Network Ping Lite vs Console Server
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Network Ping Lite
This tool helps diagnose and maintain local network issues. It provides a clear, single-screen view of device status within a subnet, using color codes to indicate operational health. Includes essential network utilities like ping, port scanning, and telnet access.
- Subnet ping overview
- Device status indicators (green, yellow, red)
- Port scanner
- BLE device list
- Traceroute
- Telnet console
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Network Ping is a software test tool for maintaining and debugging network problems on a local area network (LAN). Get an easy view for a full subnet on a single screen. Look at the screen to the left displaying the status for devices 192.168.2.0 - 192.168.2.255. Green and the device is working, yellow, there is a problem, and red, the device is not any longer on the LAN. LITE VERSION Compared to the Lite version the full version has: - Up to 400 entries can be saved in the device list, the lite version is limited to 4 - Subnet ping is not interrupted after 255 ping request. FEATURES - Ping a single IP address - Ping a subnet to give an overview for 253 IP addresses - Port scanner - List BLE devices - Traceroute, to determine the route taken by packets across an IP network - Display the iPhone IP address
Console Server
Test TCP client or server connectivity with this tool. View incoming and outgoing strings in ASCII or clear text, and send commands back and forth using clear text or hex.
- TCP client and server testing
- View incoming/outgoing strings
- ASCII and clear text display
- Send commands back and forth
- Clear text and hex command support
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You need to test your TCP client or server ? Console Server allows you to connect to server or having client to connect back to app to check for connectivity. You are able to view the incoming and outgoing string in ASCII or Clear Text. On top of that, You are also able to send command back and forth to the tcp client using clear text command or using hex command.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Console Server at 5.0 against Network Ping Lite's 4.4. Console Server also leads on iOS requirement (6.1 vs 15.6). Network Ping Lite's advantage is ratings volume (18 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Console Server holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Network Ping Lite has 18 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Network Ping Lite | Console Server |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (18 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 86.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 6.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MochaSoft | SikYi Chan |
Customer experience
Network Ping Lite
Console Server
Bugs and requests
Network Ping Lite
Reported bugs
3 issues- Traceroute stops at first unresponsive hop
- Crashes on iOS 3.0 after update
- Inaccurate packet loss reporting
Requested features
5 requests- Add SSL/TLS support for secure connections
- Implement DNS lookup functionality
- Allow background operation and auto-refresh
- Expand ping and traceroute capabilities
- Implement port scanning and network analysis tools
Console Server
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Network Ping Lite
No in-app purchases
Console Server
No in-app purchases
