Bandwidth Monitor vs RouterPulse
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bandwidth Monitor
This app displays your home network's aggregated bandwidth usage, showing current upload and download speeds and historical data. It offers widgets for your home screen and details on bandwidth categories and usage statistics. Requires a compatible FRITZ!Box router.
- Current upload and download values
- History of the last two minutes
- Home screen widgets
- Bandwidth categories and priorities
- Average and maximum usage values
- Theoretical maximum upload/download
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Shows your home network‘s aggregated bandwidth as reported by your AVM FRITZ!Box router*. Quickly see the most recent usage of your upload and download at a glance. FEATURES** * Network bandwidth: Current upload and download values and history of the last two minutes * Widgets: Add bandwidth graphs to your home screen * Bandwidth categories: Show upload priorities and download types * Quick facts: Show average and maximum usage values, as well as theoretic maximum upload and download values NOTE: All values are those reported by your router‘s software and may sometimes be inaccurate. *Requires a compatible AVM FRITZ!Box router (running FRITZ!OS 7.0 or higher), and a connection via WiFi or VPN to said router. **Some features require purchase of a subscription. Privacy policy: https://www.sgade.de/project/bandwidth/ Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
RouterPulse
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Bandwidth monitors your FRITZ!Box in real time — directly from your iPhone, no additional software or login required. The app connects to your FRITZ!Box over the local network and displays download and upload speeds as live charts, updated every 3 seconds. What the app shows: Current download and upload speed in Mbit/s History charts for the last 60 seconds Maximum line speed (down/upload) Connection type and external IP address FRITZ!Box model and FRITZ!OS version Multiple routers: Save multiple FRITZ!Box routers and switch between them with a single tap. Privacy: Bandwidth communicates exclusively with your FRITZ!Box on the local network. No data is transmitted to external servers. Compatible with common FRITZ!Box models.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: RouterPulse at 18.6 against Bandwidth Monitor's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Bandwidth Monitor sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and RouterPulse sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Bandwidth Monitor ships an update every 2 months, RouterPulse every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bandwidth Monitor | RouterPulse |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (9 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 59.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Soeren Gade | Denis Leupold |
In-app purchases
Bandwidth Monitor
- Pro (Monthly)$0.991 Month
- Pro (Yearly)$8.991 Year
RouterPulse
- 1 Month Subscription$0.991 Month
- 6 Month Subscription$3.996 Months
- 1 Year Subscription$8.991 Year
Questions
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