SimplePing - Menu Bar Ping

Name: SimplePing - Menu Bar Ping
Price: 0.99 USD
Author: Sweatshop

Check conection quality easily

Only for Mac

$0.99

Age Rating

4+
Years
Category

Utilities
Developer

Sweatshop
Language

EN
English
Size

521.3
KB

Mac

Easily check your internet connection quality on the menu bar! The ping updates in realtime, so you can monitor the internet connection and know if something is wrong immediately. You can change the ping destination (default is google.com) to other destination, to check the connection quality from your Mac to the specific server region. You can also change the ping interval seconds. Check your internet connection quality before starting a video conference, uploading large files or playing multiplayer games!

Ratings & Reviews

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Works Great
11/10/2020
SteveK560
I kept having connection problems in google hangouts. This was great to help me known when it was my internet connection was the problem.
Works Great
11/10/2020
SteveK560

I kept having connection problems in google hangouts. This was great to help me known when it was my internet connection was the problem.
works as advertized
06/08/2021
dvsing
out of all of the similar apps available, this is the only one that worked as expected, and has the ability to set the ping target and time interval.
works as advertized
06/08/2021
dvsing

out of all of the similar apps available, this is the only one that worked as expected, and has the ability to set the ping target and time interval.
Unmitigated piece of junk
03/20/2025
romulusnr
Not sure if abandonware or just junk, but it doesn’t do anything except display “Error” or “Time out” despite connectivity being currently okay. Tried different hostnames (it says “URL” which suggests it’s not really using PING but just hitting websites, but full URLs don’t work either) to no avail.

Developer Response
Sorry for the issue, just to confirm, did your router / wifi settings block the ICMP protocol used for ping? Some public or work wifi might block ICMP for security purposes. If possible, can you try with different wifi, or connect to a mobile hotspot and see if it works? (You can contact me at axel@yagisoftware.com)The app does use ping (ICMP) , and uses DNS to resolve the domain name to IP Address before ping (sorry for the incorrect wording of URL). The app is not abandonware and is actively worked on (last update is 6 Dec 2025)
Unmitigated piece of junk
03/20/2025
romulusnr

Not sure if abandonware or just junk, but it doesn’t do anything except display “Error” or “Time out” despite connectivity being currently okay. Tried different hostnames (it says “URL” which suggests it’s not really using PING but just hitting websites, but full URLs don’t work either) to no avail.
Developer Response 12/07/2025
Sorry for the issue, just to confirm, did your router / wifi settings block the ICMP protocol used for ping? Some public or work wifi might block ICMP for security purposes. If possible, can you try with different wifi, or connect to a mobile hotspot and see if it works? (You can contact me at axel@yagisoftware.com)The app does use ping (ICMP) , and uses DNS to resolve the domain name to IP Address before ping (sorry for the incorrect wording of URL). The app is not abandonware and is actively worked on (last update is 6 Dec 2025)
doesn't work properly.
04/12/2020
reviewsbyron
doesnt update. I have a terminal running and the ping times are completely different from what is displayed. also, doesnt properly update when there are disconnections.

Developer Response
Hi Bryon, sorry to hear about this, you mean the ping doesn't update after the internet disconnect and you have to restart the app to work? Would you mind email me the macOS version you are using to axel@fluffy.es? I would like to resolve it for you, thanks a lot! The ping interval of this app is 5 seconds, so I think it might cause some slight difference from with terminal.
doesn't work properly.
04/12/2020
reviewsbyron

doesnt update. I have a terminal running and the ping times are completely different from what is displayed. also, doesnt properly update when there are disconnections.
Developer Response 08/13/2020
Hi Bryon, sorry to hear about this, you mean the ping doesn't update after the internet disconnect and you have to restart the app to work? Would you mind email me the macOS version you are using to axel@fluffy.es? I would like to resolve it for you, thanks a lot! The ping interval of this app is 5 seconds, so I think it might cause some slight difference from with terminal.

Added fixed width option, to make the status menu fixed width

Version 1.6 12/06/2025

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Seller: Sweatshop Solutions
Size: 521.3 KB
Category: Utilities
Compatibility: Requires macOS 11.5 or later.

Mac
Requires macOS 11.5 or later.
Languages: English
Age Rating: 4+

4+

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Ratings & Reviews

Works Great

works as advertized

Unmitigated piece of junk

doesn't work properly.

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