ASUS Extender vs UniFi Design
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ASUS Extender
Easily manage and set up your ASUS Wi-Fi Range Extender or Powerline Extender. This app helps you optimize your Wi-Fi coverage and find the ideal placement for your extender to ensure the best internet experience.
- Manage existing extenders
- Set up new extenders
- Placement guidance
- Optimize Wi-Fi coverage
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ASUS Extender app is a revolution of an app for iOS, to manage, setup your Wi-Fi Range Extender (Repeater), and Wi-Fi Powerline Extender (PLC). We are aiming to provide best Wi-Fi, and internet surfing experience and solution to your life, and help you find the best place for your ASUS Wi-Fi Range Extender (Repeater) in your home. *Before using this app, please download the latest firmware (firmware version should be later than 3.0.0.4.382) from our official site and manually update for your ASUS Extender. Features: 1. Manage your ASUS Extender in your current home network 2. Setup a new ASUS Extender into your current home network 3. Guide to find the best place for your ASUS Extender
UniFi Design
Plan and visualize your network setups with this comprehensive tool. Design your ideal configuration, generate checkout lists, and explore deployments with floorplan visualization. Access essential network planning utilities and community resources in one convenient application.
- Design network setups with Wizard
- Customize racks and generate checkout lists
- Visualize deployments with Floorplan
- Access UniFi Community
- Network Ports AR
- WiFi Calculator
- Capacity Calculator
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UniFi Design brings the full UniFi Design Center experience to your device, purpose-built for planning, building, and visualizing your setup from anywhere. Design your setup with the Wizard, now with far more control. Add and configure devices, customize your rack down to the detail, and sync your projects directly from UniFi Design Center so your work moves with you. - Build and edit complete rack setups with detailed configuration options. - Sync projects and floor plans from UniFi Design Center. - Visualize your network in a redesigned topology view to see your entire project at a glance. - Plan every connection with a dedicated ports view to edit devices and ports directly. - Place a full 1:1 rack in your room or office using AR to see exactly how it will look. - Access Certified Installers, Network Ports AR, Tech Specs, WiFi Calculator, and Capacity Calculator in one place. From idea to deployment, UniFi Design gives you everything you need to plan your project, wherever you are.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: UniFi Design at 5.0 against ASUS Extender's 1.6. UniFi Design also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 months) and review sentiment (23% vs 5%). ASUS Extender's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
UniFi Design holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 5% of ASUS Extender's written reviews are positive against 23% of UniFi Design's.
ASUS Extender ships an update every 6 months, UniFi Design fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ASUS Extender | UniFi Design |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (14 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 4.9% of reviews | 23.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 405 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ASUS | Ubiquiti Inc. |
Customer experience
ASUS Extender
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In-app purchases
ASUS Extender
No in-app purchases
UniFi Design
No in-app purchases
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