Comparison

Network Ping vs myNorthC

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Ping single IP address
  • Ping entire subnet
  • Port scanner
  • Traceroute
  • Telnet console
  • Netbios lookup
Features
Currently charting
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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

About

myNorthC

Features
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NorthC provides sustainable regional data center services. We offer innovative, personal, and reliable data center solutions for businesses, IT and managed cloud service providers, institutions, and government organisations.

Screenshots

Network Ping4 screens
myNorthC3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: myNorthC at Free against Network Ping's $3.99. myNorthC also leads on update cadence (every 6 months vs every 12 months). Network Ping's advantage is chart position (#165 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). 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

myNorthC is free to download; Network Ping costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Network Ping ships an update every 12 months, myNorthC every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Network Ping versus myNorthC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNetwork PingmyNorthC
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 6 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#165 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB135 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMochaSoftNorthC Datacenters

In-app purchases

None

Network Ping

No in-app purchases

None

myNorthC

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Network Ping free?
Network Ping costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is myNorthC free?
myNorthC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Network Ping or myNorthC have ads?
Neither Network Ping nor myNorthC shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Network Ping or myNorthC?
Network Ping ships an update every 12 months, and myNorthC every 6 months. Most recently, Network Ping was updated on September 30, 2026 and myNorthC on September 12, 2026.

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