Ping vs BoostyLink
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
BoostyLink
Enhance your home internet reliability by using your smartphone's cellular data as a backup. This app ensures a seamless failover connection, keeping your online sessions active and your public IP address consistent, even when your primary broadband goes down. Set a data cap to avoid unexpected charges.
- Augments home broadband with cellular data
- Seamless failover connection
- Maintains public IP address
- Prevents session disruption
- Configurable data cap
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This app is a companion to your Hybrid/Boosty enabled home router, and will boost the reliability of your home broadband connection by augmenting it with the cellular on your smartphone. For those gamers who can't tolerate any disruption, or for people working from home and their broadband needs to always stay up, this is an invaluable solution to always keep you online. To get it to work there are a few simple steps: Ensure that your home router supports the Hybrid/Boosty functionality. Contact your ISP to check if it is Connect your smartphone to your home router's Wi-Fi connection as normal Turn on the app and confirm you want your smartphone to work in tandem with your home router That's it you're up and running! When your home broadband goes down this app will seamlessly kick in as a failover connection and will keep your existing sessions up and your public IP address the same. As soon as your home broadband comes back on-line we'll stop using your mobile data. To ensure you never get any surprise bills you can specify a data cap, after which we stop using your cellular data.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BoostyLink at 5.0 against Ping's 4.3. BoostyLink also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). Ping's advantage is ratings volume (376 vs 1). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Ping sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BoostyLink asks for nothing beyond the download.
BoostyLink holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ping has 376 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Ping ships an update every 3 months, BoostyLink monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ping | BoostyLink |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (376 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 376 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Iurii Mozharovskyi | Hybrid Access Technologies Limited |
Customer experience
Ping
BoostyLink
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
BoostyLink
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ping
- Golden Star$0.99
BoostyLink
No in-app purchases
