# AirPort Utility — user reviews > 426 indexed App Store user reviews of AirPort Utility by Apple, rated 3.10/5 from 2,021 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/airport-utility/id427276530/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/airport-utility/id427276530.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 720 · 4★ 228 · 3★ 217 · 2★ 151 · 1★ 705 ## What do users think of AirPort Utility? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 🚀 Simple and efficient - 💡 Useful for managing Apple routers - 👍 Provides important network information - 👍 Convenient for configuring settings **Cons** - 🐛 Crashes and compatibility issues with iOS updates - 🔒 Limited security and access control features - 👎 Outdated and lacking new features - 👎 Difficult to use for advanced configuration **Commonly reported bugs** - Inability to detect or connect to routers - Crashes when entering router password - Inconsistent behavior across iOS versions **Most requested features** - Improved user interface and navigation - More advanced network management tools - Remote configuration and monitoring capabilities - Support for non-Apple routers and legacy devices ## Newest reviews (11 of 426) ### 5/5 — Shows Wifi Channels *2026-01-25, version 1.3.6* This is the ONLY App in the App store that shows which channel the networks around you are using. Playstore has “Wifi Analyzer” that shows so much, but this at least shows the bare minimum you need to help you select the best channels for your router. Setup permissions in settings to allow Wi-fi scan first and you’ll be good to go. ### 4/5 — Please add 6 GHz scanning *2025-12-05, version 1.3.6* Since apple removed all wifi scanners from the App Store except their own, this is the only one available to use. Minimal interface, missing 6GHz scanning ### 5/5 — Keyla marie *2025-10-25, version 1.3.6* Menor ### 3/5 — Old eye can’t read results *2025-10-22, version 1.3.6* Terrible display contrast , white background with small light grey lettering? ### 5/5 — Still useful *2025-10-14, version 1.3.6* The easiest way to monitor since I have 1 Airport Extreme and 2 A Express…. flawless ### 2/5 — Missing Functions *2025-09-10, version 1.3.6* Didn't realize until yesterday that the IOS app doesn't have all the features of the Mac app meaning that unless you have a Mac, you cannot completely administer an old Airport Extreme router. Wasn't worried about my ancient Macbook dying since I've been able to use my Iphone for everything I needed until now. Can you please at least add the few left out features of the Mac app to the IOS app? ### 4/5 — What I Needed When I Needed It *2025-06-13, version 1.3.6* I needed what I would call an RF Field Strength meter for my iPhone that I could carry to where I plan to install a WI-FI outdoor security camera. Just wanted a measure a bit more definitively than a 3-ring clam shell provides. After trying out 4 or 5 paid apps that didn't measure dbms, I found this app. Its pretty austere and not overly intuitive but its free and it works. Just be sure to toggle scanner inside the app as stated. ### 5/5 — Great *2025-06-10* Though I haven’t tried yet because I don’t have a chance, I think it would be good as other apps of Apple. Thanks a lot! I would like to add that even if I don’t get chances or time or else to test or regularly use- sometimes less than regularly use at least- or else please don’t think that I go away or else. I am one person and in this world seemingly too many pressures to something that waste my time like useless jobs that waste my time and as less as possible payments and so on yet forcing you to only those jobs by setups when I never even try to get them to be in my life to get in the way, so please understand and don’t misunderstand that I don’t want to use or else and so on. I would use and so on when I could in such cases. Thanks a lot for everything! ### 5/5 — You need to manually turn on a setting for it to work *2025-06-10, version 1.3.6* Go into settings - apps - airport utility, and turn on wifi scanner. You’re welcome. ### 5/5 — ネットに接続しているか確認用アプリ *2025-05-25* 家にTimeCapsuleはあるが、すでにMacはほとんど使ってないので、TimeCapsuleも使ってなません。 このアプリは、家がdocomoのホームルーターなのでよく熱暴走でWi-Fiが使えなくなるのと、外出先でのネットが繋がってない時に、ネットに接続しているか確認用に使っています。 ### 3/5 — ? *2025-05-15* 어떻게 사용 해야 되요? ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Can’t find under settings *2026-07-25, version 1.3.6* Downloaded but it is not under settings. It just an app that when it opens it starts searching and nothing happens. Tried to contact support but …. ### 1/5 — Junk *2026-07-11, version 1.3.6* Does nothing but ads ### 1/5 — Cannot scan wifi *2026-03-22, version 1.3.6* On the iPad version without any AirPort devices, you can scan WiFi to determine signal strength. On the iPhone version, this is not available; at least for me without any airport devices. ### 1/5 — Poor *2026-03-13, version 1.3.6* Doesn’t seem to work any more - won’t see the base station. 😔 ### 1/5 — Useless *2025-12-26, version 1.3.6* I don’t get what the point of this is. It’s just a dark/grey screen with a world on it, that just sits there doing nothing. No buttons, no menu, no options, no links. How many years am I supposed to sit staring at it wait for it to DO anything or give me ANY options? It’s telling me I need an airport hub. Nowhere online do I find where this app requires a hub. Again, what is the point of a blank screen app that does ….. nothing? ### 1/5 — Completely useless *2025-11-01, version 1.3.6* Can’t diagnose details of connection errors or automatically fix them. ### 1/5 — Remove software *2025-07-13, version 1.3.6* Remove software ### 1/5 — Need to have Airport router *2025-07-04, version 1.3.6* Waste of time ### 1/5 — Bring Back Scan! *2025-06-25, version 1.3.6* This was the only SSID scanner I used. Now it's no longer an SSID scanner. Why? Apple! ### 1/5 — No funciona *2025-05-02, version 1.3.6* Se queda cargando y no funcional, muy mala ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Best purposed app ever *2026-08-21, version 1.3.6* Allowed me to scan wifi channels and changed 10 channels throughout 2 wifi bands to get a channel that no longer made me get gray hairs from connection dropouts. Without this it would be lots of guesswork and 10 minutes between router reboots. This app does what it says👍👍 ### 5/5 — Does what it says on the tin *2026-07-31, version 1.3.6* Why would you need more. Wanted to check wifi frequency’s in local area. Did exactly that. In and out easy ### 5/5 — Wifi Channels; Great Utility Tool *2026-07-17, version 1.3.6* Allows you to scan wifi channels to find the best signals/latencies for your home network. ### 5/5 — Thank you *2026-07-14, version 1.3.6* iOS settings > apps > AirPort Utility > Toggle on "WiFi Scanner" Thank you so much for this. Please, for the love of WiFi, please update this with a live signal graph. This is the only app in the app store that let's me see what channel to choose for my router (the channel least saturated by other routers). A live signal graph would be a godsend. How does this not just come with iOS? ### 5/5 — Do not remove this app *2026-07-03, version 1.3.6* Please do not remove. Some of us still use Airport routers. ### 5/5 — Do not delete this app. *2026-06-28, version 1.3.6* Please don’t terminate this app on iOS. We still need for our sound system settings for Airplay. Just leave it!!!!! ### 5/5 — The reliable standard to get the most out of an Apple Airport *2026-04-24, version 1.3.6* Easiest to understand and best tool to configure Apple Airports ### 5/5 — Underrated *2026-03-24, version 1.3.6* For free? Seriously? 🙏 nice ### 5/5 — Ich habe es geliebt *2026-02-07* Leider hat Apple das Produkt eingestellt und es ist in die Jahre gekommen. Schöne gute alte Zeit damals… ### 5/5 — 🛜Waiting For The Comeback🛜 *2026-01-27, version 1.3.6* Greetings Tim and the Apple Team, Here we are in the year 2026. If you want to own the smart home then you gotta build Airport Pro! Come on Apple, can you imagine how magical this could be? All my Airport Access Points are still going strong after all these years but us diehard Airport users deserve a revolutionary hardware and App refresh. We’re ready to throw down the money if you deliver, LFG!!! 🛜🧵🤓 Apple, please get back into consumer network hardware. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 #timcook #callme #airport #pro #applehome #applehomekit #letschataboutthis --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-11.*