# CellMapper — user reviews > 123 indexed App Store user reviews of CellMapper by Harshit Tyagi, rated 4.00/5 from 682 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cellmapper/id6733219269/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cellmapper/id6733219269.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 415 · 4★ 92 · 3★ 50 · 2★ 13 · 1★ 112 ## What do users think of CellMapper? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 👍 Clean and intuitive UI design - ⚡ Stable performance without crashes - 🗺️ Helpful for understanding cellular infrastructure - 🔍 Useful for comparing carrier coverage across locations - 📊 Proper tower display and filtering functionality **Cons** - 💰 Extremely expensive pricing ($20+ paywall) - 🔒 Most features locked behind premium subscription - 📱 Misleading freemium model with no usable free features - ❌ Inaccurate or fabricated tower data - 📍 Shows towers in impossible locations (fields, houses, water) - 🚫 Aggressive ad bombardment in free version - ⚠️ Misleading app store listing about in-app purchases - 🔄 Inconsistent tower display before/after payment - 🐛 Cell towers fail to load properly - ❓ No carrier identification or network type clarity - 📵 Limited free version functionality - 🔐 No login system, locked to App Store purchases - 🎯 Bait-and-switch tactics to encourage payment - 🌐 Different/inferior features compared to Android version - ⏱️ Slow or laggy map navigation - 🗺️ Inaccurate geolocation and map positioning **Commonly reported bugs** - Cell towers not loading or displaying - App crashes and freezing - Map zoom functionality not working - Location detection failing - Inconsistent tower data between free and paid versions - Lock icons appearing on all towers without explanation - Towers appearing in impossible locations - Slow map performance and lag - App asking for rating before any usage - Subscription not syncing across devices **Most requested features** - Free trial period before requiring payment - Carrier identification for each tower - Network type filtering (4G, 5G, LTE, 3G) - Signal strength visualization - Ability to manually select preferred towers - Location search functionality - Feature parity with Android version - Monthly subscription option instead of one-time payment - Login system for cross-device access - Data export/download capability - Integration with actual carrier coverage maps - Verification of tower accuracy ## Newest reviews (19 of 123) ### 2/5 — Cell tower finder *2026-07-26, version 1.14* Not what I expected don’t show actual towers ### 1/5 — Not worth the subscription *2026-07-09, version 1.14* I wasn’t able to try the app without paying the subscription fee. Once I paid it and used the app I realized it wasn’t worth the subscription fee. It doesn’t provide me with the information I needed. It took me two seconds to realize it but I had to pay for that two seconds. ### 1/5 — Typical “Pay to use” *2026-07-04, version 1.14* Doesn’t work without paying. No way. ### 1/5 — No Free Option *2026-07-02, version 1.14* Based on the app’s description, I assumed that there would be some basic functionality even without a subscription. There is no such thing - at least nothing that is obvious. All I can do is to tap the button that wants me to pay. You should just charge for the app itself, then I would not have been tricked into downloading it. ### 1/5 — I know why people are mad in the reviews, *2026-06-19, version 1.14* I thought I could use some basic functions for free. I assumed wrong. I could not do one single thing unless I paid $29.99 first. Not many people actually need this often. And, we don’t even know how good it works. I’ve had chats with Gemini before and it Apple locks down their hardware too much, and it can’t easily do what we wanted it to do here. On my not in use anymore Samsung S24 Ultra, this same app is free and can do exactly what I wanted it to do. A good reason for me to have a decent Android phone on hand. ### 1/5 — Nutzlos *2026-06-18* Ein Stern ist noch zu viel. Die App ist absolut nutzlos, so lange man nicht die 34€ teure Pro-Version erwirbt. ### 1/5 — Kostenlos nicht nutzbar *2026-06-15* Fängt schon damit an, dass man die App nach der Installation erst mal abschießen muss, weil man sonst um den Kauf einer 35 € in App Purchase nicht herum kommt. Wenn man die App dann nutzen möchte, zeigt sie überall - selbst mitten im Wald - Irgendwelche 2G Standorte an, ansonsten nichts und wenn man einen der 2G Masten auswählt, muss man wieder 35 € zahlen. So definitiv wertlos, und ob sich das nach der Zahlung anders darstellt werde ich sicher nicht ausprobieren - auch schon weil es als unehrlich empfinde die App als ‚kostenfrei‘ in den Store einzustellen wenn sie so überhaupt nicht genutzt werden kann. ### 1/5 — Don’t buy. *2026-06-09, version 1.14* This app is basically useless. Maybe I should have known better, but a one-time $30 is way too much for the product. I would have much preferred a trial @$5 or so to see that it in fact did not give me any useful information. That would have avoided this one-star rating. Caveat emptor. Save your money. ### 1/5 — Not the real CellMapper *2026-06-07, version 1.14* It's unfortunate that this ranks higher than the genuine CellMapper app and is polished enough to trick users into an expensive IAP to unlock functionality that doesn't actually work as advertised. I made an expensive mistake, I hope you don't. ### 2/5 — Complete BS *2026-06-04, version 1.14* Pretty familiar with what’s in my town and I know 100% there are not half the “towers” that are on the map. Waste of 30 bucks ### 1/5 — 假 *2026-06-01* 没文化用不了 都是英文字母点哪里都是充值 各种充值 ### 1/5 — Nothing is up to date *2026-05-28, version 1.14* There are supposed to be cell towers where there is nothing. ### 1/5 — I would like a refund *2026-05-17, version 1.14* Horribly outdated. Showing zero 5g towers in all of Seattle. ### 1/5 — Nicht nutzbar ohne Kauf! *2026-05-16* Die App ist kostenlos. Das wars aber auch. Um in der app was sehen zu können muss man in app kauf abschließen ohne Testphase! ### 1/5 — Absolutely dreadful - seeking refund *2026-05-09, version 1.14* Complete nonsense and an utter waste of money. As other reviews have stated there are scores of pins labelled with the cell technology that bear no relation to actual cell sites. It may be these pins are locations where cells have served a phone rather than representing cell sites but who knows. Feels like it’s been put together by a child and unfortunately that child now has my money. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t show towers are all *2026-05-07, version 1.14* Congrats to the developer in getting $$ out of me for something that doesn’t do what it easy. I know where my area towers are. It doesn’t not show them. It seems to show cell phones. The pins dropped can’t be a tower. There are too many ### 1/5 — 坑 *2026-05-06* 还没反应过来就扣钱了 ### 1/5 — Highly inaccurate *2026-05-04, version 1.14* Installed this tested and uninstalled. The gps and locations of towers were highly in accurate ### 1/5 — 测速都测不了 *2026-04-20* 什么破玩意 ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Extremely deceptive pricing. Do not label an app as free if it's completely paywalled from the momen *2026-08-26, version 1.14* Extremely deceptive pricing. This app is listed as 'Free with In-App Purchases,' but there is zero free functionality—you literally cannot do anything without paying $30 up front. Do not label an app as free if it's completely paywalled from the moment you open it. ### 1/5 — Junk *2026-08-26, version 1.14* It doesn’t show any 5G towers in Charleston South Carolina. This absolute garbage should not be in the App Store. ### 1/5 — Not this app *2026-08-26, version 1.14* This is not the app you’re looking for this is not giving good information. And it does not give Tower locations ### 1/5 — No way to tell if it’s legit. Deleted. *2026-08-21, version 1.14* No way to test the app to see if it’s reliable without having to pay $29.99. Automatically deleted the app ### 1/5 — Misleading *2026-08-11, version 1.14* This app is completely unrelated to CellMapper (cellmapper.net) ### 1/5 — Misleading App Store name *2026-07-27, version 1.14* 1. It’s called CellMapper in the App Store which is the name of a good cell signal and tower mapper. Once you download, it’s called something else. I’m ashamed I was duped into paying $30 I can’t get back. 2. It’s a worthless app that provides no real insight into signal or tower info. Any info you get is incredibly out of date, as well. ### 1/5 — Advertises 5G, doesn’t show 5G *2026-07-24, version 1.14* It specifically states 5G in the description and then fails to deliver. Terrible. ### 1/5 — The app is a piece of garbage and it’s completely inaccurate *2026-07-19, version 1.14* It shows 15 cell towers within about 5 miles of me and I know it can’t correct it also shows an app a tower in my front yard and I know that’s not correct according to the FCC data the closest tower to me is 11 miles away. what’s worse than that is that I can’t get a refund for the pro version. Apple should take this app from the store. ### 1/5 — Don’t waste your money *2026-07-18, version 1.14* If this app actually showed me cell towers on the map I might at least give it 2 stars. ### 1/5 — App doesn’t work *2026-07-11, version 1.14* Inaccurate information. Waste of money ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Clean UI and solid performance *2026-02-22* The UI feels cleaner now and much easier to navigate. I can quickly search locations and inspect tower details without lag. For anyone interested in understanding cellular infrastructure around them, this is a helpful app. No crashes so far and stable performance on my phone. ### 5/5 — Good tool for checking carrier coverage *2026-02-21* I travel often and use this app to cọmpare coverage between carriers in different areas. The recent updates fixed a lot of the loading issues I noticed before. Towers display properly and the filtering works well. It’s especially helpful when trying to understand why signal strength changes in certain locations. If you’re someone who actually cares about network coverage, this app is useful. ### 5/5 — Block *2025-08-05, version 1.10* Block ### 5/5 — aitle g5 *2025-05-31* Airle g5 ### 5/5 — 收费不太好 *2025-01-23* 收费不太好 ### 4/5 — Udderly Spaztic *2026-04-19, version 1.14* Upon opening the map view, cell towers are shown in bodies of water. ### 4/5 — Gives some info *2026-01-22, version 1.10* Works well with basic info. ### 4/5 — 2G simulators *2024-12-08* Great app works perfectly. Does everything I needed to do and more would recommend to everyone stay woke. Don’t connect to 2G ### 3/5 — prix abusif *2025-12-09, version 1.10* trop cher ### 3/5 — Nicht wirklich hilfreich *2025-10-31* Wirkt ziemlich veraltet --- *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 2026-09-08.*