Ping vs UniFi Connect
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
UniFi Connect
Manage and automate your organization's IT infrastructure, from lighting to EV chargers. Discover, configure, and monitor devices remotely, applying custom settings to groups with ease.
- Remote device discovery, adoption, configuration, and monitoring
- Automate IT solutions like lighting and EV chargers
- Apply custom settings to multiple devices simultaneously
- Enterprise-grade network management
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Build an enterprise-grade network that allows you to connect and automate your organization’s IT solutions - from conference room lighting to multimedia displays, EV chargers, and more! With UniFi Connect, you can: - Discover, adopt, configure, and monitor devices from anywhere. - Apply custom settings to multiple devices and groups with a single tap.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: UniFi Connect at none against Ping's 1. UniFi Connect also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). Ping's advantage is ratings volume (377 vs 13) and review sentiment (85% vs 67%). On price, rating and ads 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. UniFi Connect asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Ping against 4.4 for UniFi Connect. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ping has 377 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of Ping's written reviews are positive against 67% of UniFi Connect's.
Ping ships an update every 3 months, UniFi Connect monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ping | UniFi Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (377 ratings) | 4.4 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.6% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 377 — better | 13 |
| 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 — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Iurii Mozharovskyi | Ubiquiti Inc. |
Customer experience
Ping
UniFi Connect
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
UniFi Connect
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ping
- Golden Star$0.99
UniFi Connect
No in-app purchases
