Comparison

NetJolt vs PacketTrends

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

Head to head
About

NetJolt

Features
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NetJolt is your all-in-one network health companion. Monitor your WiFi signal quality, run speed tests, and diagnose connectivity issues with professional-grade tools — all from your iPhone or iPad. REAL-TIME NETWORK DASHBOARD • Connection type, public/private IP addresses, and DNS servers at a glance • Per-interface latency measurements with automatic refresh • IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, subnet masks, and gateways WIFI ANALYTICS • Live health score gauge combining signal strength, stability, and interference • Signal history charts over configurable time ranges • Security status and network configuration details SPEED TESTING • Download and upload speed tests with animated dual gauges • Choose from multiple servers: Cloudflare, Fast.com, or Apple CDN • Save and review test history with latency and jitter metrics • Share results via Messages, Mail, and more 13+ DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS • Ping — ICMP latency testing with live graph • Traceroute — visualize the path packets take • HTTP Latency — measure HTTP round-trip times • DNS Lookup — resolve hostnames with custom DNS server support • Port Check — test if TCP ports are open on remote hosts • Network Scanner — discover devices via ARP/ICMP sweep • Device Discovery — find devices with smart categorization • VPN Leak Test — check for IP, DNS, and IPv6 leaks • Wake-on-LAN — send magic packets to wake sleeping devices • WiFi QR Code — share WiFi credentials via QR code • Connection Log — timeline of network transitions • Network Details — comprehensive interface statistics WIDGETS • Home screen and lock screen widgets for speed tests, WiFi health, latency, and network status PRIVACY FIRST • Your location is never stored or shared • All diagnostics run locally on your device

About

PacketTrends

Features
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PacketTrends keeps an eye on the hosts and services you care about and alerts you the moment something breaks. Connect the app to your PacketTrends workspace to see your whole fleet at a glance — every monitored host, colour-coded by health, with latency and packet loss right there. • ICMP ping checks — reachability, round-trip latency, jitter, and packet loss • TCP port checks — handshake success, time-to-connect, and timeout/refused rates for any port (443, 22, 8089, and more) • One host, many checks — track a server's ping plus several ports independently • Per-host history — latency and connect-time trends over minutes, hours, and days • Push alerts — get notified instantly when a host goes down, and again when it recovers • Manage on the go — add, edit, and remove hosts and toggle alerts from your phone No account? Tap "Explore the demo" on the first screen to browse a live sample workspace — no sign-up required. PacketTrends is a companion app for an existing PacketTrends monitoring account.

Screenshots

NetJolt4 screens
PacketTrends4 screens

Verdict

The call

NetJolt and PacketTrends are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NetJolt ships an update every 6 days, PacketTrends every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
NetJolt versus PacketTrends: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNetJoltPacketTrends
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSpindlecode, LLCEdwin R Matos

In-app purchases

None

NetJolt

No in-app purchases

None

PacketTrends

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NetJolt free?
NetJolt is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PacketTrends free?
PacketTrends is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do NetJolt or PacketTrends have ads?
Neither NetJolt nor PacketTrends shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NetJolt or PacketTrends?
NetJolt ships an update every 6 days, and PacketTrends every 8 days. Most recently, NetJolt was updated on September 9, 2026 and PacketTrends on September 24, 2026.

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