Network Ping vs UniFi Access
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Network Ping
This tool helps diagnose and maintain local network issues. It provides a clear visual overview of device status across an entire subnet, indicating if devices are online, experiencing problems, or offline. It also includes utilities for telnet access, port scanning, and network path tracing.
- Ping single IP address
- Ping entire subnet
- Port scanner
- Traceroute
- Telnet console
- Netbios lookup
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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. Before buying try our free Lite version FEATURES - Ping a single IP address - Ping a subnet to give an overview for 253 IP addresses - Port scanner - Traceroute, to determine the route taken by packets across an IP network - Netbios lookup - List BLE devices
UniFi Access
Manage your entire access control system remotely. Oversee doors, users, readers, and security policies. View real-time activity logs and receive doorbell notifications.
- Manage connected doors and security policies
- Oversee user rosters and access methods
- Configure reader devices and greeting messages
- View real-time access event logs
- Receive doorbell notifications
- Grant remote access to visitors
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The UniFi Access mobile app is a convenient, comprehensive management tool that allows you and other administrators to oversee every aspect of your Access system, including connected doors, user rosters, reader devices, access cards, and security policies. With the app, you can also view real-time access event logs to maintain full vantage of visitor and employee traffic throughout your workspace. [Doorbell] Receive a push notification when someone rings a connected doorbell. [Remote View] Greet visitors remotely with the UA Pro, then grant them access remotely. [Devices] Add new Access devices and configure a variety of settings, including greeting messages, broadcast names, digital keypad layout, volume, and display brightness. [Doors] Manage individual doors or group them to instantly make sweeping security alterations on the fly. You can also apply door and floor-specific access policies for enhanced building security. [Users] Add, edit, and remove users with ease. You can also assign individual and group-level access methods, such as PIN codes or UA Cards. [Activities] Review detailed access logs and card reader video captures to track on-premises activity anywhere, anytime. [Cards] Utilize existing NFC cards or assign new UA Cards to system users.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: UniFi Access at Free against Network Ping's $3.99. UniFi Access also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (4.6K vs 8). Network Ping's advantage is review sentiment (75% vs 60%) and chart position (#168 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
UniFi Access is free to download; Network Ping costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
UniFi Access holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: UniFi Access has 4.6K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Network Ping's written reviews are positive against 60% of UniFi Access's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Network Ping ships an update every 12 months, UniFi Access every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 2, 2026.
| Parameter | Network Ping | UniFi Access |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (8 ratings) | 4.9 (4.6K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 59.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 4.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #168 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 280 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MochaSoft | Ubiquiti Inc. |
Customer experience
Network Ping
UniFi Access
Bugs and requests
Network Ping
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
UniFi Access
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes on launch
- Notifications not working
- Remote login issues
- Outdated information in app
Requested features
4 requests- Integrate with Unifi Protect
- Add schedule management in app
- Allow door hold open/timer controls
- Improve camera/intercom integration
In-app purchases
Network Ping
No in-app purchases
UniFi Access
No in-app purchases






