Comparison

Ping vs ReadApptive

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

Head to head
About

Ping

This app is a comprehensive network analysis toolkit for mobile devices. It offers tools for connectivity checks, route tracing, DNS lookups, port scanning, and real-time connection monitoring. It's designed for quick troubleshooting and in-depth network diagnostics.

Highlights
  • Connectivity checks
  • Real-time connection monitoring
  • Traceroute
  • DNS lookup
  • Port scanner
  • WHOIS lookup
  • Subnet calculator
Features
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Ping Network Tools is an all-in-one network analyzer and ping test toolkit for iPhone. Run a fast connectivity check to any hostname or IP address, trace routes hop-by-hop, perform DNS lookups, scan open ports, check WHOIS records, calculate subnets, and monitor your connection in real time. No ads. No tracking. No data collection. Completely free. 7 NETWORK TOOLS IN ONE APP Ping goes far beyond a basic ping app — it’s a complete mobile network toolkit for Wi-Fi troubleshooting, LAN diagnostics, and server monitoring on the go. PING TEST & MONITOR • Ping test (ICMP) for any hostname or IP address (IPv4 + IPv6) • Live latency chart with last-point highlight and smooth visualization • Packet loss detection — instantly identify unstable connections • Smart alerts for latency spikes, packet loss thresholds, or connection drops • Advanced metrics — jitter, standard deviation, stability score, p50/p95/p99 percentiles • Quality grade (A+ to F) for instant connection health assessment • Insights like Stable, Spiking, or Degraded to explain results • Terminal-style console log with colored status indicators • Configurable interval, timeout, and count limit for precise ping tests SERVICE PULSE • At-a-glance reachability for popular services on the Monitor tab • Live latency with trend arrows and mini charts LOOKS & APP ICONS • Curated Looks — CRT, Windows 95, VHS, Arcade, and more • Alternate app icons to match your style • Optional Icon Pack, Theme Pack, or Bundle — network tools stay free NETWORK TOOLS • DNS Lookup — resolve A, AAAA, and reverse PTR records • Traceroute — hop-by-hop route tracing with per-hop latency and timeout detection • Port Scanner — TCP connect scan with common presets and custom ranges • WHOIS Lookup — domain registration, registrar, expiry, and name server info • Network Snapshot — find my IP address, public IP, DNS servers, network type, IPv6 status • Subnet Calculator — CIDR ranges, masks, broadcast, host count • Wake on LAN — send magic packets to power on devices remotely HISTORY & EXPORT • Auto-saved ping sessions with searchable history • Session detail with full chart replay and complete console log • Share connection quality summaries for faster troubleshooting BUILT FOR GAMERS & PROFESSIONALS • Gamers — monitor ping and latency before it costs you the match • Remote workers — diagnose Wi-Fi issues affecting VPN and video calls • IT & DevOps — server monitor for uptime, DNS propagation, port scanning • Network engineers — subnet calculations, WHOIS lookup, LAN utilities • Streamers & creators — detect packet loss and connection instability Download Ping Network Tools — your network scanner, ping monitor, and connectivity check in one app. MULTI-HOST PING & PRESET GROUPS Compare several hosts at once with multi-host ping: live Radar view, detailed packet Timeline, and side-by-side metrics. Organize favorites into groups and launch them together from the Favorites tab. • Curated preset groups ready to ping — Social, Streaming, Gaming, DNS, and Cloud & Work • Multipurpose host packs for different audiences; launch a whole group in one tap

About

ReadApptive

This app adjusts text size based on your distance from the screen, allowing for more comfortable reading. Share articles or text from other apps to view them in a clean reading mode with dynamic font scaling.

Highlights
  • Dynamic text resizing
  • Distance-based font adjustment
  • Clean reading view
  • Share articles from Safari
  • Read selected text or photos
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Read more comfortably without constantly pinching and zooming. ReadApptive is an iPhone reading app. Share an article, open ReadApptive, and the words can change size as you move your iPhone closer or farther. Bring the phone closer and text can grow. Move it farther away and text can get smaller. Stay with the words instead of fighting the screen. Share from Safari and a useful article can open in a clean Reading View. You can also share selected text or a photo and read it in ReadApptive. No account. No ads.

Screenshots

Ping4 screens
ReadApptive4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Ping at Free against ReadApptive's $4.99. Ping also leads on ratings volume (120 vs 10). ReadApptive's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Ping is free to download; ReadApptive costs $4.99 up front. Ping sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. ReadApptive asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ReadApptive holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ping has 120 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Ping versus ReadApptive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPingReadApptive
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.8 (120 ratings)5.0 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings120 — better10
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB10 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPankaj GaikarBrian Smith

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Ping

One-time7
  • Icon Pack$2.99
  • Tip – Kind$4.99
  • Theme Pack$7.99
Show 4 more
  • Icons & Themes Bundle$9.99
  • Tip – Generous$9.99
  • Tip – Incredible$19.99
  • Tip – Legendary$49.99
None

ReadApptive

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ping free?
Ping is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ReadApptive free?
ReadApptive costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ping or ReadApptive?
ReadApptive is rated higher. Ping averages 4.8 out of 5 from 120 ratings, while ReadApptive averages 5.0 from 10 ratings.
Do Ping or ReadApptive have ads?
Neither Ping nor ReadApptive shows ads.

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