I’m excited to reintroduce Ping Analyzer, a completely rewritten version of the app I first released nearly 15 years ago. The original version gained a small but loyal following before I eventually pulled it from the App Store to focus on other projects. But over time, I kept noticing it still being used, and that stuck with me.
Around 2010, I developed an app called Ping Analyzer. At some point, I stopped maintaining it and decided to remove it from the App Store. Last week during #WLPC Prague, I discovered that @MackenzieWiFi still uses it. It warmed my heart. 🙂 pic.twitter.com/6TcU33lacG
— Adrián Granados (@adriangranados) October 30, 2023
Last year, I decided to bring it back.
This new version of Ping Analyzer is built from the ground up for modern iOS devices. It’s more responsive, more accurate, and more powerful than before. Whether you’re diagnosing a flaky connection or just curious about your network quality, Ping Analyzer gives you real-time visibility into round-trip time (RTT), jitter, packet loss, and estimated Mean Opinion Score (MOS).
Like other ping diagnostics tools, it utilizes ICMP Echo Request and Reply packets to continuously measure the availability and responsiveness of target hosts, displaying results in a clear, visual format that updates in real-time as you ping.
Why Another Ping Tool?
Yes, there are plenty of apps that offer ping, usually buried alongside 20 other tools in a cluttered interface. But too often they’re buggy, neglected, and visually unappealing. Ping Analyzer is different. It’s focused, polished, and built with real attention to detail. Every part of the interface is designed to make the data easy to read and interpret, allowing you to obtain your results quickly and move on.
What’s New in This Version
This isn’t just a re-release. It comes with features you won’t find in any other iOS ping app, including the ability to manually select the outbound network interface, a huge advantage when both Wi-Fi and cellular are available and you want to test them independently, for example.
Upgrade to Pro to get access to more tools and controls:
- Custom Ping Count: Adjust the ping count or allow unlimited pings.
- Network Interface Selection: Choose which network interface is used for pinging.
- Network Quality Score: See MOS estimations based on latency, jitter, and packet loss.
- Favorites and Recent Hosts: Keep track of favorite and recently pinged hosts.
- Export or Share Results: Save or share ping results for reference or reporting.
Ping Analyzer is designed for anyone who needs reliable, real-time insight into network performance, whether you’re in the field or just trying to figure out why your connection feels slow. It’s fast, visual, and built to make your work easier.
Now available on the App Store.
Love this! We’ve never stopped using the original Ping Analyzer to help diagnose network health, and is part of our validation when building small wireless networks. We’ll upgrade to the new version simply to support your awesome tools. Keep up the great work, Adrian!
Thank you, Ethan!
When you have the outbound set to ‘Auto’ – what is the algorithm to choose which of the Cellular, Wi-Fi, or VPN to use?
Hi Keith, when outbound is set to “Auto,” iOS decides which interface to use. It generally prefers Wi-Fi over cellular if the connection is usable, and will honor the VPN interface if a VPN is active and the destination is routable through it.