# Aquila – Speed & Latency Test — Speed, latency, bufferbloat

> Speed, latency, bufferbloat (iPhone/iPad app by Marcus Ehrlich.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/aquila-speed-and-latency-test/id6808853221 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Marcus Ehrlich](https://appshunter.io/developer/1895550840)
- Category: Utilities, Developer Tools
- Price: $3.99
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 3 MB
- Languages: American English, Arabic, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French (France), German (Germany) and 23 more
- Released: 2026-09-14
- Data updated: 2026-09-16

## What is Aquila?

Aquila measures what your line actually delivers: download, upload, latency –
and the bufferbloat that explains why everything stalls the moment an upload
is running.

A run takes about 25 seconds. One dial, two numbers, one line of latency.

WHAT IS MEASURED
• Download and upload in megabits per second
• Latency of the idle line – median of seven probes
• Latency under load: the same measurement while download and upload run
• Bufferbloat: the difference between the two. If your latency rises from
  20 to 300 milliseconds under load, that is why video calls stutter –
  and it is not a question of bandwidth

MEASURED HONESTLY
• Six streams down, four up – a single connection is limited by its window,
  not by your line
• A separate connection per stream, otherwise you measure HTTP/2 multiplexing
• The first two seconds do not count: they show the ramp-up
• Random data on upload – zeros would give dream results on compressing links
• Latency probes on their own connection, otherwise you measure your own
  queue instead of the line's bufferbloat
• Median instead of mean: one outlier must not shift the verdict

HISTORY
• Every measurement is kept with date, place and network – Wi-Fi name,
  mobile carrier or LAN
• So you can tell whether it is the line or the location
• The history stays on your device

MADE TO LOOK AT
• Eggshell paper, a black engraved instrument, one coloured glow – no neon,
  no data sheet
• Freely chosen colour across the full wheel, from red through yellow and
  green to violet
• Black-and-white mode and an inverted night version
• 34 languages

PRIVATE
• No account, no ads, no analytics or tracking
• The measurement history never leaves your device
• Location is used only to name the place in your history – it is never
  transmitted. Without permission Aquila measures just fine

Measurements run against Cloudflare's public measurement endpoint.

## Is Aquila safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Aquila.

## Is Aquila legit?

Aquila – Speed & Latency Test has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Aquila is 50 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0 — 2026-09-15

No release notes.

---

*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 2026-09-16.*