Ping vs Best NetTools
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ping
This network utility tests host reachability on IP networks. It supports both IPv4 and IPv6, with configurable settings for TTL, timeout, interval, and packet size. The app includes a library of favorite hosts and operates in the background.
- IPv4 and IPv6 support
- Configurable TTL, timeout, interval, packet size
- Favorite hosts library
- Background mode
- Free to use
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Ping is a network utility used to test the reachability of a host on an IP network. Features: - Supports both IPv4 and IPv6 - Configurable TTL, timeout, send interval, and packet size - Built-in library of favorite hosts - Background mode (up to 30 seconds) - Completely free, no ads
Best NetTools
This utility app provides a suite of network tools for information searching, traceroute, ping, WHOIS, and DNS lookups. It's designed for network operators, website owners, and programmers seeking a fast and convenient assistant.
- Network information searching
- Traceroute
- Ping
- WHOIS lookup
- DNS dig
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Best NetTools is a toolkit that have many network utilities. Includes network information searching, traceroute, ping, whois, dig and other services. It is the popular used toolkit for network operators, websit owners, programmers and so on. It's a fast, simple, convenient assistant. Free users have a limit number of queries, please contact us for commercial license.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ping at 85% against Best NetTools's 33%. Ping also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.5) and ratings volume (376 vs 6). Best NetTools's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Ping sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Best NetTools asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ping holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ping has 376 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Ping's written reviews are positive against 33% of Best NetTools's.
Ping ships an update every 3 months, Best NetTools every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and June 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ping | Best NetTools |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (376 ratings) — better | 3.5 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.8% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 376 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Iurii Mozharovskyi | Beijing Tiantexin Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Ping
Best NetTools
Bugs and requests
Ping
Reported bugs
3 issues- Sliders are difficult to use for precise settings
- Ping results not always accurate
- App becomes unresponsive or crashes at times
Requested features
6 requests- Add audible ping notification
- Implement dark mode
- Allow setting custom port for pinging
- Provide timestamp for ping history
- Extend ping interval options (up to 1 minute)
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- Display resolved IP address even on timeouts
Best NetTools
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ping
- Golden Star$0.99
Best NetTools
No in-app purchases
Questions
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