HE.NET Network Tools vs Smart Home 3D
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.
Smart Home 3D
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See which lights are on, at a glance. Smart Home 3D puts your smart home on a 3D floor plan. Rooms, floors, furniture and lights appear where they belong. Glass walls reveal the interior, so you can see lighting states and control supported lights in their place. YOUR HOME IN 3D Scan rooms with RoomPlan on a compatible iPhone or iPad with LiDAR. Add floors and stairs, and edit walls, doors and windows. Switch between glass, architectural and top-down views. Metric rulers, guides and snapping help refine your plan. Set precise wall dimensions and angles, and add balcony doors and rolling garage doors. LIGHTS IN THEIR PLACE Place chandeliers, individual spots or groups, switches and LED strips. Mark lights through the camera and set a strip's start and end points. Link them to available devices and circuits. Tap a light or room to control supported lighting. Brightness, colour and colour temperature depend on your device and provider. FURNITURE AND YOUR MODELS Furniture recognised during a room scan appears in your home. Import USDZ models, preview them and replace suitable items with your own models. On a supported iPhone, capture an individual object from several angles to create its 3D model. A regular room scan identifies furniture; it does not create an exact photographic replica. Open the home on Mac to arrange catalog furniture and edit position, dimensions, rotation and finish. The catalog includes living room, bedroom, kitchen and bathroom furniture, decor, TVs and smart speakers. TVs and speakers are objects placed in the home model. CONNECT AND SAVE On iPhone and iPad, choose Apple Home, SprutHub or Home Assistant. Devices must be set up in your chosen system, with the required permissions. Available features depend on the provider and device. Save your home to a file and keep a backup in your own iCloud. LiDAR is required for room scanning, but not for controlling connected devices. Smart Home 3D is an independent app. Its lighting illustrates device states and is not an engineering lighting calculation. ACCESS AND PAYMENT The app is free to download. New subscribers receive 7 days of full access after confirming a subscription in the App Store. Your chosen monthly or yearly plan then applies; the price for your country is shown before confirmation. Cancel in your Apple settings. Customers who bought paid version 1.0 retain lifetime full access. Without a subscription, rotate the demo home and switch its lights, view your saved home and export it. Scanning, editing and commands to your devices require full access. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HE.NET Network Tools at none against Smart Home 3D's 2. HE.NET Network Tools also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). Smart Home 3D's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads and device support 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. Smart Home 3D sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. HE.NET Network Tools asks for nothing beyond the download.
HE.NET Network Tools ships an update every 2 months, Smart Home 3D every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HE.NET Network Tools | Smart Home 3D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (70 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 70 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hurricane Electric, LLC | Alex Fedotov |
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
Smart Home 3D
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
HE.NET Network Tools
No in-app purchases
Smart Home 3D
- Monthly access7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Yearly access7 Days trial$14.991 Year
Questions
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