Comparison

Network Ping Pro vs Retro Ping

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

Head to head
About

Network Ping Pro

Features
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Network ping command with latency statistics based an IP address or host name. It comes with continuous ping option and number of ping.

About

Retro Ping

This app visually indicates your WiFi connection quality by displaying real-time latency. It uses a retro-themed animation to show if your connection is good (under 100ms) or bad (over 100ms or timeout). It's designed for quick, easy network testing without impacting bandwidth.

Highlights
  • Real-time latency display
  • Visual connection quality indicator
  • Retro vaporwave race animation
  • Low bandwidth usage
  • Tests WiFi and cell reception
Features
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Retro Ping Features * When your connection is snappy, you warp into the retro sunset. Big number is WARP (higher = faster). Tiny number is milliseconds. * When latency is trash or it times out, the race freezes and it says BAD. DIAGNOSE pulses so you can find out why. * Diagnose runs a hop ladder (your router, 1.1.1.1, 8.8.8.8, then a name) and tells you if the problem is Wi-Fi, the internet, or DNS — in English, not traceroute hieroglyphs. * History of ping sessions, grouped by which internet you were on. Tap a group to name it HOME or OFFICE. * Settings: pick the ping target, optional Wi-Fi name, opt-in anonymous stats (off until you say so). * New app, built fresh in 2026. Native rewrite. Same listing. Same sunset. Bonus Feature * Retro vaporwave race animation. Still the whole point. Instructions Test Broadcasting Quality Set up Retro Ping next to your computer when you are streaming (Skype, Zoom, Hangouts, Teams, whatever they rebranded it to). Now you will know if it is the right moment to say something legit to impress your boss... or keep your mouth shut because your connection is bad and the audio will cut out and make you look like a dweeb. Test Game Server Connectivity Put your phone into its charging dock on your desk, and keep Retro Ping running while you are playing a game (League of Legends, CS, Fortnite). Now you will know if it's the right moment to come out of that bush, or chill out because your latency is whack. Test Your WiFi Skillz! You can use Retro Ping to test and adjust your Wi-Fi environment. Just connect your phone to your Wi-Fi and walk around your crib with Retro Ping running. Move your antennas and or 14.4k modem and try again until it's wicked fast. If you can load webpages faster than you can drink a Tab, then you're solid. If WARP drops when you stand by the fridge, that's the fridge. Diagnose will tell you if it's actually the internet. Test Your Cell Reception Got 5 status bars, but you cannot load MySpace, your BBS, or any other website? Don't freak out. Walk around watching Retro Ping to see which areas are a buzz kill and which are dope. On cell we skip the router hop and still tell you if the internet or DNS is the villain. How does Retro Ping work? * It pings every 0.25 seconds (woah). * A ping is the round trip time to a remote host and back, in milliseconds. * It will not cause bandwidth issues. A ping uses almost no network resources. * Default target is Cloudflare (1.1.1.1), which is close to you almost anywhere (200+ cities). You can point it at something else in Settings. * If ICMP is blocked, it falls back to TCP/443 and shows · TCP. Your router hop never cheats with TCP, because a lot of routers just don't answer pings — that's ROUTER QUIET, not "Wi-Fi is dead." Video killed the radio star, but don't let it kill the internet star.

Screenshots

Network Ping Pro1 screens
Retro Ping4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Network Ping Pro at 7.0 against Retro Ping's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Network Ping Pro versus Retro Ping: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNetwork Ping ProRetro Ping
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (68 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—68 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS7.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size0 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLeo TsoBen Sigman

Bugs and requests

Network Ping Pro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Retro Ping

Requested features

1 request
  • Ability to tell if slow speed is due to router distance

In-app purchases

None

Network Ping Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Retro Ping

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Network Ping Pro free?
Network Ping Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Retro Ping free?
Retro Ping is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Network Ping Pro or Retro Ping have ads?
Neither Network Ping Pro nor Retro Ping shows ads.

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