Comparison

Pingly vs Socketta

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

Head to head
About

Pingly

Monitor your internet connection's real-time performance with detailed latency, packet loss, and quality scores. Visualize network activity with live graphs and audible alerts, and review historical data for any host or IP address.

Highlights
  • Real-time ICMP echo requests
  • Live reply stream with stats
  • Internet quality score (0-100)
  • Audible ping alerts
  • Session history and charts
  • Customizable ping interval and packet size
Features
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Pingly is a small, fast network tool for people who want to know what their connection is actually doing. Type in a host or IP, watch the ICMP replies come back in real time, and keep a running score on your Internet quality. If you chase latency for work, hunt down lag before a match, or just have a Wi-Fi connection you don't trust, Pingly gives you the real numbers as they happen. PING ANY HOST • Real ICMP echo requests, the same kind the ping command sends • A live reply stream with sequence number, packet size and round-trip time • Running stats: sent, received, lost, loss %, min, avg, max and jitter • Quick-pick hosts, and switching targets starts a fresh session • Color-coded latency, so a slow reply is easy to spot INTERNET QUALITY MONITOR • A running 0-100 connection score with a letter grade from A+ to F • A live breakdown of latency, jitter, packet loss and stability • A scrolling signal graph and a one-line, plain-English read on how things look • Pause, resume, or switch targets whenever you want SONAR · AUDIBLE PING • A tone for every reply, pitched by round-trip time - fast replies ring high, slow ones drop low • A healthy connection sounds like a steady, high chime, so a latency spike is a note you can hear fall • Timeouts and dropped packets get their own distinct downward thud • A live tone-bar strip that scrolls along with the stream • Four voices to choose from sine, triangle, square or pluck • Leave it running with the screen off; it respects the mute switch SESSION HISTORY • Every ping run is saved automatically • A latency chart and full stats for each one • Save the hosts you use most for one-tap pinging • Recent sessions with small sparklines so you can scan them fast SETTINGS • Set the ping interval, packet size and timeout • System, Light or Dark appearance • Monospaced, tabular numbers that hold steady as they update PRIVACY • No account, no ads • Nothing leaves your phone. Pingly only pings the hosts you point it at. That's the whole app. It just tells you how your connection is doing.

About

Socketta

Features
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One app instead of a dozen. Socketta is a professional network bench for iPhone and iPad: Wi-Fi speed test, LAN scanner, port scanner, ping, HTTP/REST client, WebSocket, MQTT, BLE tools, traceroute and on-device network diagnosis — 25+ tools in a single, focused instrument. WHY SOCKETTA • Replaces a stack of single-purpose apps (network scanner + API tester + MQTT client + BLE scanner + speed test) • No ads. No account. No data collection — everything runs on your device • Fair pricing: a genuinely useful free tier, subscriptions, and a one-time lifetime purchase (no forced subscription) MEASURE • Wi-Fi speed test with an instrument-grade analog gauge (download / upload / latency / jitter / packet loss) • Ping (TCP, custom port), batch ping, traceroute with per-hop latency • Network quality score for gaming, VoIP, video calls and streaming • On-device diagnosis engine: find out why the connection is slow — no cloud, nothing leaves your phone SCAN • LAN device scanner: see every device on your network with vendor and type • Port scanner (parallel), DNS & reverse DNS, mDNS browser • Wake-on-LAN, UPnP/SSDP browser, network topology map, scan diff (spot new devices) • SSL certificate viewer, WHOIS lookup, HTTP header analysis, subnet calculator DEVELOPER BENCH • Full HTTP/REST client: methods, headers, auth, cURL import/export, Postman import, code generation (Swift, Python, JavaScript, Kotlin, PHP, cURL) • WebSocket client, MQTT client, UDP/TCP send & listen, millisecond precision send engine • BLE central & peripheral: scan, connect, read/write/notify, beacons, RSSI radar • Cross-protocol macros, profiles, scheduled tasks, JSON/CSV/TXT export HONEST NOTES • iOS does not expose MAC addresses of other devices to any app; Socketta identifies devices by vendor, hostname and mDNS data instead. • Local-network features require the Local Network permission. FREE & PRO The free tier includes unlimited ping, speed test, Wi-Fi info, LAN scan, DNS, Wake-on-LAN and lightweight utilities, plus trial uses of the advanced tools and a daily message allowance. Socketta Pro unlocks everything with a weekly, monthly or annual subscription (7-day free trial on annual) — or a single lifetime purchase with no subscription at all. Prices are shown in the app and charged to your Apple ID. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends; manage or cancel any time 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 Socketta is actively developed — regular updates, built for daily field work.

Screenshots

Pingly4 screens
Socketta4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pingly at none against Socketta's 3. On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Socketta sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Pingly asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pingly ships an update weekly, Socketta every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Pingly versus Socketta: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPinglySocketta
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGui PintoREVOT, K.K.

In-app purchases

None

Pingly

No in-app purchases

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 Pingly free?
Pingly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Socketta free?
Socketta is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pingly or Socketta have ads?
Neither Pingly nor Socketta shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pingly or Socketta?
Pingly ships an update weekly, and Socketta every 5 days. Most recently, Pingly was updated on September 7, 2026 and Socketta on September 17, 2026.

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