Comparison

Watts Up? vs Coverage Map

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

Head to head
About

Watts Up?

Easily determine microwave cooking times by inputting recipe details and your microwave's wattage. The app automatically saves your microwave's power for future use. Optimized for high-resolution displays on supported devices.

Highlights
  • Calculate recommended cook time
  • Input recipe cook time
  • Input recipe microwave wattage
  • Input your microwave wattage
  • Saves microwave wattage automatically
  • High resolution graphics
Features
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Take the guesswork out of microwave cook times. With this app, you can calculate a recommended cook time based on your microwave wattage. Features: - Calculates a recommended cook time based on the recipe cook time, recipe microwave wattage, and your microwave wattage. - Saves your microwave wattage automatically. - High resolution retina graphics optimized for latest models. In-app purchase: - Remove Ads

About

Coverage Map

This app provides a crowdsourced map of cellular network performance and coverage across the US, Canada, UK, and Puerto Rico. Users can view real-time speed test data, compare carrier performance, and check signal strength in specific areas. It also includes a built-in speed test to contribute to the map.

Highlights
  • Crowdsourced speed test map
  • Real-time performance data
  • Download, upload, and latency details
  • Carrier and network type filters
  • Built-in speed test functionality
  • Signal strength mapping (US only)
  • Data-driven coverage reports (US only)
Features
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Coverage Map helps you find the #1 cell phone carrier in your area. It is a crowdsourced map of cellular networks in the US, Canada, United Kingdom, and Puerto Rico with more countries launching soon. SPEED TEST MAP (All Countries) • Highly accurate: see real-world performance reported by users • Real-time: map updates in real-time as new data comes in • Rich detail: tap any square to see download speeds, upload speeds, and latency for all carriers in that area • Powerful filters: filter by carrier, LTE/5G, download speeds, upload speeds, or see your speed tests only • Helpful color profiles: default, heat map, and best carrier help you visualize and understand the data • Easy to understand: see what carrier performs best in an area at a glance with the Best Carrier color profile BUILT-IN SPEED TEST (All Countries) • Test your speeds: see how fast your LTE or 5G connection is by running a speed test • Accurate results: get accurate results for download speed, upload speed, and latency • Recurring tests: run up to 500 recurring tests automatically and customize the pause duration between tests • Set a data limit: limit how much data the app can use • Tag your tests: tag a test as indoor, outdoor, driving, or other • Improve the Speed Map: running a speed test automatically contributes to the fastest-growing crowdsourced map of cellular networks (note: if your country is not currently supported, when we do launch in your country all of your tests will instantly be mapped and will show up on the map) SIGNAL STRENGTH MAP (US only) • Check reception: see where each carrier has great, good, or poor coverage • Compare coverage footprints: toggle between carriers to see how coverage footprints compare in different areas • Data for every location: the Signal Strength Map uses data from the FCC Broadband Collection, which has coverage data for the continental U.S., Alaska, and Hawaii COVERAGE REPORT MAP (US only) • Data-driven reports: the Coverage Report Map aggregates all available data points to generate detailed reports of cellular coverage & performance in every state, county, city, and ZIP code • Percentage covered: see what percentage of an area each carrier covers • Weighted median: see weighted median values for download speed, upload speeds, and latency for a better picture of real-world cellular performance • Carrier rankings: see what carrier ranks best for coverage, speed, reliability, and overall performance in every area • Distribution graphs: see the distribution graphs for download speeds, upload speeds, and latency • Performance by time of day: see how data speeds vary over the course of day as network traffic picks up Terms of Use and Privacy Policy: https://coveragemap.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Watts Up?4 screens
Coverage Map4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Coverage Map at none against Watts Up?'s 1. Coverage Map also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 32 months) and ratings volume (798 vs 15). Watts Up?'s advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 68%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ads and monetization model 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. Watts Up? sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Coverage Map asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Watts Up? against 4.7 for Coverage Map. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Coverage Map has 798 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Watts Up?'s written reviews are positive against 68% of Coverage Map's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Watts Up? ships an update every 32 months, Coverage Map fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Watts Up? versus Coverage Map: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWatts Up?Coverage Map
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (15 ratings)4.7 (798 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better67.6% of reviews
Number of ratings15798 — better
Update frequencyEvery 32 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB69 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEric KasnetsisCoverage Map LLC

Customer experience

Watts Up?

All ratings15 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Coverage Map

All ratings798 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral2.5%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews136 reviews
Positive67.6%
Neutral10.3%
Negative22.1%

Bugs and requests

Watts Up?

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Coverage Map

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent crashes when viewing maps
  • Speed test failures and timeouts
  • Inconsistent speed test results
  • Incorrect location detection

Requested features

5 requests
  • Low data mode
  • Offline coverage map downloads
  • Ability to set test duration and frequency
  • Display cell tower locations
  • Expand to international coverage

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Watts Up?

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99
None

Coverage Map

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Watts Up? free?
Watts Up? is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Coverage Map free?
Coverage Map is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Watts Up? or Coverage Map?
Watts Up? and Coverage Map are both rated 4.7 out of 5 on the App Store, from 15 and 798 ratings respectively.
Do Watts Up? or Coverage Map have ads?
Both Watts Up? and Coverage Map show ads.
Which is updated more often, Watts Up? or Coverage Map?
Watts Up? ships an update every 32 months, and Coverage Map fortnightly. Most recently, Watts Up? was updated on October 3, 2026 and Coverage Map on October 13, 2026.

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