Comparison

PacketTrends vs Packetly Network Toolkit

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

Head to head
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 โ€” every monitored host, colour-coded by health, with latency and packet loss right there. โ€ข ICMP ping checks โ€” reachability, round-trip latency, jitter, and packet loss โ€ข TCP port checks โ€” handshake success, time-to-connect, and timeout/refused rates for any port (443, 22, 8089, and more) โ€ข One host, many checks โ€” track a server's ping plus several ports independently โ€ข Per-host history โ€” latency and connect-time trends over minutes, hours, and days โ€ข Push alerts โ€” get notified instantly when a host goes down, and again when it recovers โ€ข Manage on the go โ€” 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 โ€” no sign-up required. PacketTrends is a companion app for an existing PacketTrends monitoring account.

About

Packetly Network Toolkit

Features
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Packetly is a private network diagnostics toolkit for iPhone. Run ping, DNS, SSL/TLS, port, traceroute, HTTP, subnet and domain-expiry checks without an account. See live TLS details, inspect DNS records, follow every hop, check security headers and save useful results. Local reminders warn you before a certificate or domain expires. Your history and favorites stay on your device. Packetly has no account system, analytics or developer-operated backend. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

PacketTrends4 screens
Packetly Network Toolkit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PacketTrends at none against Packetly Network Toolkit's 3. On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Packetly Network Toolkit sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. PacketTrends asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PacketTrends ships an update every 8 days, Packetly Network Toolkit weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
PacketTrends versus Packetly Network Toolkit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPacketTrendsPacketly Network Toolkit
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysWeekly โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.416.4
Further details โ€” not scored
Size38 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEdwin R MatosMaksym Tkachenko

In-app purchases

None

PacketTrends

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Packetly Network Toolkit

Subscriptions2
  • Packetly Pro$4.991 Month
  • Packetly Pro7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Packetly Pro Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is PacketTrends free?
PacketTrends is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Packetly Network Toolkit free?
Packetly Network Toolkit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PacketTrends or Packetly Network Toolkit have ads?
Neither PacketTrends nor Packetly Network Toolkit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PacketTrends or Packetly Network Toolkit?
PacketTrends ships an update every 8 days, and Packetly Network Toolkit weekly. Most recently, PacketTrends was updated on October 31, 2026 and Packetly Network Toolkit on October 25, 2026.

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