Comparison

Check Engine vs Socketta

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

Head to head
About

Check Engine

Features
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Your car is talking. Check Engine listens. Just tap the mic and describe what your car is doing. Check Engine's AI figures it out and tells you in plain English. No mechanic lingo. No guessing. Just real answers. Tap the mic, describe the problem out loud, and Check Engine listens, thinks, and talks back like having a knowledgeable friend in your passenger seat 24/7. Built by Gavs Customs with real shop experience, not just code. Your voice is processed securely-we never sell your data. SUBSCRIPTIONS Check Engine Pro - $9.99 per month, auto-renewing. Unlimited diagnoses, all 5 AI voices, up to 3 vehicles, real repair-manual data, and recall alerts. Check Engine Shop - $29.99 per month, auto-renewing. Everything in Pro, plus tools and parts lists with torque specs and safety steps. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://gavscustoms.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Socketta

Features
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See who's on your Wi‑Fi, check your network's security and keep a speed history — plus a full network bench. Everything is worked out on your device. No ads, no account, no tracking. WHO'S ON YOUR WI‑FI • Finds the devices on your network and names them from what they announce (Bonjour, UPnP, NetBIOS, web pages) and from your router's DNS: name, maker, model and type. A device that announces nothing is shown by its address • Changes since the last scan: devices that appeared and devices no longer seen SECURITY CHECK • A read-only check of your router and devices: reachable remote-login, file-sharing, screen-sharing and camera services, ports forwarded from the internet (UPnP), an admin page without HTTPS, DNS that answers for names that don't exist, and certificate validation • A score and grade, what each finding means, and what was and wasn't checked. It checks network settings — it is not a virus scan, and it never logs in or changes anything MEASURE • Speed test (Cloudflare): download, upload, latency, jitter and loss, kept with your provider's name, looked up on your device • TCP ping to any host and port (not ICMP), batch ping, a path check showing the destination's network operator, quality score and network diagnosis SCAN & DEVELOPER BENCH • LAN scanner (every host that answers a TCP probe), topology map, port scanner, DNS lookup, mDNS and UPnP browsers, scan diff, SSL viewer, WHOIS, HTTP headers, subnet calculator • HTTP/REST client with cURL/Postman import and code generation, WebSocket, MQTT, UDP/TCP, precision send, BLE central & peripheral, macros, profiles, schedules (while Socketta is open), export HONEST NOTES • iOS doesn't let apps read MAC addresses; devices are recognized by name, UPnP identity or address. Devices that answer nothing (phones asleep, firewalled PCs) can be missed • Socketta doesn't have Apple's multicast permission, so the UPnP browser asks each address directly and Wake-on-LAN sends to the device's IP address; some devices can't be found or woken this way • Ping is TCP: a closed port counts as loss. Local-network features need the Local Network permission. The speed test and the certificate check contact Cloudflare, and the DNS check asks your network's own DNS about two made-up names; nothing is sent to us FREE & PRO Free: unlimited device identification, changes since the last scan, 20 remembered devices on one network, the security score with every finding explained, speed test with the last 10 results, and the scanning and network tools; advanced tools have trial uses and a daily send allowance. Pro adds: alerts when a device never seen on that network before joins (while Socketta is open, or from the "Check This Network" Shortcuts action), a trusted list, device names and history, unlimited devices on every network, the device, port and step-by-step fix for each finding, re-check history and a report, the full speed history with a time-of-day chart and CSV export, and the advanced tools without limits. Weekly, monthly or annual subscription (free trial for new subscribers: 7 days on annual, 3 days on monthly and weekly) or a one-time lifetime purchase, charged to your Apple ID. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends; manage them in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://revot.jp/apps/netmaster/privacy.html Provider data: IP to ASN Lite by DB-IP.com (CC BY 4.0).

Screenshots

Check Engine4 screens
Socketta4 screens

Verdict

The call

Check Engine and Socketta are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Check Engine sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Socketta sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Check Engine ships an update every 2 weeks, Socketta weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Check Engine versus Socketta: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCheck EngineSocketta
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperREIDT GAVIN WILDEREVOT, K.K.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Check Engine

Subscriptions2
  • Pro$9.991 Month
  • Shop$29.991 Month
3 purchases

Socketta

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Pro3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Monthly Pro3 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Annual Pro7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Check Engine free?
Check Engine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Socketta free?
Socketta is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Check Engine or Socketta have ads?
Neither Check Engine nor Socketta shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Check Engine or Socketta?
Check Engine ships an update every 2 weeks, and Socketta weekly. Most recently, Check Engine was updated on October 25, 2026 and Socketta on October 21, 2026.

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