Comparison

WiFi Analyzer vs NetMonitor

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

Head to head
About

WiFi Analyzer

Analyze your home Wi-Fi network to identify slow speeds and dead zones. Discover connected devices, test network performance with ping and traceroute, and scan for open ports. Get detailed information about your Wi-Fi and cellular connections.

Highlights
  • Wi-Fi and Cell Information
  • LAN Scanner
  • Ping and Traceroute
  • Port Scanner
  • DNS Lookup
  • Whois Lookup
  • Internet Speed Test
Features
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Is your Wi-Fi slow? Do you want to know about black spots in your home wifi setup? Ever wondered if someone’s piggybacking on your network without your knowledge? Look no further! Wifi Analyzer will provide you with a detailed analysis of your home network along with network and cell information. Download Wi-Fi Analyzer right now and gain a reliable tool to evaluate your home network! Wi-Fi Analyzer provides you with: NETWORK INFORMATION • Wi-Fi information Wi-Fi Analyzer will tell you all the information you need to know about your Wi-Fi Connection. SSID, BSSID, IP address, subnet mask, and vendor. • Cell Information All your cell information in one place - your provider and country, IP address, MCC and MNC, and VoIP support. WI-FI LAN SCANNER Discover a fast and reliable way to detect all network devices and gain insight into their IP address and vendor name. See NetBIOS, mDNS (bonjour) and DNS name where available and test the pingability of discovered devices easily. NETWORK TOOLS • Ping Easily test the reachability of a host and server availability. Provides round-trip delay including IP address and hostname for every network node, as well as geolocation data. • Traceroute Diagnose your network - trace the route and measure the delay of packets across the network. Network Analyzer will give you a traceroute visualization. • Port Scanner Scan the most common ports or specific port ranges quickly and effectively. Network Analyzer will detect closed, firewalled, and open ports. • DNS Lookup Similar to DNS lookup or dig. • Whois Whois of domains and IP addresses. Lookup information about any domain. SPEED TEST Measure your internet speed with just one tap. Wifi Analyzer gives you accurate results about your real download and upload speed as well as all your past measurings. Download Wi-Fi Analyzer right now and gain a reliable tool to evaluate your home network!

About

NetMonitor

This app offers a comprehensive suite of 10 professional network diagnostic tools that run entirely on your device. It allows users to scan networks, discover devices, trace routes, and test speeds without any cloud reliance, ads, or subscriptions.

Highlights
  • 10 professional network tools
  • On-device operation, no cloud
  • Device discovery with multi-phase engine
  • Visual network topology map
  • Ping, Traceroute, Speed Test, DNS Lookup
  • Background scanning and widgets
  • Network event timeline
Features
Currently charting
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10 professional network tools. Zero cloud. Zero ads. Zero subscriptions. Everything runs locally on your Mac. NetMonitor is a complete network monitoring and diagnostics toolkit built for macOS. Scan your network, discover every connected device, trace routes across the globe, and diagnose issues in seconds — all without creating an account or sending a single byte off your machine. WHO IT'S FOR • Network admins — Monitor infrastructure and catch rogue devices • Developers — Debug connectivity, inspect DNS, scan ports • Homelab enthusiasts — Map your entire network and track every device NETWORK DASHBOARD See your entire network at a glance. A live health score grades your connection quality in real time, combining latency, packet loss, and DNS responsiveness into a single number. Monitor gateway reachability, public IP, ISP details, and live connection events — all in one view. DEVICE DISCOVERY Find devices other apps miss. NetMonitor's multi-phase scanning engine uses ARP, Bonjour, TCP probes, and reverse DNS to build a complete picture of your network. See IP and MAC addresses, vendor names, open ports, running services, and connection history for every device. 10 BUILT-IN DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS • Ping — ICMP with TCP fallback, live latency graphs, and packet statistics • Traceroute — Hop-by-hop path analysis with timing • GeoTrace — Visual traceroute plotted on a world map • World Ping — Test reachability from 20+ global nodes simultaneously • Port Scanner — TCP scanning with preset and custom port ranges • DNS Lookup — Query A, AAAA, MX, NS, TXT, and CNAME records • Speed Test — Download and upload throughput with peak speed and jitter tracking • WiFi Heatmap — Walk-around signal survey with floorplan overlay • WHOIS — Domain registration and ownership lookup • Bonjour Browser — Discover mDNS services on your network WIFI HEATMAPPING Import a floorplan or use freeform mode, then walk around to map signal strength across your space. Identify dead zones and optimize access point placement with real data instead of guesswork. GEOTRACE See the physical path your traffic takes. GeoTrace plots each hop on a satellite map so you can visualize routing across cities, countries, and continents. IPHONE COMPANION Connect to NetMonitor on your iPhone over your local network via Bonjour. Synchronize devices, run remote diagnostics, and monitor your network from either platform. No cloud relay — communication stays on your LAN. TIMELINE & EVENT HISTORY Every scan, device change, and network event is logged. Scroll back through your network history to spot patterns, track when devices appeared or disappeared, and review past diagnostics. No data ever leaves your device. No analytics. No tracking. Just tools that work.

Screenshots

WiFi Analyzer4 screens
NetMonitor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: NetMonitor at 100% against WiFi Analyzer's 16%. NetMonitor also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.3) and chart position (#200 vs unranked). WiFi Analyzer's advantage is ratings volume (126 vs 6) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 18.0). On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

WiFi Analyzer costs $5.99 and NetMonitor $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NetMonitor holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WiFi Analyzer has 126 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 16% of WiFi Analyzer's written reviews are positive against 100% of NetMonitor's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WiFi Analyzer ships an update weekly, NetMonitor every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
WiFi Analyzer versus NetMonitor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWiFi AnalyzerNetMonitor
Price$5.99$4.99 — better
Rating3.3 (126 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews15.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings126 — better6
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#200 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.3 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMaster Network Tools s.r.o.John Crane

Customer experience

WiFi Analyzer

All ratings126 ratings
Positive56.3%
Neutral3.2%
Negative40.5%
Written reviews167 reviews
Positive15.6%
Neutral2.4%
Negative82.0%

NetMonitor

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

WiFi Analyzer

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatible with older devices
  • Speed Test Doesn't Work

Requested features

3 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard
  • Show wireless router channel

NetMonitor

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

WiFi Analyzer

No in-app purchases

None

NetMonitor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WiFi Analyzer free?
WiFi Analyzer costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is NetMonitor free?
NetMonitor costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, WiFi Analyzer or NetMonitor?
NetMonitor is rated higher. WiFi Analyzer averages 3.3 out of 5 from 126 ratings, while NetMonitor averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do WiFi Analyzer or NetMonitor have ads?
Neither WiFi Analyzer nor NetMonitor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WiFi Analyzer or NetMonitor?
WiFi Analyzer ships an update weekly, and NetMonitor every 2 weeks. Most recently, WiFi Analyzer was updated on October 24, 2026 and NetMonitor on October 25, 2026.

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