Comparison

NekoLink vs Linkalyst

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

Head to head
About

NekoLink

Features
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NekoLink is a network connection and diagnostics client. Add a service provider configuration code or an HTTPS subscription link that you are authorized to use. NekoLink imports the related connection configuration, lets you select a server, and helps you manage a user-initiated iOS VPN connection. Features • Add a provider configuration code or HTTPS subscription link • Sign in to an authorized service provider account • Import and refresh server configurations • Select and switch servers • Start or stop a user-initiated VPN connection • Choose Smart or Global routing mode • Check Ping and TCP Ping response times • Look up IP address and DNS information • Submit an account deletion request to your selected service provider Service provider configuration codes and subscription links are supplied by the relevant service provider or by you. Server nodes, subscription content, service availability, and account benefits are provided by the selected service provider. NekoLink does not provide or operate server nodes. VPN permission is requested only after you tap Connect. You can disconnect at any time. The app does not include in-app purchases. Use only configurations and services you are authorized to access.

About

Linkalyst

Diagnose network issues with detailed tools like live ping charts, encrypted DNS comparisons, and port scanning. Analyze HTTPS request timings, trace routes, and calculate subnets. Save and export test results for comprehensive network analysis on your iPhone and iPad.

Highlights
  • Live latency charting for ping tests
  • Encrypted DNS comparison (DoH/DoT)
  • TCP port scanning
  • HTTPS request timing analysis
  • Route tracing
  • Batch IP/port scanning
  • Report saving, searching, and exporting
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Ping with a live latency chart, compare encrypted DNS (DoH and DoT) across resolvers, scan TCP ports, see where an HTTPS request spends its time and trace every hop, on iPhone and iPad. Test results are saved as reports you can search, compare and export. MEASURE THE CONNECTION • Chart Ping (ICMP) or UDP probes to up to six targets in one run • Typical latency (P50), slower requests (P95, P99), variation, timeout rate and longest timeout streak • Tap the chart to inspect a request and add notes as you test; timeouts are marked, never plotted as latency • Check a TCP port once or up to 50 times in a row SEE WHERE EVERY MILLISECOND GOES • Website Check sends five HEAD or GET requests in a row and can follow redirects hop by hop • Times DNS, TCP, TLS and time to first byte • Shows the HTTP protocol, TLS version, cipher suite and certificate chain, with expiry dates and SHA-256 fingerprints COMPARE DNS RESULTS • Query system DNS or choose UDP, TCP, DNS over HTTPS (DoH) or DNS over TLS (DoT) • Compare system DNS with up to four resolvers, each on its own protocol: fastest this round, record differences, response codes and failures • Presets for Cloudflare, Google and DNSPod, or a custom endpoint • A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT, NS, SOA and PTR records, with TTLs • DoH and DoT apply to queries in Linkalyst; they don't change your device's DNS settings SCAN PORTS AND ORGANIZE DEVICES • Batch Scan in Port Check takes IPv4 lists or CIDR and known IPv6 addresses, with port presets or your own ranges: up to 256 addresses and 4,096 address/port pairs per run • Local Services finds web, SSH, printing and file-sharing services advertised over Bonjour • Keep targets, notes and related reports in My Devices, optionally grouped by network • Save scanned addresses to My Devices, send an open port to Single Check, or open a saved device in Latency Test, Port Check or Route Trace Batch Scan only makes TCP connections and doesn't identify services or devices. A timeout doesn't prove a device is offline; Local Services shows advertised services, not every device. ROUTES, SPEED AND ADDRESSES • Route Trace for IPv4 and IPv6: up to 30 hops, 1 to 3 probes per hop, optional hop hostname lookup • See this device's addresses and gateway; turn on IP Lookup in Settings for your public IP, region, network organization and ASN (via FreeIPAPI) • Download Test for a URL you choose, up to 64 MiB or 10 seconds • Throughput Test for upload or download to a free test peer you run on your own computer • Offline IPv4/IPv6 Subnet Calculator KEEP THE RESULTS • Search, star and tag reports; share them as JSON, or request-level data as CSV • Compare two runs with latency curves overlaid; repeated port checks, website checks, download and throughput tests and route traces are paired by target • Reports are JSON files you can open in the Files app and import again • Optional iCloud Drive report sync (off by default); My Devices entries, stars and tags stay on each device BUILT FOR IPHONE AND IPAD • Follow a running test on the Lock Screen and, on supported iPhones, in the Dynamic Island, where you can also stop it • On iPad, open the tools or a single report in its own window • Native interface in English, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, French, German and Italian Use network tests only on systems you own or have permission to test. UDP latency and Throughput Test require a compatible test peer; instructions are linked in the app. Linkalyst is free to download with all tools available. A one-time purchase removes all ads and supports Family Sharing. Privacy Policy: https://linkalyst.entromoonic.com/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://linkalyst.entromoonic.com/terms-of-service

Screenshots

NekoLink4 screens
Linkalyst4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NekoLink at none against Linkalyst's 1. NekoLink also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Linkalyst sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. NekoLink asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
NekoLink versus Linkalyst: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNekoLinkLinkalyst
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNEKOLINK LTDEntromoonic Ltd

In-app purchases

None

NekoLink

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Linkalyst

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is NekoLink free?
NekoLink is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Linkalyst free?
Linkalyst is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do NekoLink or Linkalyst have ads?
Linkalyst shows ads; NekoLink does not.

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