PingyDingy vs PacketTrends
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
PingyDingy
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PingyDingy is an open-source network monitor for iPhone and iPad that helps you spot outages, packet loss, and slow responses the moment they happen. Monitor hosts with ICMP ping or TCP checks, watch live response data update in real time, and get audible alerts when a service goes down or comes back up. Whether youβre managing lab gear, home servers, or production endpoints, PingyDingy gives you a fast, clear view of network health without unnecessary clutter. Features Monitor up to 64 hosts at once Check hosts with ICMP or TCP Set custom intervals from 1 second to 10 minutes View live RTT, averages, sent, received, and lost counts Use scrolling charts to spot trends over time Share your host configs with others via Airdrop Hear per-ping sounds and up/down transition alerts Re-resolve DNS automatically and detect IP changes Sort and filter hosts by status, latency, loss, protocol, and more Log results on device and export to CSV or JSON Works great on both iPhone and iPad Supports light and dark mode PingyDingy is built for network engineers, homelab operators, and anyone who wants immediate visibility into whether a host or service is really up. No bloat, no ads. just function and open source .. github is https://github.com/dallascyclist/pingydingy
PacketTrends
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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 β every monitored host, colour-coded by health, with latency and packet loss right there. β’ ICMP ping checks β reachability, round-trip latency, jitter, and packet loss β’ TCP port checks β handshake success, time-to-connect, and timeout/refused rates for any port (443, 22, 8089, and more) β’ One host, many checks β track a server's ping plus several ports independently β’ Per-host history β latency and connect-time trends over minutes, hours, and days β’ Push alerts β get notified instantly when a host goes down, and again when it recovers β’ Manage on the go β 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 β no sign-up required. PacketTrends is a companion app for an existing PacketTrends monitoring account.
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Verdict
PingyDingy and PacketTrends are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters β price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them β neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | PingyDingy | PacketTrends |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | β | Every 8 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Doug Davis | Edwin R Matos |
In-app purchases
PingyDingy
No in-app purchases
PacketTrends
No in-app purchases








