AnkerBox vs Wi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AnkerBox
Rent portable phone chargers from convenient locations across Seattle. Use the app to find a box, grab a charger, and recharge your device on the go. Return the charger to any AnkerBox when you're done.
- Find nearby AnkerBox locations
- Rent chargers via the app
- Track rental duration and cost
- View rental history
- Return chargers to any box
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Located in businesses across Seattle, AnkerBox dispenses portable phone chargers. Chargers can be rented from and returned to any box using the AnkerBox app. Charge your phone anywhere. No cords. No outlets. No awkwardly waiting by a wall. It’s free for 30 minutes. Then, $1.99 each day. HOW ANKERBOX WORKS • GRAB. Get a phone charger from AnkerBox using the AnkerBox app. • GO. Use the charger anywhere and recharge your phone up to 3 times. • RETURN. Return the charger to any AnkerBox throughout Seattle. HOW THE APP WORKS • See nearby AnkerBox locations, including the number of available chargers and empty slots. • Rent a charger in less than a minute. Just enter the BOX ID and the charger type you want. • Track the length and cost of your rental, and see your rental history. CONNECT WITH US • Email: box@anker.com • Website: ankerbox.com • Facebook: facebook.com/theankerbox • Twitter: @Anker_Box • Instagram: ankerbox
Wi
Diagnose your Wi-Fi network and enhance your online security. This tool offers one-tap checks for signal strength, speed, and latency, and helps detect hidden cameras and devices on your network for privacy protection.
- Wi-Fi signal strength check
- Internet speed and latency test
- Discover surrounding cameras
- Find devices on network
- Ping test for connectivity
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The Wi-Fi Toolkit helps you diagnose your network for free. It aims to protect your privacy from being stolen when you use public Wi-Fi. • Check your Wi-Fi signal strength, network security, internet speed, and latency with one tap • Test your internet speed while playing a racing game • Discover surrounding cameras to protect your privacy • Find all devices in the same network • Test your ping to measure your connectivity to target services for a better network experience
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Wi at 3.5 against AnkerBox's 2.7. Wi also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (96 vs 15). AnkerBox's advantage is review sentiment (58% vs 23%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Wi holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wi has 96 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 58% of AnkerBox's written reviews are positive against 23% of Wi's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
AnkerBox ships an update fortnightly, Wi every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AnkerBox | Wi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (15 ratings) | 3.5 (96 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.9% of reviews — better | 23.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 | 96 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Power Mobile Life LLC | TP-Link Systems Inc. |
Customer experience
AnkerBox
Wi
In-app purchases
AnkerBox
No in-app purchases
Wi
No in-app purchases
