Traceroute vs MK Tag
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Traceroute
This network utility visualizes the path data packets take to reach a destination, displaying each hop's details like roundtrip time and IP address. It helps diagnose connection issues and understand network topology, including ISP and target system connections.
- Visualizes packet routes
- Displays hop details (time, IP, domain)
- Diagnoses connection issues
- Shows network topology
- Safari webpage integration
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An iOS version of the famous unix traceroute command with a convenient extension to get a traceroute directly from a Safari webpage. A traceroute is a network tool used to show the route taken by packets across an IP network. The Traceroute tool will show you each hop sequentially, and total hops required. For each hop, it will display the hop #, roundtrip times, best time (ms), IP address, TTL, and domain name. Seeing the traceroute information can help you determine why your connections to a given server might be poor and can help you identify problems. It also shows you how systems are connected to each other, letting you see how your ISP connects to the Internet as well as how the target system is connected.
MK Tag
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From this configuration tools, you wil be able to modify the parameters settings, such as advertisment slot, adv interval, Tx power and etc, as well as to check the general device information. On one hand, the multiple advertisement slots function along with the motion trigger mechanism are available for you to set, to apply into dynamic asset tracking scenarios; On the other hand, the ultra-long advertising interval function are also avaulable for you, to apply into presence detection scenarios.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: MK Tag at Free against Traceroute's $2.99. On update cadence, 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
MK Tag is free to download; Traceroute costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Traceroute ships an update every 7 months, MK Tag every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Traceroute | MK Tag |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Mathieu Bolard | Moko Technology Ltd |
In-app purchases
Traceroute
No in-app purchases
MK Tag
No in-app purchases









