Comparison

v_trace vs Geo Trace

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

Head to head
About

v_trace

Visualize your network's path to any destination. This tool maps server locations and displays hop latency with color-coded pins. Understand your internet connection's route and performance.

Highlights
  • Visual traceroute
  • Map display of network hops
  • Color-coded latency indicators
  • Target IP address or hostname input
  • Hop latency determination
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v_trace is a visual traceroute application that shows* a list of the network servers from your machine to a target ip address or hostname and it attempts to place each to their corresponding location on a map. The map display consists of a pin for each hop, the color of the pins change from green to red reflecting the latency of the hop. *The ability to show and determine hops depends on your network's routing policies, if the packets are filtered no hops can be determined.

About

Geo Trace

This app provides a visual traceroute tool for WiFi and mobile networks. It displays network routes, measures transit delays, and helps diagnose connection speed and stability. It also features a geo map for node geolocation and works with VPN connections.

Highlights
  • Visual traceroute
  • Network diagnostic tool
  • Measures transit delays
  • Geo map for node geolocation
  • Works with VPN connections
  • Monitors network traffic
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Geo Trace — a simple visual traceroute tool and network diagnostic app for WiFi and mobile networks, displaying possible routes and measuring transit delays of network IPv4 or IPv6 packets. The history of the route is recorded as the round-trip times of the packets received from each successive host (remote node) in the route. The sum of the mean times in each hop is a measure of the total time spent to establish the connection and perform a ping. Geo Trace traces the network route unless all sent packets are lost more than twice. You can check the speed and stability of your connection, as well as set up your home and corporate WiFi networks that use different types of connections: 4G, 5G, LTE, DNS server or ISP equipment. The utility adapts to any environment. Geo Trace features a geo map for node geolocation and visualization of every ping attempt. It also works with VPN connections. Download Geo Trace and monitor your network traffic!

Screenshots

v_trace1 screens
Geo Trace3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: v_trace at Free against Geo Trace's $1.90. Geo Trace's advantage is rating (4.2 vs 1.5) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). On review sentiment, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

v_trace is free to download; Geo Trace costs $1.90 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Geo Trace holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 10 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 37% and 38% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

v_trace ships an update every 5 months, Geo Trace every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
v_trace versus Geo Trace: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterv_traceGeo Trace
PriceFree — better$1.90
Rating1.5 (12 ratings)4.2 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews36.5% of reviews37.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision ProiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVlad AlexaTamara Dudarenko

Customer experience

v_trace

All ratings12 ratings
Positive8.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative83.3%
Written reviews115 reviews
Positive36.5%
Neutral9.6%
Negative53.9%

Geo Trace

All ratings11 ratings
Positive72.7%
Neutral18.2%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative62.5%

In-app purchases

None

v_trace

No in-app purchases

None

Geo Trace

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is v_trace free?
v_trace is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Geo Trace free?
Geo Trace costs $1.90, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, v_trace or Geo Trace?
Geo Trace is rated higher. v_trace averages 1.5 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Geo Trace averages 4.2 from 10 ratings.
Do v_trace or Geo Trace have ads?
Neither v_trace nor Geo Trace shows ads.
Which is updated more often, v_trace or Geo Trace?
v_trace ships an update every 5 months, and Geo Trace every 3 weeks. Most recently, v_trace was updated on October 23, 2026 and Geo Trace on October 30, 2026.

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