Speedip vs Network Hamster
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Speedip
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Most speed tests measure your connection to a single server. SpeedIP measures your true web speed — download throughput to the CDN networks that actually deliver the internet: Google, Cloudflare, Netflix, Amazon, and more. WHY SPEEDIP IS DIFFERENT Traditional speed tests can show inflated numbers from a nearby test server. SpeedIP probes multiple major content delivery networks in parallel and uses the median CDN throughput as your download score — a more honest picture of how fast the web feels in everyday use. COMPLETE SPEED TEST IN ONE TAP • True web speed — median download across major CDNs • Upload speed — multi-stream testing to our edge network • Latency & jitter — idle and loaded ping measurements • Bufferbloat grade — A through F, so you know if your router causes lag spikes under load • Live speed graph — watch throughput in real time BUILT-IN NETWORK TOOLS Go beyond a basic speed test with free diagnostic tools: • Speed Test — full download, upload, latency, jitter, and bufferbloat in one run • Ping Test — measure latency, jitter, and connection stability • WiFi Health Check — analyze wireless network quality and stability • What Is My IP — your public IP, location, and ISP • DNS Lookup — A, AAAA, MX, TXT, and other records for any domain • IP Lookup — geolocate any IP address • Bandwidth Calculator — estimate download time from file size and speed • HTTP Headers — see what your browser sends on each request FREE. NO CATCH. • No account or sign-up required • No ads • No subscription • Works on WiFi and cellular PERFECT FOR • Checking if you're getting the speed you pay for from your ISP • Diagnosing slow WiFi, bufferbloat, or high jitter before gaming or video calls • Comparing CDN performance for streaming and browsing • Quick network troubleshooting at home, at work, or on the go • Anyone who wants a speed test that reflects real-world web performance HOW IT WORKS Tap GO and SpeedIP runs a full test automatically: latency baseline, CDN download probes, upload measurement, and bufferbloat grading — all in about 30 seconds. Results are shown on a clear gauge with detailed breakdowns for advanced users. SpeedIP is built for accuracy and transparency. Download is measured across real CDN endpoints. Upload uses industry-standard multi-stream HTTP testing. Latency and jitter use multiple ping samples with warmup discard for stable readings. Download SpeedIP and find out how fast the web really is on your connection.
Network Hamster
Diagnose internet issues with a real-time visual indicator and detailed diagnostics. Understand your network's performance, identify bottlenecks like bufferbloat, and generate shareable reports to prove problems to your ISP.
- One-tap network diagnosis
- Bufferbloat grading and fixes
- Live ping, jitter, packet loss monitoring
- Speed test with history
- Router vs. internet fault isolation
- Advanced tools like MTR and Ping Lab
- Shareable diagnostic reports
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Your internet is acting up. Is it your Wi-Fi? Your router? Your ISP? Network Hamster tells you — in plain English. A helmeted hamster pedals a bicycle in real time, matched to your actual latency. Fast connection, fast pedaling. Congested network, and he grinds to a crawl. It's the most honest status indicator you'll ever install. Behind the mascot is a genuinely serious diagnostic toolkit. ONE-TAP DIAGNOSIS Tap Diagnose and get eight checks in under a minute: interface, captive portal, your router versus the internet, NAT topology, DNS, web response time, and latency under load. Then a verdict in words you can act on — "Local network is healthy, high latency is upstream. Your router is not the problem." BUFFERBLOAT GRADING The reason your video calls stutter when someone downloads something. Network Hamster measures how much your latency balloons under load and grades it A+ through F, then tells you exactly how to fix it. FIND OUT WHERE YOU STAND • Live ping, jitter, packet loss, and p95 latency across six rotating servers • Speed test with download, upload, and bufferbloat, plus saved history • Router vs. internet isolation — know instantly whose fault it is • CGNAT, double NAT, and symmetric NAT detection • DNS benchmarking against Cloudflare, Google, and Quad9 ADVANCED TOOLS • Monitor Mode — ping every second for hours, graph the whole session, get alerted the moment your connection drops, and export CSV • MTR traceroute with per-hop whois, reverse DNS, and a map of where your packets actually travel • Ping Lab — test with different packet sizes to expose MTU and queueing problems • Buffer Probe — detects undersized modem buffers that quietly cost you the bandwidth you pay for • Wireless Health — tells you whether jitter is born on your Wi-Fi or upstream • Wi-Fi Guard — catches repeated forced disconnects • Inbound Watch — spots unusual traffic arriving at your device • Cellular coverage mapping and DNS record lookup PROVE IT TO YOUR ISP Every diagnosis exports as a shareable report: latency per server, packet loss, traceroute, bufferbloat grade, and a timestamped event log. Stop arguing from memory. Paste the evidence. BUILT HONESTLY Some things iOS simply does not allow — Wi-Fi signal strength, raw packet capture, cell tower identity. Network Hamster never fakes them. Where a limit exists, the app says so and does the most useful thing that is actually possible. No account. No tracking. No data collection. Just a hamster who is very concerned about your ping.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Speedip at 3 against Network Hamster's 1. Speedip also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Speedip ships an update every 2 days, Network Hamster every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Speedip | Network Hamster |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 3 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jaxily LLC | HarborViewIT, LLC |
In-app purchases
Speedip
No in-app purchases
Network Hamster
No in-app purchases
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