Global Ping vs LowPing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Global Ping
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Global Ping helps you check network reachability from country-specific Globalping probes. Use Ping mode to measure latency and packet loss from supported countries. Use Route / AS mode to inspect network hops, ASN information, round-trip time, and packet loss along the path. Free users can run checks from Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. The Unlock All Countries in-app purchase enables every available country location in the app. Features: Ping checks by selected country Route / AS diagnostics with hop details Probe count control up to 5 probes Clear results for latency, loss, hops, and ASN One-time purchase to unlock all countries
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.
- 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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LowPing at none against Global Ping's 1. On price, ads, device support 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
Both are free to download. Global Ping sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. LowPing asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Global Ping | LowPing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TUNG-YEN LEE | Rockface Tech Systems Inc. |
In-app purchases
Global Ping
- Unlock All Countries$0.99
LowPing
No in-app purchases









