Ladybug vs Mesh Mapper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Ladybug
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Ladybug is a simple iOS app handles radar links (rdar://) gracefully. - Open source iOS project written in Swift 4 - Opens a radar link from other app, clipboard, or manually input - Redirects to Open Radar and others - Support multiple formats of radar links - Safari Reader mode - 3D Touch Peek & Pop - History and Bookmarks - Import your radars from Open Radar - Backup & Restore with JSON - No third-party tracking or analytics See more on GitHub https://github.com/ethanhuang13/ladybug
Mesh Mapper
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Mesh Mapper helps you understand home Wi-Fi coverage the way a field survey tool would, without extra hardware. Create a survey from a floor plan photo, a blank grid, or a LiDAR RoomPlan scan. Then walk around your home and tap where you are standing to measure what your Wi-Fi actually delivers at each spot. Mesh Mapper turns those measurements into clear coverage heat maps and practical placement advice: - Score, router latency, internet latency, and throughput maps - Mesh node labels based on the Wi-Fi access point serving each sample - Multi-floor surveys with 3D house visualization - LiDAR floor plan scanning on supported devices - Placement advisor for weak spots and suggested node moves - Shareable PNG reports for comparing layouts iOS does not expose raw Wi-Fi signal strength to third-party apps, so Mesh Mapper focuses on real-world network behavior: router response time, internet latency, download throughput, and serving-node identity. That makes it useful for finding dead zones, diagnosing sticky roaming, and deciding where a mesh router or satellite should move next. Mesh Mapper stores surveys locally on your device and does not require an account.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Ladybug at 11.0 against Mesh Mapper's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ladybug ships an update every 8 days, Mesh Mapper weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ladybug | Mesh Mapper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | Weekly โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 โ better | 17.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Elaborapp | Jack Richmond |
In-app purchases
Ladybug
No in-app purchases
Mesh Mapper
No in-app purchases









