Best Trace vs TCP Ping
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Best Trace
Visualize detailed network path information to help diagnose and resolve network issues. It provides insights into your current device's network connection and offers a convenient widget for at-a-glance monitoring.
- Visual network path details
- Network problem resolution
- Current device connection info
- Home screen widget
- IP geolocation database
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****** The Industry-leading Visual Traceroute Tool ****** Best Trace is a visualization tool that can help network operators, internet companies's development and operations teams and technology enthusiasts to view network path's detail information, it also can help them resolve the needs that they want to fix the problems of the network. It is based on our(IPIP.net) own needs and customers, combined with our IP geolocation database, then we created it. We support viewing your current iOS device's network connection information and has a widget to help you see it at any time. IPIP.net focus on location-related data reduction and release, is committed to becoming the location datas more accuracy and precision. Our main products--IPIP.net function is for city-level geographic data marked based on BGP/ASN datas, that accuracy is much higher than other products. Our customers existed in all types of internet companies, most in the advertising, security, E-commerce, entertainment industry, as well as CDN, DNS, VPN, and other network productivity tools. Free users have a limit number of queries, please contact us for commercial license.
TCP Ping
Test network responsiveness with both TCP and ICMP ping modes. Monitor global server performance from 16 locations worldwide. Get detailed analytics and insights into your network's speed and reliability.
- Dual TCP and ICMP ping modes
- Global server performance testing
- User-friendly interface
- Detailed ping analytics
- Custom host input for ICMP
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1. Dual Ping Modes: TCP Ping: Test the responsiveness of a TCP connection across various ports. ICMP Ping: Traditional ping to check the reachability of a host. 2. Global Locations: With 16 strategically placed locations around the world, you can simulate and test how your servers or websites perform globally. Whether it's Asia, Europe, the Americas, or anywhere in between, we've got you covered. 3. User-Friendly Interface: A sleek and intuitive design ensures that you can get your results quickly and efficiently, without the need for complex setups. 4. Detailed Analytics: Receive in-depth insights on your ping tests, including average response times, packet loss percentages, and more. 5. Custom Host Input: For ICMP pings, simply input the desired host, and let our app do the rest. Whether it's a website, a server, or any other online entity, we'll provide you with the data you need.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Best Trace at 1.6 against TCP Ping's 1.0. Best Trace also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 11 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
Best Trace holds the better App Store score, 1.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Best Trace has 21 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of Best Trace's written reviews are positive against 0% of TCP Ping's.
Best Trace ships an update monthly, TCP Ping every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Best Trace | TCP Ping |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (21 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 15.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Beijing Tiantexin Technology Co., Ltd. | Wahoo Software |
Customer experience
Best Trace
TCP Ping
In-app purchases
Best Trace
No in-app purchases
TCP Ping
No in-app purchases
