PingscapePrivacy
Last updated: 2026-11-01
Pingscape has no account, no analytics, no advertising and no server of its own. The developer collects no data about you.
Who is responsible
Niklas Temp, see the legal notice for the contact details. Questions about privacy can also be opened as an issue on GitHub.
What the app does on your device
Pingscape reads the network state of your device (interfaces, addresses, routes, DNS servers, proxy, Wi-Fi and cellular status) and shows it on screen. Results and histories live only in memory and are gone when the app ends. The app stores a few settings on your device (for example “hide values by default”, the unit for throughput and whether you agreed to external requests). Nothing else is stored.
Permissions
| Permission | What for |
|---|---|
| Location (while in use) | iOS only lets an app read the name of the Wi-Fi network it is connected to if it has this permission. Pingscape does not read, use or store your location. |
| Local network | To look for devices on your own network and to ask your router about itself. The results stay on your device. |
| Photos (add only) | Only to save the image of a report to your photo library, when you choose “Save image to Photos” in the share menu. Pingscape can add that image but cannot read your photos. |
Requests that leave your device
At start: one DNS lookup
To find out whether your network translates IPv6 to IPv4 (NAT64), the app asks your system DNS server for ipv4only.arpa, a fixed name reserved for exactly this check (RFC 7050). Your DNS server, usually your router, may pass the question on to your provider. It carries nothing about you or your device.
Public IP address and provider (only if you agree)
This is off until you agree to it, in a question at first launch or with the switch “External requests” under About. A tap on “Load” also works once, without switching it on. These servers are asked:
| Server | Purpose |
|---|---|
api.ipify.org, api6.ipify.org (ipify) | Return your public IPv4 and IPv6 address. |
ipv4.icanhazip.com, ipv6.icanhazip.com | Asked only if the matching ipify server does not answer. Same request, same answer. |
stat.ripe.net (RIPEstat, RIPE NCC) | Gets your public IP address and returns the autonomous system and its holder. The app names itself with sourceapp=pingscape. |
| Your system DNS server | Is asked for the name that belongs to your public IP address. |
Each of these servers sees your public IP address, as with any request on the internet. Nothing else is sent: no device data and no location. How these services handle requests is described by their operators; Pingscape has no influence on that.
Only when you start it
Every tool sends what you typed and nothing else, and only when you tap Start:
- Ping, traceroute, ports, TLS and HTTP timing go to the target you entered.
- DNS goes to the server you choose: your system’s, 1.1.1.1, 8.8.8.8, 9.9.9.9 or one of your own.
- Traceroute asks your DNS server for the names of the routers on the way. You can switch that off.
- Whois goes to
whois.iana.organd on to the registry responsible for the name. RDAP goes todata.iana.org(which registry answers) and then to that registry. - “Check internet” on the External page asks
captive.apple.com. - The optional internet ping in the Live tab is off by default. When you switch it on, it pings the host you enter once a second.
On your local network
The device search pings the addresses of your own network and listens for Bonjour, including for service types beyond the ones built into the app. It also sends an SSDP search to find UPnP devices such as routers, media servers and printers, and asks each one, including your router, for its UPnP description. This traffic stays inside your network.
Shortcuts and widget
The Shortcuts actions run when you start them and return their result to you. The widget reads whether the device is online, over what and whether a VPN is active, and shows the time it was read. Neither sends anything anywhere.
Diagnostic dump and sharing
Reports, lists and the diagnostic dump are only shared when you choose to share them, using the system share sheet. By default the diagnostic dump replaces addresses and names. If you choose “Save image to Photos”, the image of the report is added to your photo library. What you do with a shared file is up to you.
This website
This site is hosted on GitHub Pages. GitHub processes the IP addresses of visitors in its server logs. The site itself sets no cookies, runs no scripts, uses no analytics and loads no fonts or images from other servers.
Your rights
Because the developer does not collect or store personal data about you, there is nothing to look up or delete. If you disagree, or have a question, contact the address in the legal notice.
Changes
If a new version sends more, this page and the PRIVACY.md in the source code are changed before that version is released. The history of the file is public.