Comparison

PingKit vs Ping by IPinfo

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

Head to head
About

PingKit

Diagnose and monitor your network performance with a suite of professional tools. Identify internet speed issues, track website uptime, and gain insights into your network's health. Offers AI-powered explanations for complex network problems.

Highlights
  • WiFi speed testing
  • Network diagnostics
  • Uptime monitoring
  • AI-powered explanations
  • Device discovery
  • Port scanning
Features
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Is it your Wi-Fi, or is it your ISP? PingKit Guardian finds out, with a 1-week free trial. It tests your iPhone, your network, your router and the internet beyond it, then tells you in plain words where the problem is and what to do about it. While you are away, Guardian keeps watch: 10 sites or TCP ports checked every 5 minutes, with an alert when one goes down or recovers. The tools are free: 19 professional-grade network tools, no subscription needed. Devices on your network are found automatically and named from what they announce. Ask "Why is my internet slow?" and get a real answer instead of a number. GUARDIAN ($2.99/mo): • Where the problem is: your device, your network, your router, your ISP, or beyond • Fix It walkthrough: an ordered checklist for your exact router • Uptime Watch: 10 sites or TCP ports, checked every 5 minutes • Cert Monitor: 5 domains, with expiry alerts • Session Watch: game regions, two-hour sessions, lag under load, and where the lag is • Router mode: every port your router forwards from the internet • Cameras on your network, and whether each answers from the internet • Wake from anywhere through your Mac, with a Control Center button per device • Watch Mode, trends per network, and what changed since your last checkup • Monitoring through the companion Mac Agent while your Mac is awake: a morning briefing, alerts for the devices you choose, and a scan or speed test from anywhere • 90 days of history from your Mac • Apple Private Cloud Compute: answers questions too large for the model on your iPhone to hold on its own • Private iCloud sync between the Mac Agent and your iPhone GUARDIAN PLUS ($9.99/mo): • Cert Monitor: 50 domains • Alerts by email, with a Monday summary, or to a webhook • Sleep, restart and shut down your Macs and Linux machines • Four- and eight-hour gaming sessions, and your history as a spreadsheet • Several Macs • Scheduled reports and the signed ISO 27001 Compliance PDF • Everything in Guardian 19 FREE TOOLS: Smart Diagnostics, Speed Test, Ping, Visual Traceroute, MTR, Connection Monitor, Port Scanner, Bonjour Browser, Security Scan, Device Discovery, My Network, DNS Lookup, Whois, IP Geolocation, SSL Inspector, HTTP Analyzer, Subnet Calculator, Wake-on-LAN, Network Interfaces. AI THAT EXPLAINS YOUR NETWORK: Answers are written on your iPhone by Apple Intelligence where your iPhone and language allow, or with Guardian by Apple Private Cloud Compute. AI explanations and the assistant are free without a subscription: answers written on your iPhone are unlimited, and PingKit's own service gives you 15 a week, up to 5 a day. MONITOR TAB: Live connection, Uptime Watch, Cert Monitor, Mac Agent, scheduled speed tests and reports. Cert Monitor and Uptime Watch each include one permanently free slot. NEW IN 3.4: • Share Traceroute, Session Watch and Security Scan results as an image, without your Wi-Fi name or public IP address. • Traceroute explains the route in plain words. • History tells apart two networks that share a router address, and you can rename a network. • Devices recognizes many more kinds of device, from robot vacuums to solar inverters. • IPv6 across the tools. SIRI & SHORTCUTS: Speed test, "How's My Wi-Fi?", a gaming check, wake your computer, ping, port scan and DNS lookup, straight from Siri, Spotlight and Shortcuts. NOW IN 27 LANGUAGES. PRIVACY FIRST: All 19 diagnostic tools run on your device. No accounts, no tracking, no advertising. The Mac Agent syncs through your personal iCloud. When an answer needs PingKit's own service, PingKit asks first, and you can withdraw that permission at any time. PingKit Guardian: $2.99/mo or $24.99/yr. Guardian Plus: $9.99/mo or $79.99/yr. 1-week free trial on every plan. Cancel anytime. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://pingkit.app/privacy-policy.html Terms of Service: https://pingkit.app/terms-of-service.html

About

Ping by IPinfo

Monitor network performance by pinging any host from your chosen interface, including Wi-Fi, Cellular, VPN, or Ethernet. Get real-time results, detailed statistics like latency and packet loss, and a visual latency chart for instant quality assessment.

Highlights
  • Ping from Wi-Fi, Cellular, VPN, Ethernet
  • Real-time ping results
  • Detailed statistics (latency, jitter, packet loss)
  • Color-coded latency chart
  • Quick access to common targets
  • Session history
Features
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Ping any host from the network interface you choose: Wi-Fi, Cellular, VPN, or Ethernet. See exactly how each connection performs with real-time results and detailed statistics. LIVE PING Watch round-trip times update as they happen. INTERFACE SELECTION Pin your ping to a specific network interface. Wi-Fi, Cellular, VPN, and yes, even Ethernet. (Grab an adapter and see for yourself.) See the IP address, ISP, and location for each available connection before you start. DETAILED STATISTICS View min, median, p95, and max latency alongside jitter, packet loss, and reply counts. A color-coded latency chart gives you an instant visual read on connection quality. QUICK PICKS & HISTORY One-tap access to common targets like Cloudflare DNS and your gateway. Every session is saved so you can review past results. Powered by IPinfo, the trusted source for IP address data.

Screenshots

PingKit4 screens
Ping by IPinfo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ping by IPinfo at none against PingKit's 5. PingKit's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly) and ratings volume (16 vs 3). On price, rating, ads 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

Both are free to download. PingKit sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Ping by IPinfo asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ping by IPinfo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PingKit has 16 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PingKit ships an update every 3 days, Ping by IPinfo monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
PingKit versus Ping by IPinfo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPingKitPing by IPinfo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (16 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings16 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPAUL SNYMANIDB LLC

Customer experience

PingKit

All ratings15 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Ping by IPinfo

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

PingKit

Subscriptions5
  • PingKit Guardian7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • PingKit Pro Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • PingKit Guardian Plus7 Days trial$9.991 Month
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  • PingKit Guardian7 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • PingKit Guardian Plus7 Days trial$79.991 Year
None

Ping by IPinfo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PingKit free?
PingKit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ping by IPinfo free?
Ping by IPinfo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PingKit or Ping by IPinfo?
Ping by IPinfo is rated higher. PingKit averages 4.8 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Ping by IPinfo averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do PingKit or Ping by IPinfo have ads?
Neither PingKit nor Ping by IPinfo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PingKit or Ping by IPinfo?
PingKit ships an update every 3 days, and Ping by IPinfo monthly. Most recently, PingKit was updated on November 9, 2026 and Ping by IPinfo on November 5, 2026.

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