HE.NET Network Tools vs Plesk Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Plesk Mobile
Manage your Plesk domains and servers on the go. This app provides mobile access for administrators and customers to control domains, view server status, and manage services. It offers essential tools for both basic domain tasks and advanced server administration.
- Domain management
- File manager
- Subscription statistics
- Server information viewing
- Server health monitoring
- Service control
- Log viewing
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Access to your Plesk account anytime and anywhere from iOS device. Plesk Mobile gives Plesk administrators and their customers mobile access to management of their domains. If you are the administrator of a Plesk server, you can also access a number of server management features. The app requires Plesk 11.0 or higher - and it's free. See the full list of features below. Domain management features: * File manager with basic operations * Embedded simple text editor * Subscription statistics * Ability to open Plesk in embedded web view Server management features for administrators: * View the list of services on a server * View server information: OS, CPU, Plesk version and so on * View server health: CPU load average, memory consumption, swap usage, etc * Health monitor events on your smartphone * Subscribe to Plesk events * Secret key authentication * Roll back and retrieve Plesk license key * Restart a server * Stop and start services on a server * View Plesk access and error logs * Open Plesk in embedded web view
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HE.NET Network Tools at 4.0 against Plesk Mobile's 3.2. HE.NET Network Tools also leads on review sentiment (78% vs 36%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). Plesk Mobile's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
HE.NET Network Tools holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 70 and 32 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of HE.NET Network Tools's written reviews are positive against 36% of Plesk Mobile's.
HE.NET Network Tools ships an update every 2 months, Plesk Mobile every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HE.NET Network Tools | Plesk Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (70 ratings) — better | 3.2 (32 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better | 35.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 70 — better | 32 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hurricane Electric, LLC | WebPros International GmbH |
Customer experience
HE.NET Network Tools
Plesk Mobile
Bugs and requests
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
Plesk Mobile
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
HE.NET Network Tools
No in-app purchases
Plesk Mobile
No in-app purchases
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