Ping Test+ vs SentryPing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Ping Test+
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just one-tap to test your internet speed Use Ping Test to check your internet speed. It measures the response time towards Top-Traffic websites. Super simple, and super powerful. Ping is a computer network administration software utility used to test the reachability of a host on an Internet Protocol (IP) network. It is available for virtually all operating systems that have networking capability, including most embedded network administration software.
SentryPing
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SentryPing keeps an eye on your websites, APIs, and servers โ and tells you the moment something goes down, right from your pocket. Add an endpoint, and SentryPing checks it in the background and alerts you on outages and recoveries. Everything runs on-device: no account, no sign-up, no tracking. MONITOR ANYTHING โข Watch any URL or host โ websites, REST APIs, health checks, home servers โข Set expected status codes, a latency ceiling, check interval, and a failure threshold to avoid false alarms โข See status at a glance: Up, Degraded, or Down GLANCEABLE, EVERYWHERE โข Home Screen widgets with your status summary and top monitors โข Lock Screen widgets โ circular, rectangular, and inline โข Live Activity + Dynamic Island: watch an outage's downtime tick up in real time โข A "Check Now" control for the Lock Screen and Control Center โ also available in Shortcuts and Siri SMART ALERTS โข Get notified when a monitor goes down, and again when it recovers โข Debounced so a single blip won't spam you QUICK PING โข One-tap "ping ร3" to any URL over HTTP, or any device on your network over ICMP โ even a router, NAS, or printer with no web server โข See per-request latency plus a min / avg / max summary โ like ping, in your pocket HISTORY & INSIGHT โข Latency sparkline, uptime %, recent checks, and an incident log for every monitor PRIVATE BY DESIGN โข Fully on-device. Your endpoints and tokens never leave your iPhone. Note: background checks are best-effort โ iOS decides when apps may run in the background.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: SentryPing at none against Ping Test+'s shown. SentryPing also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 48 months). Ping Test+'s advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ping Test+ ships an update every 48 months, SentryPing every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on May 15, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ping Test+ | SentryPing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 48 months | Every 2 weeks โ better |
| Ads | Yes | No โ better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 โ better | 17.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wonjin Kim | Gregory Manley |
In-app purchases
Ping Test+
No in-app purchases
SentryPing
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Ping Test+ free?
Is SentryPing free?
Do Ping Test+ or SentryPing have ads?
Which is updated more often, Ping Test+ or SentryPing?
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