OJ MicroLine® OWD5 vs NetSpot WiFi Analyzer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OJ MicroLine® OWD5
Remotely control your home heating system from any location. View and adjust temperatures, manage your heating schedule, set vacation mode, and monitor energy consumption. Save on heating bills while ensuring a comfortable home environment.
- Remote temperature control
- View and set heating schedules
- Vacation mode scheduling
- Energy consumption monitoring
- Control multiple thermostats
- Access multiple locations
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The OJ Microline® OWD5 app lets you make the most of your OJ Microline® OWD5 Thermostats: use the app to remote control your home heating system from any location. Like the thermostats themselves, the app is entirely intuitive and easy to handle – making it simpler than ever to ensure maximum savings on your heating bill while still enjoying a warm welcome every time you step into your home. View and set temperatures View your heating schedule – and change it Set your heating system to vacation mode View your energy log View and set temperatures: You can instantly see the current temperature in all your rooms and locations fitted with OJ Microline® OWD5 Thermostats. And make any adjustments you want. Want your holiday house heated for your weekend visit? Need the guest bedroom warmed up for an unexpected visitor? Or your bathroom ready for a nice, long soak when you get home? No problem. View and change your heating schedule: One of the key benefits of your OJ Microline® OWD5 Thermostat is its schedule function, where the thermostat automatically adjusts heating levels to match your usual timetable. However, sometimes you need a bit of flexibility, and this app lets you override the schedule to adjust temperatures as you wish – from any location including your home. 1. Fast-forward to the next scheduled change (e.g. to turn up the heat because you’re coming home early) 2. Make instant temporary adjustments (for example, you might want to turn down the heat everywhere for a good spring cleaning where every window is open) Set your heating system to vacation mode: At times your heating schedule will need adjusting because you’re going away on vacation or on business. With the OJ Microline® OWD5 app, you can plan those adjustments whenever you have a spare moment – and time them to take effect when you need them to. That way, you can walk out the door safe in the knowledge that you won’t waste money on heating an empty house – and that you’ll still get a warm welcome on your return. View your energy log: The app lets you monitor your heating system’s current and past energy consumption at any time and from any location. The app works with the OJ Microline® OWD5/MWD5 Thermostats. View and change your heating schedule View and change heating settings View and set indoor temperatures Access multiple OJ Microline® OWD5 thermostats Access multiple locations fitted with OJ Microline® OWD5 thermostats Control OWD5 thermostats individually or in groups
NetSpot WiFi Analyzer
Analyze and troubleshoot wireless networks with interactive heatmaps and speed tests. Discover connected devices and test network latency. Visualize WiFi coverage and identify areas needing improvement.
- WiFi heatmaps
- Internet speed tests
- Ping tests
- Device discovery
- Network analysis
- Site survey projects
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NetSpot 3 delivers powerful WiFi site surveys with internet speed, ping tests and device discovery to iPhone and iPad users. Build realistic WiFi heatmaps right on your iPhone or iPad in minutes, without additional expensive hardware! Analyze and troubleshoot your wireless networks with color-coded interactive heatmaps, very simple to create and interpret. NetSpot, famous for its versatile network tools with millions of business and home users across all platforms, is the only WiFi scanner app with heatmap visualizations on the App Store. Effortlessly manage your Wi-Fi survey projects by organizing them into multiple zones and snapshots for each surveyed area. Flexible configuration settings let you customize the look and feel of your WiFi map and choose the desired gradient to properly highlight areas with high WiFi speed and stable connection, as well as the areas with low WiFi signal that may need improvements. NetSpot’s WiFi speedtest is a great one-tap solution to verify and track performance of your wireless setups over time. NetSpot also offers Ping Tests. A ping test is a great way to check network connectivity for any underlying network issues and measure the latency. High latency may indicate slow or laggy internet, which affects gaming or video calls quality. NetSpot offers a handy Device Discovery mode, which basically turns the app into a network scanner collecting information on all devices connected to your network. It depends on devices, which information can be collected, but in general you can see such data as MAC address, IP address, device names, software and firmware versions, a class of device (e.g. smartphone, smart device or a laptop.), etc. The free version of NetSpot for iOS lets you use Device Discovery mode, as well as test the ping and Internet speed. WiFi Survey mode with heatmaps is available in NetSpot Plus - a one-time in-app purchase. USE NETSPOT AS... * WiFi analyzer - diagnose your wireless network connection speed and latency * WiFi scanner - collect and visualize your WiFi data * Speed tester - check your internet, WiFi or mobile download and upload speed, record historical results * WiFi mapper - conduct active WiFi site surveys for connected networks * Ping tester - verify your WiFi or mobile connection latency to major or custom websites * Network scanner – find and collect information about devices currently connected to your wireless network * WiFi troubleshooting app NetSpot WiFi heat mapper is fast, accurate and extremely simple. It helps you see the true coverage of your WiFi like never before, regardless of your mesh or no-mesh configuration, security settings, interfering networks or other factors. Every time you use NetSpot internet speed meter for WiFi site surveys, it delivers reliable interactive heatmaps that are easy to analyze. NETSPOT IS INCREDIBLY HELPFUL FOR... * WiFi network setup verification * WiFi signal, speed and ping test * Creating WiFi heat map to detect areas of weak signal (part of NetSpot Plus) * Find out who is on your Wi-Fi * Extending WiFi coverage and more
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: NetSpot WiFi Analyzer at 3.7 against OJ MicroLine® OWD5's 2.0. NetSpot WiFi Analyzer also leads on ratings volume (337 vs 5) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). OJ MicroLine® OWD5's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price, review sentiment, ads 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. NetSpot WiFi Analyzer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. OJ MicroLine® OWD5 asks for nothing beyond the download.
NetSpot WiFi Analyzer holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NetSpot WiFi Analyzer has 337 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 10% of OJ MicroLine® OWD5's written reviews are positive against 18% of NetSpot WiFi Analyzer's.
OJ MicroLine® OWD5 ships an update every 2 months, NetSpot WiFi Analyzer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 19, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OJ MicroLine® OWD5 | NetSpot WiFi Analyzer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (5 ratings) | 3.7 (337 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 10.0% of reviews | 17.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 337 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OJ ELECTRONICS AS | Etwok Inc |
Customer experience
OJ MicroLine® OWD5
NetSpot WiFi Analyzer
Bugs and requests
OJ MicroLine® OWD5
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
NetSpot WiFi Analyzer
Reported bugs
3 issues- Unable to scan for data points beyond a certain distance
- Crashes when trying to create heat maps
- Speed test functionality is unreliable
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to scan for nearby Wi-Fi networks
- Improve heat mapping capabilities
- Allow importing floor plans without external hardware
- Provide more detailed signal strength analysis
In-app purchases
OJ MicroLine® OWD5
No in-app purchases
NetSpot WiFi Analyzer
- NetSpot Plus Monthly$8.991 Month
- NetSpot Plus$6.99
- NetSpot Plus Lifetime$29.99
Questions
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