have no Braille display, so Braille output is untested. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Radien uses Apple frameworks only: no third-party SDKs, no analytics, no data collection. The MAC vendor and network owner tables are bundled on the device, and certificates are read locally, never sent to a checking service. Your network is your business. RADIEN PRO Radien is free to use, with a one-time Radien Pro unlock for the power features: Radien Checkup, Multi Ping, more Wake on LAN devices with groups, widgets and the Control Center control, custom DNS resolvers and extra record types, advanced port presets, full TLS depth, device makers and names, MAC vendor lookup, network names, alternate app icons, tuning options and sharing. Buy once, keep forever. No subscription. Built by an independent developer. Feedback is welcome and read personally.

About

OctetLab

Features
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OctetLab is a subnet calculator built for network engineers, sysadmins, and students who need answers in seconds, not spreadsheets. Enter an IPv4 or IPv6 address and instantly see the network address, broadcast address, usable host range, and subnet mask — broken down bit by bit in a visualizer you can tap to reshape the mask boundary by hand. Every calculation runs fully on-device: no accounts, no network calls, no ads. INCLUDED • Instant IPv4 subnet calculator with a tap-to-toggle binary bit visualizer — see and shape the mask boundary directly • Full IPv6 subnet support, including compressed and expanded address forms • Copy any result field or share a full subnet summary in one tap • Save your recent calculations to a running history PRO (ONE-TIME UNLOCK) • VLSM subnet splitter — divide a network into right-sized subnets by host count • Unlimited saved calculation history • Export subnet plans to CSV OctetLab does one job well: turning subnetting math into a clean, tappable interface — no lookup tables, no guesswork. Terms of Use (EULA): https://obelisk.club/subnetmaskcalculator/terms

Screenshots

Radien4 screens
OctetLab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Radien at 18.0 against OctetLab's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Radien sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and OctetLab sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Radien versus OctetLab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRadienOctetLab
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIGOR ARSENKIN永 张

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Radien

One-time1
  • Radien Pro$9.99
1 purchases

OctetLab

One-time1
  • SubnetMaskCalculator Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Radien free?
Radien is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is OctetLab free?
OctetLab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Radien or OctetLab have ads?
Neither Radien nor OctetLab shows ads.

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