Comparison

AwayCam vs Ping NetTool

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

AwayCam

Transform your iPhone into a webcam for real-time streaming to any web browser. Control camera functions like zoom and light directly from your browser. Supports front or rear cameras with adjustable image quality.

Highlights
  • Real-time streaming to web browser
  • Browser-based camera control
  • Zoom in/out and scroll
  • Front or rear camera selection
  • Adjustable image size and quality
  • Camera light control
Features
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Use your iPhone as a webcam, and keep an eye on your yellow rubber duckie! You get real time streaming to any web browser. Just type the IP address or bonjour name, shown on the AwayCam screen into the Web browser address field. Only requirement, the iPhone must be connected to Wifi. Mocha AwayCam can - Stream direct to any Web Browser. No need for plug-ins or - special requirements. - Control AwayCam from the Web Browser. - Zoom in/out and scroll around in the camera picture. - Front or Rear camera. - Camera light. - Select between many different image size and quality.

About

Ping NetTool

Features
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Ping Network Tool is the network diagnostic companion that works for everyone — from the non-technical user who just wants to know whether the internet is down, to the developer or sysadmin who needs raw ICMP data and route tracing on the go. SIMPLE MODE — ONE TAP IS ALL IT TAKES Open the app and you are greeted by a single, friendly screen: "Is my internet working?" Tap the button. Within seconds, Ping Network Tool sends a probe to a reliable server, interprets the result, and answers in plain language — "Internet is available. Your connection is working normally." or an equally clear explanation of what went wrong and what you might try. No jargon, no numbers to decode. If you are curious about the underlying data, tap "See technical details" to reveal the raw ping output, or tap "Switch to Advanced" to unlock the full toolkit. ADVANCED MODE — LINUX-FAITHFUL PING OUTPUT IN YOUR POCKET Power users and professionals get a streamlined terminal-style interface with three tabs: Ping, History, and Network. The Ping tab lets you enter any hostname or IP address, choose your packet size, interval, and count, then press Ping to watch results stream in line by line — exactly as you would see them in a Linux terminal. A live RTT graph plots each round-trip time as responses arrive, giving you an instant visual of jitter and packet loss. When you are done, tap Trace to run a full traceroute to the same host and see every hop between your device and the destination, with per-hop latency. Copy the entire session output to the clipboard with one tap for sharing or logging. The History tab preserves every ping and traceroute session automatically. Browse past runs, review RTT statistics — min, avg, max, and mdev — and compare connectivity over time. Sessions persist across restarts so you always have a record. The Network tab shows a live snapshot of this device: your Wi-Fi IP address, external IP (via ipify.org), DNS server, and detected country. Tap Refresh at any time to update the external IP or country information. It is ideal for quickly verifying VPN connectivity, confirming your external address, or checking which DNS resolver your device is using. HOST BOOK — SAVE AND REUSE YOUR TARGETS The Host book stores up to five hosts in the free plan so you can jump straight to the targets you care about without retyping them. Each saved host can also be enrolled in background monitoring, which silently pings it at regular intervals and alerts you when it becomes unreachable. PREMIUM — ONE-TIME PURCHASE, NO SUBSCRIPTION Ping Network Tool is free to use with no time limit. A single optional in-app purchase of $1.99 unlocks the full feature set permanently: • TCP Ping: probe a specific port number instead of relying on ICMP alone. Useful for checking whether a web server, mail server, or game server is actually accepting connections on the relevant port. • Unlimited hosts and monitoring: remove the 5-host limit in the host book and enable background monitoring for as many targets as you need. • No upsell banners: permanently removes the promotional banner and weekly reminder that appear in the free plan. • Family Sharing: the purchase is shared automatically with everyone in your Family Sharing group on iOS at no extra cost. There is no subscription, no auto-renewal, and no hidden fees. Pay once and the unlock is yours forever, even after reinstalls. PRIVACY AND PERMISSIONS Ping Network Tool does not collect personal information. Network requests are limited to the hosts you explicitly choose to probe and a single call to ipify.org to retrieve your external IP address when you open the Network tab. No account is required. No data is uploaded to any server. Whether you are a home user troubleshooting a slow connection, a network engineer checking infrastructure from your phone, or a developer verifying that a deployment is reachable — Ping Network Tool is the fast, clean tool you have been looking for.

Screenshots

AwayCam3 screens
Ping NetTool4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Ping NetTool at weekly against AwayCam's every 40 months. AwayCam's advantage is iOS requirement (10.1 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AwayCam ships an update every 40 months, Ping NetTool weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
AwayCam versus Ping NetTool: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAwayCamPing NetTool
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 40 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMochaSoftTLM Software Design, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

AwayCam

No in-app purchases

None

Ping NetTool

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AwayCam free?
AwayCam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ping NetTool free?
Ping NetTool is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AwayCam or Ping NetTool have ads?
Neither AwayCam nor Ping NetTool shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AwayCam or Ping NetTool?
AwayCam ships an update every 40 months, and Ping NetTool weekly. Most recently, AwayCam was updated on October 15, 2026 and Ping NetTool on October 20, 2026.

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