# Ping vs ReadApptive

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.

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.

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.

## The numbers

| Metric | Ping | ReadApptive |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **Free** | $4.99 |
| Rating | [4.8 (120 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ping-network-tools/id6745189969/reviews) | **[5.0 (10 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/readapptive/id6794472254/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **120** | 10 |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Monetization | **Free** | Paid |
| Size | 42 MB | 10 MB |
| Requires iOS | **17.0** | 18.5 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad** | iPhone |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | [Pankaj Gaikar](https://appshunter.io/developer/1585561446) | [Brian Smith](https://appshunter.io/developer/6794472256) |

## What reviewers say

### Ping

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ping-network-tools/id6745189969)

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:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (7)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Icon Pack | $2.99 | one-time |
| Tip – Kind | $4.99 | one-time |
| Theme Pack | $7.99 | one-time |
| Icons & Themes Bundle | $9.99 | one-time |
| Tip – Generous | $9.99 | one-time |
| Tip – Incredible | $19.99 | one-time |
| Tip – Legendary | $49.99 | one-time |


### ReadApptive

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/readapptive/id6794472254)

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

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked 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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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*