Comparison

Retro Ping vs Ping

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

Head to head
About

Retro Ping

This app visually indicates your WiFi connection quality by displaying real-time latency. It uses a retro-themed animation to show if your connection is good (under 100ms) or bad (over 100ms or timeout). It's designed for quick, easy network testing without impacting bandwidth.

Highlights
  • Real-time latency display
  • Visual connection quality indicator
  • Retro vaporwave race animation
  • Low bandwidth usage
  • Tests WiFi and cell reception
Features
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Retro Ping Features * When your connection is snappy, you warp into the retro sunset. Big number is WARP (higher = faster). Tiny number is milliseconds. * When latency is trash or it times out, the race freezes and it says BAD. DIAGNOSE pulses so you can find out why. * Diagnose runs a hop ladder (your router, 1.1.1.1, 8.8.8.8, then a name) and tells you if the problem is Wi-Fi, the internet, or DNS — in English, not traceroute hieroglyphs. * History of ping sessions, grouped by which internet you were on. Tap a group to name it HOME or OFFICE. * Settings: pick the ping target, optional Wi-Fi name, opt-in anonymous stats (off until you say so). * New app, built fresh in 2026. Native rewrite. Same listing. Same sunset. Bonus Feature * Retro vaporwave race animation. Still the whole point. Instructions Test Broadcasting Quality Set up Retro Ping next to your computer when you are streaming (Skype, Zoom, Hangouts, Teams, whatever they rebranded it to). Now you will know if it is the right moment to say something legit to impress your boss... or keep your mouth shut because your connection is bad and the audio will cut out and make you look like a dweeb. Test Game Server Connectivity Put your phone into its charging dock on your desk, and keep Retro Ping running while you are playing a game (League of Legends, CS, Fortnite). Now you will know if it's the right moment to come out of that bush, or chill out because your latency is whack. Test Your WiFi Skillz! You can use Retro Ping to test and adjust your Wi-Fi environment. Just connect your phone to your Wi-Fi and walk around your crib with Retro Ping running. Move your antennas and or 14.4k modem and try again until it's wicked fast. If you can load webpages faster than you can drink a Tab, then you're solid. If WARP drops when you stand by the fridge, that's the fridge. Diagnose will tell you if it's actually the internet. Test Your Cell Reception Got 5 status bars, but you cannot load MySpace, your BBS, or any other website? Don't freak out. Walk around watching Retro Ping to see which areas are a buzz kill and which are dope. On cell we skip the router hop and still tell you if the internet or DNS is the villain. How does Retro Ping work? * It pings every 0.25 seconds (woah). * A ping is the round trip time to a remote host and back, in milliseconds. * It will not cause bandwidth issues. A ping uses almost no network resources. * Default target is Cloudflare (1.1.1.1), which is close to you almost anywhere (200+ cities). You can point it at something else in Settings. * If ICMP is blocked, it falls back to TCP/443 and shows · TCP. Your router hop never cheats with TCP, because a lot of routers just don't answer pings — that's ROUTER QUIET, not "Wi-Fi is dead." Video killed the radio star, but don't let it kill the internet star.

About

Ping

This comprehensive network utility suite offers a suite of tools for diagnosing and monitoring your internet connection. It provides real-time insights into latency, packet loss, and connection health, along with features like DNS lookup, traceroute, and port scanning.

Highlights
  • Real-time ping test and monitoring
  • Live latency chart and packet loss detection
  • DNS lookup and traceroute
  • Port scanner and WHOIS lookup
  • Subnet calculator and Wake on LAN
  • Connection quality assessment
Features
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Ping Network Tools is an all-in-one network analyzer and ping test toolkit for iPhone. Run a fast connectivity check to any hostname or IP address, trace routes hop-by-hop, perform DNS lookups, scan open ports, check WHOIS records, calculate subnets, and monitor your connection in real time. No ads. No tracking. No data collection. Completely free. 7 NETWORK TOOLS IN ONE APP Ping goes far beyond a basic ping app — it’s a complete mobile network toolkit for Wi-Fi troubleshooting, LAN diagnostics, and server monitoring on the go. PING TEST & MONITOR • Ping test (ICMP) for any hostname or IP address (IPv4 + IPv6) • Live latency chart with last-point highlight and smooth visualization • Packet loss detection — instantly identify unstable connections • Smart alerts for latency spikes, packet loss thresholds, or connection drops • Advanced metrics — jitter, standard deviation, stability score, p50/p95/p99 percentiles • Quality grade (A+ to F) for instant connection health assessment • Insights like Stable, Spiking, or Degraded to explain results • Terminal-style console log with colored status indicators • Configurable interval, timeout, and count limit for precise ping tests SERVICE PULSE • At-a-glance reachability for popular services on the Monitor tab • Live latency with trend arrows and mini charts LOOKS & APP ICONS • Curated Looks — CRT, Windows 95, VHS, Arcade, and more • Alternate app icons to match your style • Optional Icon Pack, Theme Pack, or Bundle — network tools stay free NETWORK TOOLS • DNS Lookup — resolve A, AAAA, and reverse PTR records • Traceroute — hop-by-hop route tracing with per-hop latency and timeout detection • Port Scanner — TCP connect scan with common presets and custom ranges • WHOIS Lookup — domain registration, registrar, expiry, and name server info • Network Snapshot — find my IP address, public IP, DNS servers, network type, IPv6 status • Subnet Calculator — CIDR ranges, masks, broadcast, host count • Wake on LAN — send magic packets to power on devices remotely HISTORY & EXPORT • Auto-saved ping sessions with searchable history • Session detail with full chart replay and complete console log • Share connection quality summaries for faster troubleshooting BUILT FOR GAMERS & PROFESSIONALS • Gamers — monitor ping and latency before it costs you the match • Remote workers — diagnose Wi-Fi issues affecting VPN and video calls • IT & DevOps — server monitor for uptime, DNS propagation, port scanning • Network engineers — subnet calculations, WHOIS lookup, LAN utilities • Streamers & creators — detect packet loss and connection instability Download Ping Network Tools — your network scanner, ping monitor, and connectivity check in one app. MULTI-HOST PING & PRESET GROUPS Compare several hosts at once with multi-host ping: live Radar view, detailed packet Timeline, and side-by-side metrics. Organize favorites into groups and launch them together from the Favorites tab. • Curated preset groups ready to ping — Social, Streaming, Gaming, DNS, and Cloud & Work • Multipurpose host packs for different audiences; launch a whole group in one tap

Screenshots

Retro Ping4 screens
Ping4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Retro Ping at none against Ping's 7. Retro Ping also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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 sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Retro Ping asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Retro Ping holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 68 and 99 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Retro Ping ships an update every 2 weeks, Ping every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Retro Ping versus Ping: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRetro PingPing
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (68 ratings) — better4.8 (99 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6899 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBen SigmanPankaj Gaikar

Customer experience

Retro Ping

All ratings68 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews54 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Ping

All ratings99 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral4.0%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Retro Ping

Requested features

1 request
  • Ability to tell if slow speed is due to router distance

Ping

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Retro Ping

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Ping

One-time7
  • Icon Pack$2.99
  • Tip – Kind$4.99
  • Theme Pack$7.99
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  • Icons & Themes Bundle$9.99
  • Tip – Generous$9.99
  • Tip – Incredible$19.99
  • Tip – Legendary$49.99

Questions

Is Retro Ping free?
Retro Ping is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ping free?
Ping is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Retro Ping or Ping?
Retro Ping is rated higher. Retro Ping averages 5.0 out of 5 from 68 ratings, while Ping averages 4.8 from 99 ratings.
Do Retro Ping or Ping have ads?
Neither Retro Ping nor Ping shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Retro Ping or Ping?
Retro Ping ships an update every 2 weeks, and Ping every 11 days. Most recently, Retro Ping was updated on October 6, 2026 and Ping on October 17, 2026.

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