Ubiquiti WiFiman vs ETRNL Programmer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ubiquiti WiFiman
Optimize your Wi-Fi network performance with this free app. It helps you detect and connect to networks, scan for devices, test speeds, and improve signal strength by relocating access points.
- Detect and connect to Wi-Fi networks
- Scan network subnet for devices
- Download/upload speed tests
- Compare network performance
- Relocate access points
- Remote UniFi network access
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WiFiman is here to save your home or office network from sluggish surfing, endless buffering, and congested data channels. With this free-to-use (and ad-free) app you can: - Detect and connect to all available Wi-Fi networks devices instantly. - Scan network subnet for details on available devices, using Bonjour, SNMP, NetBIOS, and Ubiquiti discovery protocols. - Conduct download/upload speed tests, store results, compare network performance, and share your insights with others. - Relocate your access points (APs) to nearby data channels to instantly increase signal strength and reduce traffic volume. - Connect remotely to your UniFi network via Teleport VPN.
ETRNL Programmer
This application allows users to program NTAG424 DNA NFC chips. It connects with the ETRNL platform to facilitate chip configuration.
- Program NTAG424 DNA NFC chips
- Connects with ETRNL platform
- Facilitates chip configuration
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The ETRNL Programmer app enables users of the ETRNL platform to program their NTAG424 DNA NFC chips.
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Verdict
Ubiquiti WiFiman and ETRNL Programmer both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of ETRNL Programmer's written reviews are positive against 62% of Ubiquiti WiFiman's. ETRNL Programmer also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). Ubiquiti WiFiman's advantage is ratings volume (41K vs 2). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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.
ETRNL Programmer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ubiquiti WiFiman has 41K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Ubiquiti WiFiman's written reviews are positive against 100% of ETRNL Programmer's.
Ubiquiti WiFiman ships an update every 3 weeks, ETRNL Programmer every 4 weeks. Both last shipped on November 4, 2026.
| Parameter | Ubiquiti WiFiman | ETRNL Programmer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (41K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 41K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 189 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Ubiquiti Inc. | Invisible Art, LLC |
Customer experience
Ubiquiti WiFiman
ETRNL Programmer
Bugs and requests
Ubiquiti WiFiman
Reported bugs
5 issues- Crashes on opening app
- Lost WiFi connection when app open
- Teleport VPN feature not working
- Signal mapper not working
- Inaccurate speed test results
Requested features
6 requests- Add ability to save/export WiFi survey floor plans
- Implement auto-reconnect for Teleport VPN
- Add support for TVos to use app on AppleTV
- Provide option to delete previous speed test results
- Add more network analysis and tuning features
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- Improve device discovery and identification
ETRNL Programmer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ubiquiti WiFiman
No in-app purchases
ETRNL Programmer
No in-app purchases
Questions
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