PingStalker
Ranked 6 of 8 network diagnostic tools by recommenders
A macOS app for network engineers that people find useful and well made, at a modest price. One commenter said the one-day trial put them off.
A macOS app for network engineers that people find useful and well made, at a modest price. One commenter said the one-day trial put them off.
8 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 88%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 7 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Useful tool for network work
“Looks like a great tool to add to my toolkit for a very modest price!”
Comment from 9 Nov 2025 in “Show HN: PingStalker – A macOS tool for network engineers” “Looks like a great and useful app.”
Comment from 9 Nov 2025 in “Show HN: PingStalker – A macOS tool for network engineers”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Name may evoke negative reactions
“"Stalker" is a very loaded word and many people will have negative emotional reactions to it.”
Comment from 9 Nov 2025 in “Show HN: PingStalker – A macOS tool for network engineers”
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See all 8 network diagnostic tools, rankedWhat people said
All 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“the moment I saw it was a one day trial, I was so turned off”
“I'm especially impressed with the extensive documentation on day one.”
“your market would open up and grow spectacularly if you could make a version of this for Linux”
“It looks like a great software in term of UI”
“Looks like a great tool to add to my toolkit for a very modest price!”
“"Stalker" is a very loaded word and many people will have negative emotional reactions to it.”
“Looks like a great and useful app.”
“Thanks for supplying it outside Apple’s store!”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.