FreeWiFi.MO vs Purple
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FreeWiFi.MO
Easily locate and access public free Wi-Fi hotspots in Macao. This app helps citizens and visitors find nearby service locations and browse relevant information. It supports multiple languages for a convenient user experience.
- Find nearby Wi-Fi locations
- Browse service location information
- Service introduction
- User guide
- News updates
- Contact information
- Settings
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The “FreeWiFi.MO” mobile app let citizens and visitors to use the public free Wi-Fi service easily in Macao. With this app, users can find the nearest and nearby public free Wi-Fi service locations of “FreeWiFi.MO” based on their current location, or browse the information of those free Wi-Fi service locations. Languages in Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese and English are available. Features include: • Service Introduction • Find Service Locations • User Guide • News • Contact Us • Setting
Purple
Discover and connect to Wi-Fi hotspots worldwide with this app. It offers a map of available networks and allows users to add new locations, contributing to a community-driven platform for seamless connectivity.
- Map of Wi-Fi hotspots
- Automatic connection with WiFi Passes
- Add public Wi-Fi locations
- Community-driven platform
- Secure Wi-Fi connection
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- Free WiFi wherever you go, and the deals worth walking to. Purple maps thousands of WiFi hotspots so you're never stuck without signal, and now maps the offers around you too. Food, drink and days out from venues across the city, in one place. - Deals, already mapped for you We've done the looking. Offers from venues near you, plotted on a map so you can see what's on right now. No codes to remember, no sign-ups, no coupons to wave at anyone. Walk in and it's there. - Set it up once, then forget it Add a WiFi Pass and you're done for good. In participating venues you're connected the moment you arrive, with nothing to tap, no login screen and no password to find. - Keep your data for when you need it Every venue you connect to is data you don't spend. Automatic WiFi means your data plan goes on the ride home, not the two hours you spent in a café. Know what's around you - Bars, coffee, somewhere to eat before the thing you're late for. Purple shows you what's nearby and what's worth going to.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Purple at every 10 days against FreeWiFi.MO's every 2 months. Purple also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (14 vs 2). FreeWiFi.MO's advantage is iOS requirement (14 vs 16.2). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Purple holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Purple has 14 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
FreeWiFi.MO ships an update every 2 months, Purple every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FreeWiFi.MO | Purple |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) | 4.9 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 97.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14 — better | 16.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 164 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Direccao dos Servicos de Correios e Telecomunicacoes | Purple WiFi Ltd |
Customer experience
FreeWiFi.MO
Purple
In-app purchases
FreeWiFi.MO
No in-app purchases
Purple
No in-app purchases
