Network Ping vs Salt mCodeX
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
Salt mCodeX
This app provides a secure, mobile-based second-factor authentication method. It uses biometrics to generate one-time passwords and challenge/response codes for high-assurance remote access to enterprise networks. The solution is PIN-protected and does not require a mobile network connection.
- Mobile second-factor authentication
- Biometric (face/fingerprint) authentication
- One-time password (OTP) generation
- Challenge/Response signature codes
- PIN-protected and standalone solution
- Issuer configurable profiles
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(Please note that Salt mCodeXpress is now call Salt mCodeX) Salt mCodeX is a convenient mobile-based "second factor" authentication (2FA) method used in conjunction with Safetronic "Echidna Edition" to provide an out-of-the-box solution for high assurance authentication of remote users connecting to enterprise networks via VPNs, Citrix gateways or other RADIUS aware access points. Salt mCodeX uses biometrics (face and fingerprint) authentication to generate One Time Passwords (OTP) and Challenge/Response signature codes that are displayed on the iOS device. Salt mCodeX provides a robust cryptographically based, PIN protected and standalone solution that does not require ongoing availability of the mobile network. Salt mCodeX requires registration with Safetronic "Echidna Edition". Please contact Salt Group for more information on this. Salt mCodeX features include: - Operation and features akin to dedicated hardware token except on an iPhone device. - Issuer configurable profiles including PIN length, PIN retry thresholds, weak PINs, token display timeouts, OTP and Response lengths, language support, issuer branding - Time and event based OTPs - Re-deployable in the field, anywhere in the world - Full browser independence - Intuitive user interface - Challenge/Response generation - Local App PIN Precision Technology
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Salt mCodeX at Free against Network Ping's $3.99. Salt mCodeX also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 12 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). Network Ping's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 1.0) and chart position (#172 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
Salt mCodeX is free to download; Network Ping costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Network Ping holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Network Ping has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Network Ping ships an update every 12 months, Salt mCodeX every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Network Ping | Salt mCodeX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (8 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #172 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MochaSoft | Salt Group |
Customer experience
Network Ping
Salt mCodeX
In-app purchases
Network Ping
No in-app purchases
Salt mCodeX
No in-app purchases
