Comparison

Airconsole QuickStart vs WLAN Pros Toolbox

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Airconsole QuickStart

This app simplifies the setup of a Wi-Fi adapter for connecting legacy serial devices to iOS devices. It uses Bluetooth to quickly configure network settings, serial ports, and remote access without requiring a shared IP network.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth Low Energy configuration
  • Out-of-band setup
  • No shared IP network required
  • Configure LAN IP, Gateway, DNS, Wi-Fi
  • Setup Serial Ports and Remote Access
  • Save and apply configurations
Features
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Airconsole is a Serial and Ethernet over WIFI adapter for iPad and iPhone. It allows for connecting legacy RS232 devices into your iOS device. This Airconsole QuickStart app speeds up the configuration of your Airconsole settings via Bluetooth Low Energy. Use the simple wizard interface to quickly discover, configure and deploy Airconsole and Airconsole TS devices without having to join to the same IP network as the Airconsole device. Read below for features - Quickly configure Airconsole devices via out of band Bluetooth Low Energy - No Need to join Airconsole-XX WIFI network or connect to same LAN to get up and running - Allows for most configuration tasks - setup LAN IP, Gateway, DNS, WIFI, Serial Ports and Remote Access - Save configuration from one Airconsole and Apply to another one later - Works with both Airconsole 2.0 and Airconsole TS To learn more about Airconsole adaptor see www.get-console.com

About

WLAN Pros Toolbox

This comprehensive utility app offers over 260 Wi-Fi and network tools, including live tests, calculators, and reference tables. It also features a Wireless Classroom with guided lessons and interactive simulators to enhance understanding of wireless networking concepts.

Highlights
  • 260+ Wi-Fi and network tools
  • Wireless Classroom with lessons and simulators
  • Live network tests (Ping, traceroute, DNS)
  • Extensive calculators (path loss, link budget)
  • Quick reference tables and glossary
  • Offline functionality for reference and calculators
Features
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WLAN Pros Toolbox gives Wi-Fi pros, IT help desks, instructors and students 260+ network tools, plus a Wireless Classroom of lessons and simulators. Free. No account. No ads. No data collected. Built by Keith Parsons, CWNE #3, and Wireless LAN Professionals. Everything is grouped so you find the tool you need fast: live network tests, calculators, reference tables and the Wireless Classroom. The Wireless Classroom - 30 Guided Lessons in plain language, where the pictures do most of the teaching: Find My, Starlink, Wi-Fi Calling, Travel Routers, Captive Portals, Mesh and Extenders, One Talker per Channel, Is Your Router Too Old?, and more. - 50 interactive simulators: Wi-Fi Through a Wall, Multipath, Rate vs Range, Modulation, Polarization, OFDMA vs MU-MIMO, MIMO and Beamforming, Airtime Fairness, Multi-Link Operation (Wi-Fi 7), Roaming Walk, DFS and Radar, 802.1X and EAP. - Presenter mode for the projector, one step at a time. - A Teacher's Guide and a Field Manual for instructors. Is It Your Wi-Fi or Your Internet? Test My Connection helps answer the question everyone asks, in plain language. Start here when someone hands you a slow connection. Networking Tools Ping, traceroute, DNS, WHOIS, BGP/ASN, MAC vendor lookup, IP geolocation, port scan, HTTP and SSL/TLS inspectors, NTP, Wake-on-LAN. Calculators Free space path loss, Fresnel zone, link budget, EIRP, dBm and watts, rain fade, noise floor, antenna downtilt, capacity planner, SSID airtime, throughput, PoE budget, IP subnets, GPS. Quick Reference 103 tables in 13 topics: channels, 802.11 standards, MCS index, security and authentication, reason codes, cabling and connectors, ports, and a Wireless Glossary of 123 plain-language terms in English, Spanish, French, Italian and German. Reference tables and calculators work offline. Live tests need a network connection. iOS limits what apps can read about Wi-Fi, so on iPhone and iPad some live Wi-Fi details come from an optional companion Apple Shortcut. Free for the community. Also on Android, Windows, Mac, the web and WLAN Pi: toolbox.wlanpros.com

Screenshots

Airconsole QuickStart1 screens
WLAN Pros Toolbox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: WLAN Pros Toolbox at 100% against Airconsole QuickStart's 0%. WLAN Pros Toolbox also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.7) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months). Airconsole QuickStart's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WLAN Pros Toolbox holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Airconsole QuickStart's written reviews are positive against 100% of WLAN Pros Toolbox's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Airconsole QuickStart ships an update every 3 months, WLAN Pros Toolbox every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Airconsole QuickStart versus WLAN Pros Toolbox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAirconsole QuickStartWLAN Pros Toolbox
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.7 (9 ratings)5.0 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings99
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB86 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAmix Capital LimitedKeith Parsons

Customer experience

Airconsole QuickStart

All ratings9 ratings
Positive11.1%
Neutral11.1%
Negative77.8%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

WLAN Pros Toolbox

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Airconsole QuickStart

No in-app purchases

None

WLAN Pros Toolbox

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Airconsole QuickStart free?
Airconsole QuickStart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WLAN Pros Toolbox free?
WLAN Pros Toolbox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Airconsole QuickStart or WLAN Pros Toolbox?
WLAN Pros Toolbox is rated higher. Airconsole QuickStart averages 1.7 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while WLAN Pros Toolbox averages 5.0 from 9 ratings.
Do Airconsole QuickStart or WLAN Pros Toolbox have ads?
Neither Airconsole QuickStart nor WLAN Pros Toolbox shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Airconsole QuickStart or WLAN Pros Toolbox?
Airconsole QuickStart ships an update every 3 months, and WLAN Pros Toolbox every 3 days. Most recently, Airconsole QuickStart was updated on November 1, 2026 and WLAN Pros Toolbox on November 5, 2026.

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