Open Ping vs Cert Recon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Open Ping
This network utility allows users to test internet connectivity, measure latency, and troubleshoot network performance. It offers detailed real-time statistics and visualizations, with a focus on privacy and a user-friendly design. The app provides unlimited use without ads or in-app purchases.
- Test IP or domain connectivity
- Pin favorite hosts
- Real-time statistics and visualizations
- Automatic domain history
- Modern, user-friendly design
- Open source code
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Discover the ultimate network tool to test connectivity, measure latency, and troubleshoot your internet performance—all in one intuitive app. Open Ping is designed for users who value simplicity, speed, and privacy. Key Features: *Unlimited use* No Limitations: Use the app as much as you need without restrictions. No Ads: Enjoy a distraction-free experience. No In-App Purchases: Get all features upfront—no hidden costs. No Usage Tracking: Your data stays private; Absolutely everything is kept in your phone. NO DATA IS COLLECTED. *Ping IP or Domain* Easily test the reachability of any IP address or domain name. Whether you're troubleshooting connectivity issues or monitoring your network, Open Ping has you covered. *Pin Your Favorites* Pin your most important domains or IPs to the top of your history for instant access. Pin or unpin with a single tap or long press—your most-used hosts are always at your fingertips. *Detailed Real-Time Statistics & Visualizations* After every ping session, view comprehensive stats, including: - Packets transmitted and received - Round-trip time (minimum, maximum, and average) - Packet loss percentages - Standard deviation of response times - Animated donut chart showing packet loss and delivery - Interactive bar graph with moving average, min/max lines, and color-coded latency *Automatic Domain History* Frequently used domains are saved automatically for quick access, streamlining your workflow. The list is filtered while you type an IP or domain. Pinned items always stay at the top (except during search). Modern & User-Friendly Design - Animated gradient backgrounds and glassmorphism effects for a beautiful, modern look - Expandable/collapsible ping matrix for quick or detailed views - Tap or long-press on history items for fast pinning or selection - Smart keyboard for domain/IP entry (URL-optimized) Open Source Open in the name of Open Ping comes from its availability of the source code. Why Choose Open Ping? With powerful features, a focus on privacy, and a streamlined design, Open Ping is the perfect tool for monitoring and diagnosing your network. Fast, lightweight, and ad-free—what more could you want? Download Open Ping today and take control of your network with confidence! Note: Currently supports IPv4 only.
Cert Recon
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Cert Recon reads the TLS certificate chain a server presents and explains it in plain language: who issued it, when it expires, which names it covers, and whether this device trusts it. It also answers a question most computers cannot. Your phone holds two independent paths to the internet at once. Cert Recon asks the same host over Wi-Fi and over cellular and compares the answers, because a network that intercepts TLS has to re-sign the connection with its own certificate authority. The cellular path shows you what the certificate should have been. Hotel, airport, conference and corporate guest networks do this routinely. On a device with one path, it still catches the common case: a certificate that this device trusts yet carries no Certificate Transparency timestamps is being vouched for by an authority installed on the device rather than a public one. That is how a filtering proxy works, and Cert Recon names the authority doing it. WHAT YOU GET • The full chain, leaf to root, exactly as the server presented it • Every field: subject, issuer, validity, key type and size, signature algorithm, serial, SANs with their types, key usage, extended key usage, basic constraints, certificate policies, OCSP and CRL URLs, CT timestamps • SHA-256, SHA-1 and public-key (SPKI) fingerprints • Trust evaluated against this device's store, with the reason it failed rather than a red cross • Expiry countdown, weak-key and weak-signature flags, hostname mismatch and self-signed detection • Interception check: Wi-Fi against cellular, issuer sanity, transparency timestamps, captive-portal awareness • Pin a host's key and be told if it changes • History of what you have inspected, one tap to run again • Export the chain as PEM or the finding as a text report • Configurable port and SNI • iPhone and iPad, dark-first PRIVACY Nothing leaves your device. No account, no analytics, no tracking, no third-party frameworks. Hostnames you inspect are not transmitted anywhere. Pinned hosts and history stay on the device. Cert Recon is a certificate inspector: it completes the TLS handshake, reads the certificate, and closes. It sends no request body and no HTTP to the host you name. FREE No in-app purchases, no subscription, no gated features. Part of the 404 Tools Recon suite; hand any host straight to the other Recon apps you have installed.
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Verdict
Open Ping and Cert Recon are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Open Ping | Cert Recon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Juan Manuel Merlos | Brian Reed |
In-app purchases
Open Ping
No in-app purchases
Cert Recon
No in-app purchases









