diff --git a/apps/ios/Sources/Settings/SettingsNetworkingHelpers.swift b/apps/ios/Sources/Settings/SettingsNetworkingHelpers.swift
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f061ff9a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/ios/Sources/Settings/SettingsNetworkingHelpers.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import Foundation
+
+struct SettingsHostPort: Equatable {
+    var host: String
+    var port: Int
+}
+
+enum SettingsNetworkingHelpers {
+    static func parseHostPort(from address: String) -> SettingsHostPort? {
+        let trimmed = address.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
+        guard !trimmed.isEmpty else { return nil }
+
+        if trimmed.hasPrefix("["),
+           let close = trimmed.firstIndex(of: "]"),
+           close < trimmed.endIndex
+        {
+            let host = String(trimmed[trimmed.index(after: trimmed.startIndex)..<close])
+            let portStart = trimmed.index(after: close)
+            guard portStart < trimmed.endIndex, trimmed[portStart] == ":" else { return nil }
+            let portString = String(trimmed[trimmed.index(after: portStart)...])
+            guard let port = Int(portString) else { return nil }
+            return SettingsHostPort(host: host, port: port)
+        }
+
+        guard let colon = trimmed.lastIndex(of: ":") else { return nil }
+        let host = String(trimmed[..<colon])
+        let portString = String(trimmed[trimmed.index(after: colon)...])
+        guard !host.isEmpty, let port = Int(portString) else { return nil }
+        return SettingsHostPort(host: host, port: port)
+    }
+
+    static func httpURLString(host: String?, port: Int?, fallback: String) -> String {
+        if let host, let port {
+            let needsBrackets = host.contains(":") && !host.hasPrefix("[") && !host.hasSuffix("]")
+            let hostPart = needsBrackets ? "[\(host)]" : host
+            return "http://\(hostPart):\(port)"
+        }
+        return "http://\(fallback)"
+    }
+}
diff --git a/apps/ios/Sources/Settings/SettingsTab.swift b/apps/ios/Sources/Settings/SettingsTab.swift
index 9395048b4..5c2a1b8e3 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Sources/Settings/SettingsTab.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Sources/Settings/SettingsTab.swift
@@ -400,40 +400,11 @@ struct SettingsTab: View {
         return en0 ?? fallback
     }
 
-    private struct HostPort: Equatable {
-        var host: String
-        var port: Int
-    }
-
-    private static func parseHostPort(from address: String) -> HostPort? {
-        let trimmed = address.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
-        guard !trimmed.isEmpty else { return nil }
-
-        if trimmed.hasPrefix("["),
-           let close = trimmed.firstIndex(of: "]"),
-           close < trimmed.endIndex
-        {
-            let host = String(trimmed[trimmed.index(after: trimmed.startIndex)..<close])
-            let portStart = trimmed.index(after: close)
-            guard portStart < trimmed.endIndex, trimmed[portStart] == ":" else { return nil }
-            let portString = String(trimmed[trimmed.index(after: portStart)...])
-            guard let port = Int(portString) else { return nil }
-            return HostPort(host: host, port: port)
-        }
-
-        guard let colon = trimmed.lastIndex(of: ":") else { return nil }
-        let host = String(trimmed[..<colon])
-        let portString = String(trimmed[trimmed.index(after: colon)...])
-        guard !host.isEmpty, let port = Int(portString) else { return nil }
-        return HostPort(host: host, port: port)
+    private static func parseHostPort(from address: String) -> SettingsHostPort? {
+        SettingsNetworkingHelpers.parseHostPort(from: address)
     }
 
     private static func httpURLString(host: String?, port: Int?, fallback: String) -> String {
-        if let host, let port {
-            let needsBrackets = host.contains(":") && !host.hasPrefix("[") && !host.hasSuffix("]")
-            let hostPart = needsBrackets ? "[\(host)]" : host
-            return "http://\(hostPart):\(port)"
-        }
-        return "http://\(fallback)"
+        SettingsNetworkingHelpers.httpURLString(host: host, port: port, fallback: fallback)
     }
 }
diff --git a/apps/ios/Tests/SettingsNetworkingHelpersTests.swift b/apps/ios/Tests/SettingsNetworkingHelpersTests.swift
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4ce123a87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/ios/Tests/SettingsNetworkingHelpersTests.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import Testing
+@testable import Clawdis
+
+@Suite struct SettingsNetworkingHelpersTests {
+    @Test func parseHostPortParsesIPv4() {
+        #expect(SettingsNetworkingHelpers.parseHostPort(from: "127.0.0.1:8080") == .init(host: "127.0.0.1", port: 8080))
+    }
+
+    @Test func parseHostPortParsesHostnameAndTrims() {
+        #expect(SettingsNetworkingHelpers.parseHostPort(from: "  example.com:80 \n") == .init(host: "example.com", port: 80))
+    }
+
+    @Test func parseHostPortParsesBracketedIPv6() {
+        #expect(
+            SettingsNetworkingHelpers.parseHostPort(from: "[2001:db8::1]:443") ==
+                .init(host: "2001:db8::1", port: 443))
+    }
+
+    @Test func parseHostPortRejectsMissingPort() {
+        #expect(SettingsNetworkingHelpers.parseHostPort(from: "example.com") == nil)
+        #expect(SettingsNetworkingHelpers.parseHostPort(from: "[2001:db8::1]") == nil)
+    }
+
+    @Test func parseHostPortRejectsInvalidPort() {
+        #expect(SettingsNetworkingHelpers.parseHostPort(from: "example.com:lol") == nil)
+        #expect(SettingsNetworkingHelpers.parseHostPort(from: "[2001:db8::1]:lol") == nil)
+    }
+
+    @Test func httpURLStringFormatsIPv4AndPort() {
+        #expect(SettingsNetworkingHelpers.httpURLString(host: "127.0.0.1", port: 8080, fallback: "fallback") == "http://127.0.0.1:8080")
+    }
+
+    @Test func httpURLStringBracketsIPv6() {
+        #expect(SettingsNetworkingHelpers.httpURLString(host: "2001:db8::1", port: 8080, fallback: "fallback") == "http://[2001:db8::1]:8080")
+    }
+
+    @Test func httpURLStringLeavesAlreadyBracketedIPv6() {
+        #expect(SettingsNetworkingHelpers.httpURLString(host: "[2001:db8::1]", port: 8080, fallback: "fallback") == "http://[2001:db8::1]:8080")
+    }
+
+    @Test func httpURLStringFallsBackWhenMissingHostOrPort() {
+        #expect(SettingsNetworkingHelpers.httpURLString(host: nil, port: 80, fallback: "x") == "http://x")
+        #expect(SettingsNetworkingHelpers.httpURLString(host: "example.com", port: nil, fallback: "y") == "http://y")
+    }
+}
+