HE.NET Network Tools vs Splunk 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.
Splunk Mobile
Access and manage your business data insights from anywhere. Receive alerts, view dashboards, and take action on critical information directly from your mobile device.
- Receive and respond to notifications
- View multiple Splunk instances
- Search and filter dashboards
- Manage alerts
- Run playbooks in Phantom Mobile
- Filter and view events
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Splunk, the industry leader in turning data into business insights, offers mobile apps that extend Splunk capabilities beyond the desktop. Get notifications, view dashboards, and take action with your data on the go with Splunk Mobile. Using Splunk Mobile with your Splunk deployment, you can: - Receive and respond to notifications triggered by your Splunk Enterprise, and Splunk Cloud instances. - Get insights from multiple Splunk instances. - View, filter, and search for dashboards and alerts from your Splunk Enterprise or Splunk Cloud instance. To get data from your Splunk Enterprise or Splunk Cloud instance, use Splunk Secure Gateway to transmit data from your on-premise deployment or cloud deployment to registered mobile devices. Splunk Secure Gateway is included in Splunk Cloud version 8.1.2103 and Splunk Enterprise version 8.1.0 and higher. Splunk Mobile is not available for GovCloud or FedRAMP Environments. For any questions and feedback about Splunk Mobile, email mobile-support@splunk.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: HE.NET Network Tools at 78% against Splunk Mobile's 42%. HE.NET Network Tools also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). Splunk Mobile's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 4.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
Splunk Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 70 and 39 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 78% of HE.NET Network Tools's written reviews are positive against 42% of Splunk Mobile's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
HE.NET Network Tools ships an update every 2 months, Splunk Mobile every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 2, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HE.NET Network Tools | Splunk Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (70 ratings) | 4.3 (39 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better | 41.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 70 — better | 39 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 262 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hurricane Electric, LLC | Splunk Inc. |
Customer experience
HE.NET Network Tools
Splunk 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
Splunk Mobile
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
HE.NET Network Tools
No in-app purchases
Splunk Mobile
No in-app purchases
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