Comparison

Network vs Ping Network Scanner

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

Head to head

Network

Free

🔧 Utilities

★ 5.01 ratingsView app →

Ping Network Scanner

Traceroute, DNS & LAN scan

Free

🔧 Utilities

No ratingsView app →

About

Network

This application simplifies network calculations with an easy-to-use IP and subnet calculator. It provides detailed subnet information for network management and planning.

Highlights

IP/Subnet calculation
Detailed subnet information
Easy-to-use interface
Network management tool

Features

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IP/Subnet Calculator - the easy way With this App you can calculate the subnetdetails

About

Ping Network Scanner

Monitor network performance, diagnose connectivity issues, and scan local devices. Offers tools like traceroute, DNS lookup, and Whois. Provides real-time latency and packet loss data for servers and devices.

Highlights

Host monitoring with live latency charts
Traceroute with hop mapping
DNS lookup for various record types
Local network device scanning
Public IP address and geolocation
Wake on LAN functionality

Features

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Ping Network Scanner tells you whether your servers, router and devices answer, and how fast. Everything runs on your iPhone. Pings, DNS lookups, whois and traceroute go straight from your device to the network: no account, no server in the middle. MONITOR - Ping hostnames, IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, or a whole range like 192.168.1.1-20 - Live latency chart, packet loss, jitter, min, average and max - Options like the ping command: count, interval, timeout, packet size, TTL - Pause, resume and tag your hosts NETWORK TOOLS - Traceroute, with every hop on a map - DNS lookup: A, AAAA, MX, TXT, NS, CNAME, PTR and more - Whois for domains and IP addresses - Scan your local network to find its devices, with their names - My Network: Wi-Fi address, router, subnet mask, DNS servers - Your public IP address and its country FREE: alerts when a host goes down, TCP port and web page checks, and 2 port scans and 2 vulnerability checks a day PING PRO, A ONE-TIME PURCHASE - Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, Live Activity in the Dynamic Island - 24 hour history and CSV export - Shortcuts and Siri: "Check my hosts with Ping" - iCloud sync between your iPhone and iPad - Wake on LAN - Unlimited port scans and vulnerability checks - Compare connections: ping the same host over Wi-Fi, cellular and VPN at once, side by side - Up to 20 hosts, and no ads The free version monitors up to 4 hosts, with ads. Bought "Remove Ads" before? Restore it and Pro is yours. PING MONITOR 24/7 Watch one host around the clock, free: it is checked every 5 minutes, with a push alert when it goes down or comes back. Ping Monitor, a separate subscription, checks up to 4 hosts every minute, or up to 20 with Ping Pro, with e-mail alerts, 30 day history, certificate alerts, quiet hours and a widget. Public hosts only. Only the hosts you choose to watch 24/7 are sent to our servers; everything else stays on your device. Optional e-mail alerts tell you when a host goes down or comes back up. Your address is checked with a code and used only for these e-mails. ON IPHONE, IPAD AND MAC Ping Network Scanner runs on iPhone, iPad and Mac. One Ping Pro purchase covers all three: restore it on each device with the same Apple Account. IP geolocation by DB-IP. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Network4 screens

Ping Network Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Network at none against Ping Network Scanner's 4. Network also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (11.2 vs 17.0). Ping Network Scanner's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 6 months). On price 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. Ping Network Scanner sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Network asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Network ships an update every 6 months, Ping Network Scanner daily. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level

Network versus Ping Network Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Network	Ping Network Scanner
Price	Free	Free
Rating	5.0 (1 ratings) — better	—
Number of ratings	1 — better	—
Update frequency	Every 6 months	Daily — better
Ads	No — better	Yes
In-app purchases	No — better	Yes
Monetization	Free — better	Free with in-app purchases
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS	11.2 — better	17.0
Further details — not scored
Size	8 MB	18 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Jonas Kohler	Guang Hui YANG

In-app purchases

None

Network

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Ping Network Scanner

Subscriptions2

Ping Monitor$1.991 Month
Ping Monitor Yearly$14.991 Year

One-time2

Ads remover$1.99
Ping Pro$5.99

Questions

Is Network free?

Network is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Ping Network Scanner free?

Ping Network Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Do Network or Ping Network Scanner have ads?

Ping Network Scanner shows ads; Network does not.

Which is updated more often, Network or Ping Network Scanner?

Network ships an update every 6 months, and Ping Network Scanner daily. Most recently, Network was updated on October 14, 2026 and Ping Network Scanner on October 31, 2026.