PingPlotter vs Ping & Trace Route
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PingPlotter
Diagnose and resolve network issues with advanced graphing and alerting tools. Visualize latency and packet loss over time to quickly identify performance bottlenecks and receive audio notifications when problems arise.
- Graphical traceroute and ping
- Latency and packet loss graphing
- Timeline performance visualization
- Audio-based network alerts
- Report generation for hops
- Customizable tracing intervals
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Be the hero - network troubleshooting powers for mortals Get notified about network problems the moment they occur and find culprits quickly with PingPlotter's graphing and alert system. Our best in class graphical traceroute and ping tools go wherever your network needs you. With a desktop and mobile version at your disposal, you can pinpoint network problems anywhere, anytime. For instant vision into network performance, simply enter a target address and PingPlotter will begin graphing latency and packet loss. The multi-dimensional output is displayed on two graphs - a trace graph that plots current measurements for all participating routers and a timeline graph that shows individual router performance over time. Audio based monitoring keeps hands and eyes free for other activities while playing sounds that inform ears about network performance. A monitoring system especially useful during visually demanding, network dependent, activities like online gaming. While PingPlotter Mobile is streaming background audio, players can keep their eyes on the game, hear when network performance deteriorates, and take cover before lag negatively effects their experience. FREE - Graph latency and packet loss - Scroll through performance timelines - Zoom in on interesting periods - Generate reports for individual hops - Save and send collected data - Customize tracing intervals, packet options, and graph ranges - Ping any website with IPv4 or IPv6 protocol UPGRADE (in-app purchase) - Unlimited length timelines - Graph intermediate hop history - Audio alerting system - Keep screen on while tracing - Load data collected by mobile or desktop versions
Ping & Trace Route
Test network connectivity and performance with simultaneous ping and traceroute tools. Analyze latency, packet loss, and network paths to local or remote servers. Save detailed reports for later review.
- Multiple simultaneous ping tests
- Multiple simultaneous traceroute tests
- Customizable ping parameters (timeout, packet size, count)
- Trace from any ISP or mobile data
- Save ping logs and traceroute reports
- Supports multiple languages
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◆◆◆◆◆ Ping & Traceroute ◆◆◆◆◆ ▶ Multiple PING at a time to any local or worldwide hosted server. ▶ Simultaneous ping to the server. ▶ Multiple TRACEROUTE at the same time. ◆◆ PING ◆◆ ▶ Send a ping to any IP Address or website host. ▶ Set timeout period to Ping. ▶ Set packet size to be sent. ▶ Set how many times ping to be sent. ▶ Ping more than one time to compare previous and current ping. ▶ Save whole ping log to phone storage. ◆◆ TRACEROUTE ◆◆ ▶ Add multiple websites or IP addresses to trace. ▶ Trace from any ISP or mobile data. ▶ Traceroute supports multiple traces to compare. ▶ Save whole Trace Report to phone storage. ▶▶ Supported languages: English, Russian, Spanish, Italian, German, Portuguese, French, Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese. ▶▶ Note: All the supported languages are machine translations. There are possibilities of mistakes in any language. If you found any type of mistake then please write to us at contact@loopbots.com and we will verify and resolve it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PingPlotter at 55% against Ping & Trace Route's 4%. PingPlotter also leads on rating (3.4 vs 2.7). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. PingPlotter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Ping & Trace Route sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
PingPlotter holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 36 and 36 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of PingPlotter's written reviews are positive against 4% of Ping & Trace Route's.
PingPlotter ships an update every 8 months, Ping & Trace Route every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PingPlotter | Ping & Trace Route |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (36 ratings) — better | 2.7 (36 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 55.1% of reviews — better | 4.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 36 | 36 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 9.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pingman Tools LLC | Loopbots Technology |
Customer experience
PingPlotter
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In-app purchases
PingPlotter
- PingPlotter Standard$8.99
Ping & Trace Route
- Remove Ads$99.00
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