Best tpPLC alternatives: apps like tpPLC

10+ similar apps compared and reviewed

4.3 avg rating
9 free apps
Updated November 2026
tpPLC
tpPLC
TP-Link Systems Inc.

tpPLC is great, but it's not the only option. Explore 10+ similar apps for iPhone and iPad, each reviewed and rated by real users. Find free alternatives, premium upgrades, and hidden gems.

Top Alternatives to tpPLC

NetSpot WiFi Analyzer#1

NetSpot WiFi Analyzer by Etwok Inc

WiFi Heat Map & Speed Test
Editor's Choice
🔧 Utilities
3.7😞(354 ratings)
FreeIn-App Purchases
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Analyze and troubleshoot wireless networks with interactive heatmaps and speed tests. Discover connected devices and test network latency. Visualize WiFi coverage and identify areas needing improvement.

What We Love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Helped identify Wi-Fi issues
  • 💡 Useful for mapping Wi-Fi coverage
  • 🚀 Speedy and accurate

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Limited functionality on iOS
  • 🔒 Requires expensive hardware to unlock full features
  • 🔒 Misleading about hardware requirements
  • 🐛 Inaccurate speed test results
  • 🐛 Confusing to set up and use
3.5😐(23 ratings)
Free
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Manage your GL.iNet router remotely, from basic setup and password changes to configuring mesh networks and VPN connections. Monitor real-time traffic, block unwanted users, and check device performance. Easily update firmware, control LED lights, and pause WiFi.

What We Love

  • 👍 Remote router management
  • 👍 Dark mode available
  • 👍 Controls multiple routers
  • 👍 Works well for basic setup
  • 👍 Easy initial setup
  • 👍 Solid app for GL-Inet routers
  • 👍 Fast and easy configuration
  • 👍 Links devices to cloud
  • 👍 Remote administration enabled
  • 👍 Good UI and functionality
  • 👍 Manages Slate router
  • 👍 Does the job
  • 👍 Works well with AXT1800
  • 👍 Nice app
  • 👍 Dark theme appreciated
  • 👍 Manages Slate ATX1800 locally
  • 👍 Great router and decent app
  • 👍 Nice controller app
  • 👍 Refined and capable app

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Frequent 429 errors
  • 🐛 Buggy GUI
  • 🐛 Confusing settings
  • 🐛 Cannot sign back in
  • 🐛 App behaves like first-time setup after sign-out
  • 🐛 Needs improvement for adding environments
  • 🐛 No instructions provided
  • 🐛 App won't find router
  • 🐛 Router keeps dropping WiFi
  • 🐛 App appears useless after web UI config
  • 🐛 Unintuitive interface
  • 🐛 Difficult to find settings
  • 🐛 Never worked
  • 🐛 VPN menu missing in Chinese language
  • 🐛 Collects user data and reports to China
  • 🐛 Horrible software, poor error codes
  • 🐛 Often doesn't work
  • 🐛 Router keeps disconnecting
  • 🐛 No admin web access
  • 🐛 Cannot see router
  • 🐛 Eventually stopped working
  • 🐛 White screen on app open
  • 🐛 Limited administrative access
  • 🐛 Couldn't set up router
  • 🐛 Missing important travel feature (captive portals)
  • 🐛 App missing most admin console features
  • 🐛 Became useless recently
  • 🐛 Last update made app useless
  • 🐛 Cannot log in with PIA VPN
  • 🐛 HTTPS error with Surfshark
  • 🐛 Firmware upgrade error
  • 🐛 Wireguard configuration error
  • 🐛 Cannot sign into North VPN
  • 🐛 Non-standard app UI
  • 🐛 Accessibility issues
  • 🐛 Old app was better for local management
  • 🐛 New app useless for traveling router
  • 🐛 App can never connect to devices
  • 🐛 Rubbish app
  • 🐛 Won't reliably repeat iPad hotspot
  • 🐛 App does not help connect router
  • 🐛 Option to manage local device is gone
  • 🐛 Can't login locally
  • 🐛 App does not list VPN servers
  • 🐛 Forced upgrade issues
  • 🐛 App not showing tethering activity
  • 🐛 Demands location access
  • 🐛 Cannot add preconfigured router
  • 🐛 Forced upgrade bricks router
  • 🐛 Router refuses encrypted connections
  • 🐛 App has trust issues with password syncing
  • 🐛 Not designed for iPad, no landscape
  • 🐛 Garbage from totalitarians
  • 🐛 Will not allow adding a network
  • 🐛 App doesn't find router within seconds
  • 🐛 Old app used for Beryl due to firmware bugs
IP Scanner#3

IP Scanner by Matia labs, inc.

Network Scanner (WiFi/LAN)
Worth Considering
🔧 Utilities
4.6😊(896 ratings)
FreeIn-App Purchases
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This app scans your local network to identify all active devices. It offers fast results, customizable device information, and tools like PING and Wake on LAN. Save and manage past scans for easy reference.

What We Love

  • 👍 Simple and effective
  • 🚀 Immediate response to issues
  • 📈 Indispensable for home and SMB networks
  • 🔍 Useful network scanning tool
  • 🔧 Helps identify devices on the network

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Crashes on startup or update
  • 💰 Expensive for full functionality
  • 🤔 Confusing or non-intuitive UI
  • 🔍 Difficulty identifying some devices
  • 🔋 Resource-intensive scanning

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