Comparison

PingyDingy vs PacketTrends

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

Head to head
About

PingyDingy

Features
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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 you’re 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

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 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.

Screenshots

PingyDingy4 screens
PacketTrends4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

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

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

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
PingyDingy versus PacketTrends: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPingyDingyPacketTrends
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Every 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.016.4 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size5 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDoug DavisEdwin R Matos

In-app purchases

None

PingyDingy

No in-app purchases

None

PacketTrends

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PingyDingy free?
PingyDingy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PacketTrends free?
PacketTrends is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PingyDingy or PacketTrends have ads?
Neither PingyDingy nor PacketTrends shows ads.

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