Comparison

HE.NET Network Tools vs BoostyLink

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

BoostyLink

Enhance your home internet reliability by using your smartphone's cellular data as a backup. This app ensures a seamless failover connection, keeping your online sessions active and your public IP address consistent, even when your primary broadband goes down. Set a data cap to avoid unexpected charges.

Highlights
  • Augments home broadband with cellular data
  • Seamless failover connection
  • Maintains public IP address
  • Prevents session disruption
  • Configurable data cap
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This app is a companion to your Hybrid/Boosty enabled home router, and will boost the reliability of your home broadband connection by augmenting it with the cellular on your smartphone. For those gamers who can't tolerate any disruption, or for people working from home and their broadband needs to always stay up, this is an invaluable solution to always keep you online. To get it to work there are a few simple steps: Ensure that your home router supports the Hybrid/Boosty functionality. Contact your ISP to check if it is Connect your smartphone to your home router's Wi-Fi connection as normal Turn on the app and confirm you want your smartphone to work in tandem with your home router That's it you're up and running! When your home broadband goes down this app will seamlessly kick in as a failover connection and will keep your existing sessions up and your public IP address the same. As soon as your home broadband comes back on-line we'll stop using your mobile data. To ensure you never get any surprise bills you can specify a data cap, after which we stop using your cellular data.

Screenshots

HE.NET Network Tools4 screens
BoostyLink4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: BoostyLink at 5.0 against HE.NET Network Tools's 4.0. BoostyLink also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). HE.NET Network Tools's advantage is ratings volume (70 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

BoostyLink holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HE.NET Network Tools has 70 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HE.NET Network Tools ships an update every 2 months, BoostyLink monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
HE.NET Network Tools versus BoostyLink: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHE.NET Network ToolsBoostyLink
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (70 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings70 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHurricane Electric, LLCHybrid Access Technologies Limited

Customer experience

HE.NET Network Tools

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

BoostyLink

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

BoostyLink

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

HE.NET Network Tools

No in-app purchases

None

BoostyLink

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 BoostyLink free?
BoostyLink is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HE.NET Network Tools or BoostyLink?
BoostyLink is rated higher. HE.NET Network Tools averages 4.0 out of 5 from 70 ratings, while BoostyLink averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do HE.NET Network Tools or BoostyLink have ads?
Neither HE.NET Network Tools nor BoostyLink shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HE.NET Network Tools or BoostyLink?
HE.NET Network Tools ships an update every 2 months, and BoostyLink monthly. Most recently, HE.NET Network Tools was updated on October 9, 2026 and BoostyLink on October 10, 2026.

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