Ping Network Scanner vs ScreenDot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ping Network Scanner
Diagnose network issues with a suite of tools including ping, traceroute, and DNS lookups. Monitor server and device responsiveness with live charts and customizable alerts. Scan your local network to discover connected devices.
- Ping hosts, IPv4/IPv6, and ranges
- Live latency, packet loss, and jitter charts
- Traceroute with hop mapping
- DNS lookup for various record types
- Local network device scanning
- Public IP address and location
- Wake on LAN
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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/
ScreenDot
This app displays your daily screen time directly on your iPhone's Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. It syncs with Apple's Screen Time data for an at-a-glance view of your usage without needing to open the app.
- Lock Screen display
- Dynamic Island integration
- Syncs with Apple Screen Time
- Minimalist design
- No account required
- Background usage tracking
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ScreenDot puts a simple view of your day right where you can see it. • View your Screen Time inside Apple's protected Screen Time report. • Keep your latest tracked total in the Dynamic Island and on the Lock Screen. • Background tracking uses five-minute usage checkpoints. iOS may delay updates; this is not a second-by-second timer. • No account. No ads. • Minimal black-and-white design. With supported iOS versions and Apple's expanded Screen Time authorization, ScreenDot synchronizes today's aggregate total when you open the app. A manual Match today's total option is also available. A Live Activity can last up to eight hours; open ScreenDot to restart it. SCREENDOT PLUS Eligible new subscribers can start with a 14-day free trial, then US $0.99/month. Pricing is localized by the App Store. The subscription unlocks the Dynamic Island and Lock Screen Live Activity. It renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account subscription settings. ScreenDot uses Apple's Family Controls, Device Activity, and Live Activities frameworks. Detailed report content stays on your iPhone. For Live Activity refreshes, ScreenDot sends only the latest aggregate total in whole minutes, its date and anonymous installation/ActivityKit tokens to its push relay. No per-app, category or website details are sent. Dynamic Island requires a supported iPhone. Privacy Policy: https://ailifeadmin.net/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: ScreenDot at none against Ping Network Scanner's shown. Ping Network Scanner's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 5 days) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Ping Network Scanner sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and ScreenDot sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Ping Network Scanner ships an update daily, ScreenDot every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ping Network Scanner | ScreenDot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 5 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Guang Hui YANG | KRISHNA HIREN PATEL |
In-app purchases
Ping Network Scanner
- Ping Monitor$1.991 Month
- Ping Monitor Yearly$14.991 Year
- Ads remover$1.99
- Ping Pro$5.99
ScreenDot
- ScreenDot Plus14 Days trial$0.991 Month
Questions
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