Pockethernet vs PoEWit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pockethernet
This application works with a hardware device to test and analyze Ethernet networks. It allows professionals to perform various network measurements, remotely control the device, and generate reports. Supported tests include wiremapping, fault localization, and PoE measurements.
- Ethernet network analysis
- Remote device control
- Report generation
- Wiremap testing
- TDR fault localization
- PoE measurement
- Link detection
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App for the Pockethernet cable and network tester hardware device. Pockethernet is a tool for computer network professionals. It's a smartphone connected cable and network analyzer that helps you in the installation and maintenance of Ethernet networks. The app enables you to make measurements with the Pockethernet device, remote control every function and generate a report of your findings. Supported tests include Wiremap, TDR fault localization, PoE measurement, Link detection, VLAN tagging, DHCP, Ping, CDP, LLDP, Cable Toner and Port blinker.
PoEWit
This app enables advanced electrical and network infrastructure using Power over Ethernet (PoE). It aims to make sophisticated digital devices more reliable, easily installed, and intelligently networked and powered.
- Advanced electrical and network infrastructure
- Power over Ethernet (PoE) technology
- Reliable and easy device installation
- Efficient, safe, and intelligent networking
- Sophisticated Power Sourcing Equipment (PSE)
- Power Devices (PD)
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Our goal is to advance a building’s electrical and network infrastructure using Power over Ethernet, or PoE as it has never been done before. Doing so, sophisticated digital devices can be more reliable and easily installed anywhere. We want every device to be networked and powered in an efficient, safe and intelligent manner using PoE. Our products are sophisticated Power sourcing equipment (PSE) and Power devices (PD) that will revolutionize everyday electronic devices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PoEWit at 100% against Pockethernet's 53%. PoEWit also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.7) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months). Pockethernet's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15). 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.
PoEWit holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Pockethernet's written reviews are positive against 100% of PoEWit's.
Pockethernet ships an update every 4 months, PoEWit every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pockethernet | PoEWit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (17 ratings) | 4.6 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 52.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Poket Hardware GmbH | Poewit |
Customer experience
Pockethernet
PoEWit
In-app purchases
Pockethernet
No in-app purchases
PoEWit
No in-app purchases
