See the network connections your apps really make
Galey helps you understand where apps send data, how often they connect to the internet, and whether anything looks unusual — without needing to be technical.
Galey means to reveal, drawn from ancient Aramaic.
Who Galey is for
Concerned parents
See how kids’ apps connect to the internet and spot patterns that may not match what the app promises.
Security-minded users
Get a clearer picture of where data flows, which servers are contacted, and how often.
Researchers & professionals
Explore how apps behave on the network, compare apps, and build evidence around real traffic.
Why Galey shows you more than other tools
Most network monitoring tools look at activity after it has already been simplified. Galey looks earlier — before important details are lost.
Most tools: simplified network views
Many network monitoring tools show where data appears to go, often stopping at large shared platforms or hosting services.
- Website or platform names
- Large shared services used by many companies
- Broad or generic destination categories
Because many companies share the same internet infrastructure, these views can blur multiple services together and hide background connections.
Galey: full app connection visibility
Galey shows all the connections an app makes — not just the most obvious one.
- The different services an app communicates with
- Hidden or unexpected background connections
- Clear separation between apps using the same platforms
This is where app behavior is still distinct, allowing Galey to highlight unusual or unexpected activity instead of guessing.
A simple way to think about it:
It’s the difference between seeing a delivery truck — and knowing every stop it makes along the way.
How Galey works
Galey is designed to be simple to use while revealing what’s usually hidden. A typical session takes just a few minutes.
Turn on the secure VPN
Enable the Galey WireGuard connection to temporarily route your device’s traffic through a private, isolated tunnel.
Use the app as normal
Open the app you want to examine and use it naturally. No special actions are required.
Turn off the VPN
When you’re finished, turn the VPN off. Galey now has what it needs to prepare the session.
Log in to Galey and review the session
After turning the VPN off, log in to your Galey account to review the captured app traffic.
You can describe what you did during the session — which app you used and how you used it — to give helpful context.
Select an AI model to analyze the traffic and explain what it observed in clear, everyday language.
You can run the analysis multiple times, refining the description or choosing a different model to explore the results from different perspectives.
Baseline vs App Traffic
Galey separates normal device activity from app-specific behavior by having you intentionally capture each one.
Baseline traffic
Baseline traffic is the network activity your device generates when no third-party apps are running.
To capture a baseline, close all third-party apps and enable the Galey Baseline tunnel.
This creates a clear reference for what your device normally does on the network before any app activity is introduced.
App traffic
App traffic is the network activity that appears when a single third-party app is running and being used.
To capture app traffic, enable the Galey App tunnel and use only the app you want to test.
Comparing this session to the baseline shows exactly what that app adds to your device’s network activity.
Why this matters: By measuring app traffic against a clean baseline, Galey reveals app-specific behavior without background noise or guesswork.
Clear results, explained with context
After a session, Galey turns raw network activity into a readable report — it uses AI to explain what it means and why it matters.
What you see in a Galey report
- A summary of how much data was sent and received during the session
- When the session started and ended, and how long it lasted
- Which organizations and services the app communicated with
- How the session compares to your baseline traffic
- Notable patterns such as frequent connections or heavy outbound data
How AI helps interpret the results
Galey uses AI models to review the captured traffic and explain what is happening in clear, everyday language.
- Plain-language summaries of what the app was doing on the network
- Context about whether observed patterns are typical or unexpected
- Identification of analytics, tracking, or monitoring services
- Highlights of potentially concerning behavior, with severity levels
Why this is helpful: Instead of just listing connections, Galey explains what changed during the app session, which services were involved, and whether the behavior deserves attention.
Join Early Access
We’re currently onboarding a small group through Early Access. If selected, you’ll explore Galey early and help shape it before launch.