PacketTrends vs NetProbeX
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
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.
NetProbeX
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NetProbeX shows you what's actually on your network β not just that a device exists, but what it's running and what it's exposing. WHY NETPROBEX Most network scanners tell you "a device is here" and stop. NetProbeX goes further: tap any open port and see the exact raw data the service sends back, in hex and ASCII, just like a professional network tool. No other consumer scanner shows you this. Everything runs on your device. There's no account to create, no cloud backend, and nothing about your network is ever sent anywhere except the one optional, manual public-IP check you can trigger yourself. WHAT YOU CAN DO β’ Discover every device on your Wi-Fi β routers, phones, laptops, printers, smart speakers, cameras β with real names via mDNS/Bonjour, not just IP addresses. β’ Raw Response Inspector β tap an open port and see the exact bytes the service returns. Copy it, export it, or send your own custom probe. β’ Hidden Camera Finder β scan for exposed RTSP/DVR camera ports, the kind hidden cameras and unsecured IP cameras commonly leave open. β’ Router Vulnerability Check β a read-only look at whether your router has UPnP, NAT-PMP, or Telnet left open, the three most common home-router misconfigurations. β’ Real diagnostics β actual ICMP ping and traceroute (not an approximation), DNS lookup, and an internet speed test. β’ Wake on LAN β save a device's MAC once and wake a sleeping PC or NAS on demand. β’ Rename, label, and hide devices β keep notes on a busy network so you can identify the culprit fast if something causes a slowdown or an IP conflict. β’ Save scans and revisit them anytime. HONEST ABOUT WHAT IT CAN'T DO Apple restricts what any app β including NetProbeX β can see about other devices' real hardware (MAC) addresses, as a privacy protection. NetProbeX respects this rather than trying to work around it: device identification relies on network behavior, hostnames, and mDNS names, which is what makes NetProbeX reliable where other scanners overpromise. Built for anyone who's ever wondered "what is that device on my network?" β from home users curious about their smart devices to IT-minded people managing a busy office Wi-Fi.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: PacketTrends at none against NetProbeX's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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 | PacketTrends | NetProbeX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | β |
| Ads | No β better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Edwin R Matos | AH SEN TEW |
In-app purchases
PacketTrends
No in-app purchases
NetProbeX
No in-app purchases





