NetViews
Ranked 2 of 8 network diagnostic tools by recommenders
Mac app that scans your network and Wi-Fi channels, so people buy it for debugging. Critics note it is closed source and not on the App Store.
Mac app that scans your network and Wi-Fi channels, so people buy it for debugging. Critics note it is closed source and not on the App Store.
19 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 17
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 89%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 17 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 8.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Worth buying for debugging
“Looks great. I bought a license just so I'm sure I've got it next time I'm debugging a network issue.”
Comment from 10 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: I built a macOS tool for network engineers – it's called NetViews” “The app looks fantastic. I'll probably end up buying it.”
Comment from 10 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: I built a macOS tool for network engineers – it's called NetViews” Automatic Wi-Fi channel guidance
“it will tell you if you are on a good channel or not, automatically!”
Comment from 10 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: I built a macOS tool for network engineers – it's called NetViews” “it's doing 95+% of the work without effort”
Comment from 10 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: I built a macOS tool for network engineers – it's called NetViews” Clean, attractive UI
“I like the UI, it reminds me of UniFi.”
Comment from 10 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: I built a macOS tool for network engineers – it's called NetViews” “This looks so pretty and awesome”
Comment from 10 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: I built a macOS tool for network engineers – it's called NetViews” Praised as cool and well made
“Congratulations on shipping! Looks awesome.”
Comment from 10 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: I built a macOS tool for network engineers – it's called NetViews” “This is actually really cool.”
Comment from 10 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: I built a macOS tool for network engineers – it's called NetViews”
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See all 8 network diagnostic tools, rankedWhat people said
17 of the 22 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“The ARP table scan before ICMP is a smart design choice.”
“2 is my biggest barrier. Because even if I migrated to applestan, I wont be able to run it everywhere I need it to be.”
“on mobile it was hard to really see what the app does”
“it has been somewhat useful”
“it's doing 95+% of the work without effort”
“I would ultimately be going out of my way to use this tool on my Mac.”
“This is actually really cool.”
“I JUST enabled a 20% discount code if that helps you make a decision”
“This looks so pretty and awesome”
“Congratulations on shipping! Looks awesome.”
“it will tell you if you are on a good channel or not, automatically!”
“Looks great. I bought a license just so I'm sure I've got it next time I'm debugging a network issue.”
“I like the UI, it reminds me of UniFi.”
“MacOS has needed something like this for quite a while.”
“The app looks fantastic. I'll probably end up buying it.”
“You've already used your 7-day trial on this Mac.”
“the combination of closed source and not being on the App Store is a bit of a dealbreaker for me”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.