Comparison

Donner PA Speaker vs PacketCircle

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

Head to head
About

Donner PA Speaker

Features
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Donner PA Speaker App allows you to adjust the volume and other functions of the Donner PA Speakers on your mobile phone.

About

PacketCircle

Features
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PacketCircle turns packet captures into a clear picture of who is talking to whom. Instead of scrolling endless packet lists, you see communication pairs as an interactive circle: endpoints on the rim, conversations as edges, colors by protocol or session quality. Ideal when you need to understand a capture quickly — on site, in a meeting, or reviewing a file someone sent you. What you can do • Open PCAP and PCAPNG captures • Explore Top talkers on a circle, table, or gauges view • Filter by protocol and focus on the conversations that matter • Inspect session health, ports/services, and application hints • Jump into a Wireshark-style decode (packet list, protocol tree, hex) • Follow TCP streams and export a conversation as PCAP Built for analysis, not noise PacketCircle is a native iOS app with a shared engine designed for conversation-centric troubleshooting — DNS, HTTP, TLS, SMB, and more when the payload is visible — without requiring Wireshark on your phone. Open a capture. See the circle. Understand the network. Made with love for the packet community.

Screenshots

Donner PA Speaker4 screens
PacketCircle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PacketCircle at monthly against Donner PA Speaker's every 3 months. Donner PA Speaker's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Donner PA Speaker ships an update every 3 months, PacketCircle monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Donner PA Speaker versus PacketCircle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDonner PA SpeakerPacketCircle
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size108 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDonner LLCWalter Hofstetter

In-app purchases

None

Donner PA Speaker

No in-app purchases

None

PacketCircle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Donner PA Speaker free?
Donner PA Speaker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PacketCircle free?
PacketCircle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Donner PA Speaker or PacketCircle have ads?
Neither Donner PA Speaker nor PacketCircle shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Donner PA Speaker or PacketCircle?
Donner PA Speaker ships an update every 3 months, and PacketCircle monthly. Most recently, Donner PA Speaker was updated on October 16, 2026 and PacketCircle on October 21, 2026.

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