Comparison

HE.NET Network Tools vs Where Am I?

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • ARP/NDP lookup
  • DNS lookup
  • IP Calculator
  • iperf bandwidth test
  • Port Scan
  • SSL/TLS Information
  • Two-factor authentication code storage
Features
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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.

About

Where Am I?

Discover detailed administrative boundary information for your current location in your preferred language. This fast, multilingual app links locality data to relevant Wiki pages and provides GPS coordinates in multiple formats.

Highlights
  • Detailed administrative boundary information
  • Multilingual support (147 languages)
  • Fast, sub-millisecond response times
  • Links to relevant Wiki pages
  • GPS data in Decimal, DMS, and MGRS formats
  • Powered by BigDataCloud API
Features
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Where Am I? - Locality Info shows where you are with clear locality names, coordinates, and nearby administrative context. Choose the language used for locality names separately from the app interface language. This is useful when travelling, driving, or checking how a place is named locally. BigDataCloud supports locality names in more than 100 languages. Features: - Current locality and place-name hierarchy - Coordinates, altitude, speed, course, and accuracy - Driving mode for quick glanceable locality information - Home Screen widget and CarPlay Dashboard widget support where available - Locality language and app interface language settings - Privacy-focused design: no account, no login, and no personal identity information collected The app sends location and network context to BigDataCloud to return locality information and improve geolocation quality. It does not collect your name, email, phone number, contacts, photos, calendar, or messages.

Screenshots

HE.NET Network Tools4 screens
Where Am I?2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Where Am I? at 4.8 against HE.NET Network Tools's 4.0. HE.NET Network Tools's advantage is review sentiment (78% vs 50%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Where Am I? holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 70 and 41 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 78% of HE.NET Network Tools's written reviews are positive against 50% of Where Am I?'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HE.NET Network Tools ships an update every 2 months, Where Am I? every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 2, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
HE.NET Network Tools versus Where Am I?: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHE.NET Network ToolsWhere Am I?
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (70 ratings)4.8 (41 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings70 — better41
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHurricane Electric, LLCBigDataCloud

Customer experience

HE.NET Network Tools

All ratings70 ratings
Positive72.9%
Neutral5.7%
Negative21.4%
Written reviews99 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral10.1%
Negative12.1%

Where Am I?

All ratings41 ratings
Positive97.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

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

Where Am I?

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

HE.NET Network Tools

No in-app purchases

None

Where Am I?

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HE.NET Network Tools free?
HE.NET Network Tools is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Where Am I? free?
Where Am I? is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HE.NET Network Tools or Where Am I??
Where Am I? is rated higher. HE.NET Network Tools averages 4.0 out of 5 from 70 ratings, while Where Am I? averages 4.8 from 41 ratings.
Do HE.NET Network Tools or Where Am I? have ads?
Neither HE.NET Network Tools nor Where Am I? shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HE.NET Network Tools or Where Am I??
HE.NET Network Tools ships an update every 2 months, and Where Am I? every 6 weeks. Most recently, HE.NET Network Tools was updated on September 2, 2026 and Where Am I? on September 23, 2026.

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