Cloudcheck vs HE.NET Network Tools
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cloudcheck
This app offers comprehensive internet connection testing, including Wi-Fi, cellular, and broadband. It helps identify performance bottlenecks and allows you to map Wi-Fi speeds in your environment. Additionally, it provides cloud-based network monitoring and optimization for compatible routers.
- Speed test for Wi-Fi, cellular, broadband
- Identify connection bottlenecks
- Wi-Fi speed mapping
- Record and label Wi-Fi spots
- Smart router monitoring and optimization
- Remote router management
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Cloudcheck Version 2.9.19 A new and improved version of Cloudcheck for better, faster internet® Cloudcheck Version 2.9 includes four core functions Speed Test ● Test the individual components in your internet connection including Wi-Fi, cellular and broadband. ● Choose the nearest Cloudcheck test node to ensure the accuracy of your results. ● Determine the "bottle neck" in your connection and whether each link is good, average or poor relative to it's maximal capability. ● Provide feedback via the thumbs up/down as to your perception of connectivity quality. W-Fi Sweetspots ● Turn your mobile device in to a Wi-Fi speed probe. ● Walk through your environment to probe and determine the Wi-Fi speed in any location. ● Record and label each spot of interest for future reference. ● The audio on/off feature emulates a "geiger counter". Smartifi® ● Smartifi makes your wireless router intelligent. ● When connected to a Cloudcheck enabled Wi-Fi router/access point you can register and activate Cloudcheck's monitoring and optimization service known as Smartifi. ● Smartifi monitors and optimizes your network from the cloud to ensure maximal performance on your Wi-Fi network and give you visibility on the speed of each device connected to the network. ● Smartifi displays the current speed and previous 7 days average speed. ● Smartifi enables user preferences such as blocking specific devices. Remote management ● This feature provides the Smartifi functionality, for users to monitor and manage Cloudcheck enabled routers remotely on the cloud. For security reasons, to enable this feature, while connecting to a Cloudcheck enabled router, the user needs to grant the privilege.
HE.NET Network Tools
A comprehensive suite of network diagnostic tools for professionals. It offers features like ARP/NDP lookup, DNS queries, IP calculations, bandwidth testing, and port scanning. Securely manage two-factor authentication codes and view network routing tables.
- ARP/NDP lookup
- DNS lookup
- IP Calculator
- iperf bandwidth test
- Port Scan
- SSL/TLS Information
- Two-factor authentication code storage
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This suite of networks tools implements most of the network diagnostics that you need as a Network Engineer or System Administrator. Please help us improve it by giving us feedback. + ARP / NDP: Lookup local devices found on your network using either ARP (IPv4) or NDP (IPv6). + Bonjour Browser: See what DNS-SD/Bonjour services are available on your network + DNS lookup: Search for a servers DNS zone records such as SOA, NS, A, AAAA, MX, PTR. + Interface Information: Get information regarding your device's current network state. + IP Calculator: Calculate the Netmask, Wildcard, Network, Host range, and Broadcast for a given subnet. + iperf: Check bandwidth against remote iperf services. + One Time Password: Securely store and view your TOTP and HOTP (two-factor authentication) codes. TOTP codes are available on the Apple Watch. + Ping: Send ICMP packets to a single IPv4/IPv6 address. + Ping Sweep: Send ICMP packets to an entire subnet range. + Traceroute: Find the route packets take to reach your destination. + Progressive Traceroute: Get detailed statistics for a given route. + Port Scan: Scan a list of TCP ports on any server. + Routing Table: See your local device's routing table. + SSL/TLS Information: Check available ciphers, protocols and what's being used when connecting to a remove service. + Whois: Get information regarding network resources. + NO ADS! Note: Recent iOS releases secure certain low-level network information, and as such will not be available in-app, such as MAC addresses for other network devices.
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Verdict
Cloudcheck and HE.NET Network Tools both sit at 3.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 78% of HE.NET Network Tools's written reviews are positive against 51% of Cloudcheck's. HE.NET Network Tools also leads on device support (4 vs 2). Cloudcheck's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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 — 3.9 for Cloudcheck against 4.0 for HE.NET Network Tools. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 62 and 70 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 51% of Cloudcheck's written reviews are positive against 78% of HE.NET Network Tools's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cloudcheck | HE.NET Network Tools |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (62 ratings) | 4.0 (70 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 51.1% of reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 62 | 70 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Axon Networks Inc. | Hurricane Electric, LLC |
Customer experience
Cloudcheck
HE.NET Network Tools
User reviews
Cloudcheck
From 62 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Useful for troubleshooting
- 👍 Easy to use
- 👍 Good for finding dead spots
- 👍 Measures both Wi-Fi and ISP speeds
- 👍 Accurate results
Room to improve
- 🐛 App frequently stops working
- 🐛 Connection issues (can't connect to server)
- 🐛 App freezes or locks up
- 🐛 Speed test not loading
- 🐛 Incompatible with older iOS versions/devices
HE.NET Network Tools
From 70 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎯 Comprehensive network diagnostic tools in one app
- 💰 Completely free with no ads or paywalls
- 🔒 Privacy-friendly and no data collection
- ⚡ Lightweight and efficient performance
- 🛠️ Advanced features like SSL cert chain analysis
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes on Interface Information tool
- 🐛 Dark mode text readability issues
- 🐛 iperf3 tool unreliable and buggy
- 🐛 DNS resolver doesn't show NXDOMAIN responses
- 🐛 App crashes when scrolling tool menu
Bugs and requests
Cloudcheck
Reported bugs
34 issues- No longer works
- Can't connect to server
- Never loads
- Stopped working
- Locks up without connecting
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- Locks up at 'connecting'
- Speed test not loading
- WiFi speed equals broadband speed
- Won't connect to internet
- App freezes on remote
- App crashes
- Paid version not updating
- Error message: incompatible iOS
- Error message: This device is not compatible with this app
- App not compatible with this phone
- Upgrade not compatible
- Pulses and pulses on initialize screen
- Initialization screen pulsing at startup
- Shut down and kick me out frequently
- Error message: incompatible ios
- Error message: This device is not compatible with this app
- Black screen
- New update has broken it
- Update doesn't work
- Crashing on IOS 9.3
- Issue with version 2.8.3 (SmartFi Broadband connection shown as 0.5Mbps)
- Incompatible device (RT-AC68U)
- Smartifi not working on Asus RT-AC66R router
- Doesn't support Apple routers
- Still iPhone 6 screen support missing
- Not the least bit accurate (speed readings)
- Broadband speed check bad (only indicates burst speed)
- Black screen on launch after update
- App crashing after new update
Requested features
5 requests- Allow changing location names
- Add parental controls (adjust time, etc.)
- Support for more routers (e.g., Apple routers)
- Fix iPhone 6 screen support
- Add 'Boost' and 'Prioritize clients' feature
HE.NET Network Tools
Reported bugs
12 issues- Interface Information crashes app immediately
- iperf3 fails with 'operation not permitted' error
- iperf2 crashes on iOS 8+
- DNS lookups not responding after updates
- iperf3 only runs for 1 second despite longer duration settings
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- iperf3 fails to start intermittently
- App crashes when selecting tools from menu
- Crashes on iOS 11 and later versions
- Neighbor Discovery crashes on iPhone 6
- Dark mode text hard to read on iPhone
- App crashes on iPad for multiple functions
- Ping and basic tools crash on iOS 11+
Requested features
12 requests- Vision Pro compatibility and controls
- SRV record lookup in DNS tool
- IPv6 subnet calculator
- WOL (Wake-on-LAN) magic packet support
- MTR (My Traceroute) tool
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- Telnet command for port testing
- Stop/pause button for running tests
- Multiple iperf test execution
- Configurable iperf parameters and bandwidth limits
- LAN device scanning capability
- Dark mode text color options
- Apple Watch app with full functionality
In-app purchases
Cloudcheck
No in-app purchases
HE.NET Network Tools
No in-app purchases
Questions
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