Comparison

Nice Trace vs SSL Detective Plus

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

Head to head
About

Nice Trace

Monitor your network's performance with this advanced traceroute tool. It visualizes the path to any internet host, identifies bottlenecks in real-time, and provides detailed information about each network hop. Quickly diagnose connectivity issues and understand your network's behavior.

Highlights
  • Real-time path monitoring
  • Packet loss detection
  • Network bottleneck identification
  • Country of origin detection
  • WHOIS lookups
  • Trace results export
Features
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Keep your network under control with Nice Trace - the most advanced traceroute app for iOS. The tool traces the route to the host in the Internet using easy, user-friendly interface and animations. You will immediately get information about any possible bottlenecks and problems since Nice Trace never stops working. It continues to monitor the whole path to the network resource in real time and keeps you informed. The specially designed asynchronous algorithm lets Nice Trace quickly pass through problematic hops not hanging on them, thus increasing the speed. Now you can reach the destination host fast like never before. FEATURES - Real-time path monitoring with packet loss detection - Easily spot possible network bottlenecks - Country of origin detection of the network owner - Network range and AS number lookup - WHOIS hostnames, IP addresses, ASNs - E-mail trace results - Ultrafast asynchronous network I/O Displays hops information (when available): - IP address - Reverse hostname (PTR DNS record) - Autonomous system (AS) number - Country of the network owner - Average packets round trip time (RTT) - Counts of packets that were sent and received - Percentage of the packet loss - IP network range (in hop details) - Other hops IP addresses and hostnames (in hop details) DEMO VIDEOS http://j.mp/nicetrace_vids MORE GREAT APPS · Spyglass - augmented reality & GPS navigator · Scany - Wi-Fi/LAN network scanner

About

SSL Detective Plus

Investigate and verify SSL/TLS certificate chains with ease. This tool helps troubleshoot connection issues by displaying full certificate details and chains, which can then be emailed for further review.

Highlights
  • Investigate SSL/TLS certificates
  • Verify certificate chains
  • Easy-to-browse format
  • Email certificate chains
  • Troubleshoot connection issues
  • View full certificate details
Features
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SSL Detective Plus is a great tool for investigating SSL/TLS certificates and certificate chains. SSL Detective loads and displays SSL certificates and verifies SSL certificate chains in a easy to browse format. The SSL certificate chains can also be e-mailed to use or review on other systems. SSL Detective Plus uses the standard iPhone and iPad protocols to download and evaluate certificates and certificate chains to easily probe and troubleshoot certificate issues and resolve them quickly. SSL Detective is the perfect tool for troubleshooting SSL or TLS issues when connecting an iPhone or iPad to a web server, VPN (Virtual Private Network) server, mail server, MDM (Mobile Device Management) server, or any SSL/TLS enabled server. When an iPhone or iPad has a certificate error, only a portion of the server certificate may be displayed and it usually does not show the entire certificate or the certificate chain. Some apps will fail silently due to SSL/TLS error, or may log data to the system log. SSL Detective fills in the missing piece by being able to view the full certificate and the certificate chain for troubleshooting when attempting to resolve any issues. SSL Detective can also email the entire certificate chain right from the App, making it easy to troubleshoot the certificates on other systems SSL (Secure Socket Layer) and TLS (Transport Layer Security) are used to encrypt network traffic and verify that data has not been modified during transit. In order to have a successful SSL/TLS connection without warnings or failures, the certificate on the server must be valid and trusted.

Screenshots

Nice Trace4 screens
SSL Detective Plus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Nice Trace at $0.99 against SSL Detective Plus's $29.99. Nice Trace also leads on review sentiment (93% vs 50%) and rating (4.7 vs 3.0). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Nice Trace costs $0.99 and SSL Detective Plus $29.99 up front. SSL Detective Plus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Nice Trace asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Nice Trace holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nice Trace has 53 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of Nice Trace's written reviews are positive against 50% of SSL Detective Plus's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nice Trace ships an update every 3 months, SSL Detective Plus every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and July 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Nice Trace versus SSL Detective Plus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNice TraceSSL Detective Plus
Price$0.99 — better$29.99
Rating4.7 (53 ratings) — better3.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews93.1% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings53 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.413.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPavel AhafonauTwocanoes Software, Inc.

Customer experience

Nice Trace

All ratings53 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral1.9%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews261 reviews
Positive93.1%
Neutral1.9%
Negative5.0%

SSL Detective Plus

All ratings5 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Nice Trace

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes after a few hops on some networks
  • Displays nonsensical packet loss stats
  • Misidentifies network locations

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add auto-trace feature
  • Implement landscape mode on iPad
  • Support IPv6 tracing
  • Allow configuring TCP/UDP/ICMP payloads
  • Provide option to copy/export trace results

SSL Detective Plus

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Nice Trace

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

SSL Detective Plus

One-time1
  • SSL DetectiveFree

Questions

Is Nice Trace free?
Nice Trace costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is SSL Detective Plus free?
SSL Detective Plus costs $29.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Nice Trace or SSL Detective Plus?
Nice Trace is rated higher. Nice Trace averages 4.7 out of 5 from 53 ratings, while SSL Detective Plus averages 3.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Nice Trace or SSL Detective Plus have ads?
Neither Nice Trace nor SSL Detective Plus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nice Trace or SSL Detective Plus?
Nice Trace ships an update every 3 months, and SSL Detective Plus every 9 months. Most recently, Nice Trace was updated on September 24, 2026 and SSL Detective Plus on July 16, 2026.

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