Perfect minilalist wifi speed test app
Using iperf3 to test the WIFI speed is WAY better that accessing external speed tests sites. And this iOS app is the perfect tool for that. I tried a few others and just recently found this one and its simplicity and reliability makes it the best imho.
Beware though: you need to run iperf3 in server mode on another box on your network. Ideally, this other machine is connected with a ETH cable to your router. Then moving around the house, you can see the speed of the connection.
Feature request: display the current BSSID of my iOS device. That would be very useful for knowing on which device (eero in my case), and which band (2.4, 5.2,5.8 ghz) I am currently connected to. That is accessible on iOS because I can see it on another (great) app (Net Analyzer).
Beware though: you need to run iperf3 in server mode on another box on your network. Ideally, this other machine is connected with a ETH cable to your router. Then moving around the house, you can see the speed of the connection.
Feature request: display the current BSSID of my iOS device. That would be very useful for knowing on which device (eero in my case), and which band (2.4, 5.2,5.8 ghz) I am currently connected to. That is accessible on iOS because I can see it on another (great) app (Net Analyzer).
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Response from developer
Good suggestion! I've been meaning to figure out a way to tell whether we're on 5 GHz or 2.4 GHz and which AP you're connected to, but the APIs are fairly limited to avoid tracking. Tracking the request here if you'd like to follow along: https://github.com/ndfred/iperf-ios/issues/42
Purpose built tool
It works well. Very basic UI. I’m using a raspberry with iperf3 server running.
Great little app!
This thing is perfect to test speeds on an isolated network and rule out crappy speedtest results. The ONLY gripe I have is you can’t save the results or the app doesn’t record them. Add that and I’ll spend $1.99 on it without issues.
Response from developer
Thanks for the review! History might be implemented eventually, though I'd like to get a server version working first for the Mac. We're tracking that request here if you'd like to follow along: https://github.com/ndfred/iperf-ios/issues/30
Great iperf3 testing tool
Quite a basic tool although I much prefer over the iperf3 app. Simple to use and understand, I have an iperf3 Docker image setup on my Synology Nas server at home.
Flawless app, exactly to the point
This app is less than 0.5 MB, and does exactly what it is supposed to do, for free. It recently updated to support dark mode which is a great feature.
The only thing that could make this app better would be to enable storing server addresses for quicker recall, and to enable some results history.
Other much bulkier (and buggier) apps have these features, but I’m sticking with this one due to the bug free, and streamlined performance of this app.
The only thing that could make this app better would be to enable storing server addresses for quicker recall, and to enable some results history.
Other much bulkier (and buggier) apps have these features, but I’m sticking with this one due to the bug free, and streamlined performance of this app.
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Great test tool
This is a great test utility for those that wish to test the limitations of their internal network. I currently have a Pi-3 setup as a test server on my network that also serves as a IRLP hotspot for amateur radio. While I know the Pi-3 is the bottleneck on my testing currently, I will be purchasing a Pi-4 for use as a testing server away from home in the near future.
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Very useful
Very useful iOS iPerf3 client for iOS. Thank you.
Perfect testing app!
Does exactly what it says. Connects to an iperf server and works. Not sure why there isn’t more ratings.
Nice free app
Works pretty well
Useful to test local wlan bandwidth
Useful to test local wlan bandwidth
