Traceroute vs Pubky Ring
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.
Pubky Ring
Securely manage your public keys for decentralized applications. Authorize or revoke access, organize keys across devices, and control active sessions. Maintain self-custody of your identity without accounts or tracking.
- Securely manage public keys
- Authorize/revoke service access
- Organize and sync keys
- View and control active sessions
- Self-custodial identity
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Pubky Ring is the key manager for your identity in the Pubky ecosystem. It lets you securely manage your pubkys—the public keys that power your presence across decentralized apps. Use Pubky Ring to: - Authorize or revoke access to services - Organize and sync your pubkys across devices - View and control active sessions - Stay fully self-custodial, with no accounts or tracking Whether you’re using the Pubky App or any other tool built on Pubky Core, Pubky Ring keeps your identity portable, private, and under your control. Crafted by Synonym Software Ltd.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Pubky Ring at Free against Traceroute's $2.99. Pubky Ring also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 60%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months). Traceroute's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). On rating, 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
Pubky Ring is free to download; Traceroute costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Traceroute against 5.0 for Pubky Ring. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 60% of Traceroute's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pubky Ring's.
Traceroute ships an update every 7 months, Pubky Ring every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Traceroute | Pubky Ring |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mathieu Bolard | Synonym Software Ltd |
Customer experience
Traceroute
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In-app purchases
Traceroute
No in-app purchases
Pubky Ring
No in-app purchases
