Comparison

NetSleuth vs LowPing

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

Head to head
About

NetSleuth

This toolkit offers professional-grade network diagnostic tools for understanding your internet connection. It includes speed tests, ping, traceroute, DNS lookups, and more to analyze network performance and security.

Highlights
  • Speed Test with Bufferbloat Grade
  • Real-time Ping with Graph
  • Traceroute with Reverse DNS
  • Multiple DNS Record Lookups
  • DNS Propagation Checker
  • DNS over HTTPS (DoH) Test
  • Port Scanner
  • WHOIS Domain Lookup
  • SSL Certificate Inspector
  • Detailed WiFi and IP Information
Features
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NetSleuth is a powerful network diagnostic toolkit for iPhone and iPad. Whether you're a developer, IT professional, or just someone who wants to understand what's happening on their network, NetSleuth gives you professional-grade tools in one clean, fast app. * Speed Test Measures your connection the way it should be measured. Tests download, upload, latency, jitter, loaded latency, and packet loss — then gives you a Bufferbloat Grade (A–F) showing how your connection performs under real load. Powered by Cloudflare. * Ping Ping any host with a single burst or continuous mode. Watch latency in real time on a live scrolling graph with color-coded results and timeout detection. * Traceroute Trace the full path to any host with live reverse DNS lookups showing real router and infrastructure hostnames at every hop. * DNS Lookup Query A, AAAA, MX, TXT, CNAME, and NS records for any domain. * DNS Propagation Check if your domain has propagated across 10 major DNS servers worldwide including Google, Cloudflare, Quad9, and AdGuard. * DNS over HTTPS (DoH) Test whether your device is using encrypted DNS. Checks 6 major DoH providers and estimates your protection level. * Port Checker Scan common ports on any host to see what's open or closed. * WHOIS Look up domain registration and ownership details instantly. * SSL Inspector Inspect SSL/TLS certificates — view issuer, validity dates, and days until expiry. * WiFi Info See your local IP, external IP, subnet, gateway, and DNS. Enable location permission to reveal signal strength in dBm, SSID, BSSID, and channel with 2.4/5 GHz detection. * IP Info Geolocate any IP address with a map view, ISP, timezone, region, and coordinates. No ads. No account required. No data collected.

About

LowPing

This utility measures your internet connection's ping and latency using the ICMP protocol. It provides live results, statistics, and customizable settings to help you identify network issues. The app is designed to be private and ad-free, focusing solely on accurate network measurement.

Highlights
  • Live ICMP ping results
  • Detailed statistics and loss percentage
  • IPv4 and IPv6 support
  • Tunable ping parameters (interval, timeout, TTL, payload)
  • Color-coded latency indicators
  • Native SwiftUI, dark mode, VoiceOver, Dynamic Type
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Is it the Wi-Fi, or is it the internet? LowPing helps you find out. LowPing measures your ping. It does not lower it. Nothing on a phone can. But once you can see the problem, you can fix the right thing. Type in any address (google.com, your router, your game server), tap Ping, and watch real ICMP replies arrive live. The same protocol the classic ping tool has used since 1983, not a web request pretending to be a ping. WHAT YOU GET - Live results: every reply the moment it lands, with round-trip time, TTL and timestamp. Timeouts shown for what they are. Late replies marked honestly. - Statistics that always add up: Sent equals Received plus Waiting plus Lost. Loss percent uses the classic ping formula, counted only over resolved probes. - Real ICMP over IPv4 and IPv6, sent with Apple's own networking APIs. - Tunable like the real tool: interval, timeout, TTL and payload size. - Color-coded latency so a glance tells you healthy from hurting. - Native SwiftUI, dark mode, VoiceOver and Dynamic Type throughout. WHAT LOWPING DOES NOT DO LowPing does not route, modify, or optimize your traffic. It is a measuring instrument. Once you know whether the problem is your Wi-Fi, your router, or somewhere past your provider, you can fix the right thing. PRIVATE BY ARCHITECTURE No accounts, no ads, no analytics, no third-party code. LowPing has no server, so there is nowhere for your data to go. The only thing it ever sends are the ping packets you ask for. Free, with no in-app purchases. Built by a network admin who wanted the ping tool iOS never shipped. LowPing requests no system permissions. Nothing to grant, nothing to configure.

Screenshots

NetSleuth4 screens
LowPing4 screens

Verdict

The call

NetSleuth and LowPing are too close to call on the numbers: across 8 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for NetSleuth against 5.0 for LowPing. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
NetSleuth versus LowPing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNetSleuthLowPing
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoe WilsonRockface Tech Systems Inc.

In-app purchases

None

NetSleuth

No in-app purchases

None

LowPing

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NetSleuth free?
NetSleuth is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LowPing free?
LowPing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NetSleuth or LowPing?
NetSleuth and LowPing are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do NetSleuth or LowPing have ads?
Neither NetSleuth nor LowPing shows ads.

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