Comparison

NetPulse App vs Connection Check

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

Head to head
About

NetPulse App

Instantly improve your internet and phone service by finding stronger wireless signals. This app tests your signal up to 100 times per second, offering a high-resolution score and an innovative "Geiger Counter" feature.

Highlights
  • Boosts internet and phone service
  • Tests wireless signal up to 100 times per second
  • Finds stronger wireless signals
  • Wireless "Geiger Counter" feature
  • Works with Cellular, WiFi, and Satellite networks
  • Simple interface for all experience levels
Features
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NetPulse can instantly boost your Internet & phone service using just a mobile phone or tablet. NetPulse tests your wireless signal up to 100 times per second to quickly spot issues and find stronger wireless signals, which can vary significantly across rooms, buildings or terrain. Unlike “Signal Bars”, which only show your wireless signal in one direction and with low resolution (just 5 bars), NetPulse reveals your true, bi-directional performance with high resolution scoring and simple indicators. Along with an innovative wireless "Geiger Counter" feature, NetPulse allows users to quickly find and use stronger wireless signals, often just a few feet away. NetPulse works with Cellular, WiFi and Satellite networks and no additional hardware or setup is required. NetPulse includes an easy-to-use interface for all experience levels, along with advanced tools for gamers and network pros. Functionality: - Reduce dropped calls and improve call quality in seconds - Position a 4G/5G gateway or hotspot for maximum performance - Find the best locations to make phone calls at home, work, in a car, boat, RV, hotel - Tune a WiFi network for maximum coverage, speeds and low latency - Quickly find the best places to use the Internet or make calls while traveling - improve WiFi based video calls, streaming TV and remote work or school - Quickly spot issues on a wireless network (e.g. congestion, interference) - Aim a satellite dish for best performance in seconds Features: - Proprietary algorithm tests wireless performance up to 100 times per second - Wireless "Geiger Counter" feature with audio cues to quickly find stronger signals - Highly accurate, 2-way signal level displayed on a 0-100 scale (vs 5 "Signal Bars") - Compatible with Cellular, WiFi and Satellite networks - Advanced tools available for fine-tuning latency and coverage - Simple interface for all experience levels and no hardware or setup required - Uses negligible data and network bandwidth - Developed by wireless industry pros Benefits for IT and Mobile Operators: - Simple and accurate self-install of wireless gateways, devices & hotspots - Increased network capacity via faster modulation rates & fewer retransmissions - Effectively extended coverage area for both fixed and mobile customers - Reduced technical support calls and improved customer satisfaction - Simple tool for testing true wireless coverage NetPulse works with any WiFi network as well as leading 3G, 4G, 5G mobile & satellite providers including: Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, SpaceX Starlink, DirectTV, Dish, Bell Canada, Rogers, Telus, Telmex, Vodafone, Three, O2, Orange, Deutsche Telekom, Telefonica, Telenor, Telstra, MTN, Vodacom, NTT, Optus, BSNL, Tata, Telkomsel, SK Telecom, China Mobile, China Telecom and many more! ***** Boost your Internet & Phone service now!

About

Connection Check

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Connection Check shows you, in plain language, the network path iOS makes available to apps on your device — whether you are online, which interfaces are in use, and whether the network is expensive or in Low Data Mode. It is a focused, privacy-first utility: no account, no ads, no tracking, and nothing leaves your device. AT A GLANCE See an instant Online, Offline, or "Requires connection" status, with a clear explanation of what it means for your apps. INTERFACES Check whether the current path may use Wi-Fi, Cellular, Wired Ethernet, Loopback, or another interface type. Tap any row to learn what it means. NETWORK CONDITIONS Find out if iOS considers your connection "expensive" (such as cellular or Personal Hotspot) or "constrained" by Low Data Mode — the same signals well-behaved apps use to save your data. PLAIN-LANGUAGE EXPLANATIONS Every status, interface, and condition comes with a friendly explanation, plus the underlying technical detail for the curious and for developers. TECHNICAL DETAILS & DIAGNOSTICS Expand the technical section to see raw values (path status, interface availability, DNS / IPv4 / IPv6 support) and copy a clean, plain-text diagnostic summary to share with support. TEST REQUEST Run a single small request and watch how per-request policy toggles — allow cellular, expensive, or constrained access — change the outcome. These settings apply only to this app's own request, never to your whole phone. WHAT THIS APP CANNOT DO Connection Check cannot read your total mobile data usage, your carrier usage, or other apps' data usage. It only shows the network path information iOS makes available to this app. PRIVACY No sign-in. No analytics. No tracking. Nothing is collected or sent anywhere.

Screenshots

NetPulse App4 screens
Connection Check4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Connection Check at $0.99 against NetPulse App's $4.99. NetPulse App's advantage is iOS requirement (13.4 vs 16.0). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

NetPulse App costs $4.99 and Connection Check $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
NetPulse App versus Connection Check: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNetPulse AppConnection Check
Price$4.99$0.99 — better
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 18 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.4 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMartysoft LLCPatrick Hisni Brataas

In-app purchases

None

NetPulse App

No in-app purchases

None

Connection Check

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NetPulse App free?
NetPulse App costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Connection Check free?
Connection Check costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do NetPulse App or Connection Check have ads?
Neither NetPulse App nor Connection Check shows ads.

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