Category : Tools
In dire need of an update. This app's most recent update is nearly 2 years old. A lot of new Wi-Fi tech has come to market since then and the app is not keeping up with the changes. If you are only running Wi-Fi 5 and older than you will be fine. Anyone running Wi-Fi 6 / 6E won't get any benefit whatsoever. I use a free WiFi Analyzer app that has been updated regularly and found it much more useful than this paid app. safe your money and jobs on to something that is updated regularly.
Initially I had the free version and liked it a lot. The ads were not annoying or obtrusive and I could have lived with the freebe. But, it's such a cool and worthwhile tool that I opted for the premium version. (Which, by the way, is the first app I've ever paid for.) As a consequence of having this app and by doing some research I discovered my router control panel!! And, I learned about things like WiFi Scan Throttling. Yeah, right?
Hey guys. Always loved the app! Always 5 stars! There is one issue I've had since having the app though with my Pixel 4. On the Channel Graph tab I can never see the actual channel axis. I can only see the top tip of each channel number and cannot make out the numbers themselves. The Pixel Home Bar is overlapping all of the numbers. This happens on both portrait and landscape modes. Is there a setting I modified that may be causing this? Hope this input helps in improving the interface. Cheers!
I've used various wifi apps for android for years and this one is far from the best. The distance to the wifi unit isn't even close and I can't isolate one wireless unit to home in on. You would think if you tap the unit you want it would popup a screen with that unit only. Instead it does nothing. I tried the free version and liked it then downloaded the premium version thinking it had more features. Maybe it does but it has nothing I need that's not already in the free version.
Good tool. Helped me tweek my 3 different routers to obtain best case. As far as GUI the icons for selecting analysis and other features need to be larger. Have to use stylus to select them as fingers are too big. The screen icon for the paid version is not clear. Probably saved at too low a resolution. otherwise as I said, this can be a useful app if you're trying to configure your Wi-Fi network.
Although some of the technicality is beyond my skill level, I still found the app to be helpful in fine tuning my WiFi setup and in the process have learned a few things. Also, I had the exact same problem that another reviewer had, “…recommended best channel becomes the worst channel…” and contacted the developer. He was quick to respond, and the information provided helped to resolve the problem.
This is a great tool! I use it as a end-user to find the strongest WiFi network in public spaces where I have multiple options. I use it as an IT professional for trouble-shooting WiFi coverage issues and for planning hardware distribution and channel configuration when installing a wireless network. The graphs are easy to read, which not only makes it easy to use myself, but also makes it easy to take a screenshot that I can send to someone to illustrate something. This app is honestly one of the reasons I use my personal Android at work more than I use my work-provided other-platform phone which cannot run WiFi Analyzer.
Exactly what I was looking for. My wifi has been spotty for a long time. I recently installed a Tp-link combination Powerline adapter and Wi-Fi extender. So I now have four ssids in the house. The Wi-Fi Diagnostics function in the premium version gave me all the information to optimize each of the ssids. It also helped me appreciate how dynamic interference still is. This tool allowed me to optimize all of the SSID channel assignments by finding the gaps. Use the great User Guide!!!
Works really well finding signal strength & connection speed through the house. I still haven't figured out what to with the Wi-Fi dropping on my cameras? I have installed a mesh system in hopes to would solve my issue. Then find out from the camera manufacturers that the mesh network is not a stable network so I have to disconnect the cameras from accessing the mesh system! Right back were I started, the mesh has help with all other devices on the network. They are rarely an issue. Out of space
Well laid out app. All works well except for the WiFi Diagnostics. I have a guest network set up on the 2.4 GHz band which uses the same channel as the primary 2.4 GHz band (which cannot be changed). This results in the diagnostic report showing 90% interference. If I turn off the guest network, the report shows 0% interference.
Good but not great. It appears to have issues detecting access points on my mesh. Sometimes it does, other times it does not. Other apps of a similar type seem to detect the mesh just fine. The channel recommendations are not contextual. It recommends a channel for 2.4Ghz. When you switch it then recommends alternate channels because it does not realise your access points are using that channel.
Once you get used to the layout, where to access the various features, it seems to be easy to take control & to understand, & understand what you are looking at, see the best channels, and, if you are getting interference from another nearby router, or weak signals - an essential tool! Look forward to more updates as they are realised and made available. Full version recommended.
I love this app. It's exactly what I needed in order to visually see the signal strength of various wi-fi access points around my home to determine if and/or where I could use an extender or decide to invest in a mesh system. I downloaded the free version and liked the ease-of-use so much that I immediately upgraded to the premium version to eliminate the advertisements. And was then pleasantly surprised with the extra features. This premium version is worth twice the price. 😊
Easy to use... I have a a large complicated residence with Ring devices. Some are having issues resolving their up addresses. The system has three access points, five nodes, and a router, as well as a host of various client devices utilizing the 2.4 band. Twenty to forty clients at a time. Looking for this help identify conflicting frequencies, and possibly re- cannel the routers as opposed to using floating bars from a cell phone.... I have a few other networks far simplier but same requests.
App works very well for me, for most people this app will help you get the most out of your WiFi network. I live in a very high WiFi congested area, atleast 8 networks on each band less then 100 feet of mine. However it would be nice to have an advanced AP graph option to show channel bandwidth overlap from nearby AP's. Many people are now using 40 and 80MHz bandwidth. However now I can get wifi signal standing outside my front door on 5GHz band on my phone, it kept dropping connection before.
By far the best app I've found to analyze the WiFi airspace. It's also well worth the minor charge to remove ads and provide further diagnosis. You can locate access points by walking around with your phone watching the live signal strength meters rise as you approach the transmitter. Works on both the 2.4 and 5 GHz bands. Buy it!
Bought the full version for filtering, and found it doesn't work. The networks I want to filter don't all show up in settings, like they do in graph. Settings is marked BETA, and time graph doesn't display all filtered networks, and has a bug showing only 2s. So very disappointing after contributing to what I thought would be a worthy cause..
I tried the free version because my wifi kept buffering even though I have a 200mb per second plan. I was able to figure out the problem using the app and make adjustments to fix it. The difference in my amazon fire 10 tablet is impressive. Before it was sooooo slow that I was about to get rid of it. Runs just fine now. My roku 4k tv is no longer buffering all the time. Anyway this app proved so useful I bought the premium version which I like even better.
Wow, what a brilliant app. I haven't used it much as yet but those bits I've tried are clearly shown & amazingly fast. A great deal of thought has gone into this apps' UI & functions. Worth every penny to opt for the premium version. Anyone running a mesh network system at home will wonder how they managed without this app which, in my case, very quickly showed my investment in mesh technology was well made. I heartily recommend it to anyone considering the premium version.
Overall, great features but subpar channel rating. I tried this app with another app called "WiFiAnalyzer" and the other app provider provided me with different results. Also, I'm more inclined to believe the other app because they base channel rating on the amount of other AP's using those bands. I don't see it with this app, so I'm not sure how the rating is being calculated. The results are a bit different too. I'm using the "Connected AP" setting as well. Any help would be appreciated.
Just upgraded to Premium, but it foesn't work. When I try to open it, I get the Wifi Analyser - Overview screen. When I press "Continue", the blue bar near the bottom of the screen moves to the right, but ot then immediately moves back to the left, leaving me on the same page. I have granted the app Locstion, so what should I do now.
Great tool for setting up or checking on wifi installations. Only problem I have found is that if you use the very useful Filter Access Points function it only applies to the 2.4 or 5 band that you are set to, and if you change to the other band and set those, you lose the previous set. Still rated it 5 stars.
Good app, I have premium edition, can set up my router to correct channel away from the other congested WiFi networks, as I can pick up 11 other WiFi networks in my house, works great on latest Android device (S20 ultra). You have to turn of WiFi throttling in developer settings. Displays, channel width, interference %, signal strength dBm, link speed Mbps & more, signal tracker......this needs improving a little as it lags, but still works ok. Overall good app!
Just purchased the app so I am not going to criticize it at this time only to say that the user manual is created with white text on a black background. I wanted to print it out on paper so as to reduce the eye strain of reading it on the computer. Because of the black background, if I were to print it out, it would use an entire toner cartridge (I'm guessing). I would recommend recreating the PDF with black text on a white background. At least the 11 pages after the title page. Thanks.
I found the UI difficult to navigate, it may be better suited to a tablet. Some SSIDs seemed to be missing from the legend. YMMV, happily the developer provides a free version so you can try before you buy (or just buy because let's be real, a few bucks to help you fix your wifi just once is fair and worth it.)
While I'd like a little more info on some features (new vs connected AP ratings for instance), this is a great app that does exactly what it says it does. I forked out for premium while it was on sale. Worth it. Got the recommendation based on my network to go from 30% interference to 0%. If you have WiFi and neighbors, you should get this.