Comparison

PacketCircle vs Echoes

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

Head to head
About

PacketCircle

Features
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PacketCircle turns packet captures into a clear picture of who is talking to whom. Instead of scrolling endless packet lists, you see communication pairs as an interactive circle: endpoints on the rim, conversations as edges, colors by protocol or session quality. Ideal when you need to understand a capture quickly — on site, in a meeting, or reviewing a file someone sent you. What you can do • Open PCAP and PCAPNG captures • Explore Top talkers on a circle, table, or gauges view • Filter by protocol and focus on the conversations that matter • Inspect session health, ports/services, and application hints • Jump into a Wireshark-style decode (packet list, protocol tree, hex) • Follow TCP streams and export a conversation as PCAP Built for analysis, not noise PacketCircle is a native iOS app with a shared engine designed for conversation-centric troubleshooting — DNS, HTTP, TLS, SMB, and more when the payload is visible — without requiring Wireshark on your phone. Open a capture. See the circle. Understand the network. Made with love for the packet community.

About

Echoes

This app offers a comprehensive suite of 20 network diagnostic and utility tools. It helps troubleshoot website connectivity issues, test internet speed, scan networks, and manage DNS records. Features include file transfer, password generation, and encrypted notes, all while prioritizing user privacy with no ads or tracking.

Highlights
  • 20+ network tools in one app
  • Website connectivity troubleshooting
  • Internet speed testing
  • Ping, Traceroute, and MTR
  • Port scanner and DNS lookup
  • SSH terminal and SFTP file transfer
  • Wi-Fi file sharing
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Echoes puts 20 network tools in one free app. Find out why a website won't open, test your internet speed, ping a server, look up a domain, check a website's security certificate, or send files to another phone or computer on your Wi-Fi. No account, no ads, no tracking. WEBSITE NOT OPENING? Tap Doctor and Echoes checks everything for you: your connection, DNS, the server and its certificate. Then it tells you in plain words what is wrong and what you can do about it. TEST YOUR CONNECTION • Ping any website or server and watch the delay and packet loss live • Traceroute and MTR: see where on the way the slowdown starts • Speed test: download, upload and ping in seconds • Port scanner: find the devices on your network and what they run • Check Host: test a website from servers around the world LOOK THINGS UP • DNS lookup, also over HTTPS and TLS • WHOIS: where a domain is registered and when it expires • Your IP address and where it is • SSL certificate check: who issued it and when it runs out • Email check: MX, SPF, DKIM and DMARC records FOR DEVELOPERS AND ADMINS • SSH terminal and SFTP file transfer • HTTP client: paste a curl command and send it • TCP, UDP and WebSocket tester • Uptime monitor with sound and Telegram alerts • Cloudflare DNS manager with dynamic DNS • Telegram bot tester SEND FILES WITHOUT CABLES Start the web server and scan its QR code with another phone or computer: you can send files and messages both ways in the browser. Every file you share also gets its own download link and QR code. On iPhone and iPad, servers, monitors and dynamic DNS run while Echoes is on screen. HANDY EXTRAS • Strong password generator • Hash, Base64, URL, JSON and JWT tools • Encrypted notes • A history in every tool, and dark and light mode PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no ads, no analytics. Your data stays on your device, and passwords and tokens are stored encrypted. Echoes only talks to the servers you choose to test. Free and open source: github.com/SinaXhpm/Echoes

Screenshots

PacketCircle4 screens
Echoes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Echoes at daily against PacketCircle's monthly. Echoes also leads on device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PacketCircle ships an update monthly, Echoes daily. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
PacketCircle versus Echoes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPacketCircleEchoes
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB118 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWalter HofstetterSorena Souri

In-app purchases

None

PacketCircle

No in-app purchases

None

Echoes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PacketCircle free?
PacketCircle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Echoes free?
Echoes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PacketCircle or Echoes have ads?
Neither PacketCircle nor Echoes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PacketCircle or Echoes?
PacketCircle ships an update monthly, and Echoes daily. Most recently, PacketCircle was updated on October 31, 2026 and Echoes on October 31, 2026.

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