Comparison

Ladybug vs Mesh Mapper

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Ladybug

Features
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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

About

Mesh Mapper

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Ladybug3 screens
Mesh Mapper4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ladybug ships an update every 8 days, Mesh Mapper weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Ladybug versus Mesh Mapper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLadybugMesh Mapper
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysWeekly โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size8 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperElaborappJack Richmond

In-app purchases

None

Ladybug

No in-app purchases

None

Mesh Mapper

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ladybug free?
Ladybug is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mesh Mapper free?
Mesh Mapper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ladybug or Mesh Mapper have ads?
Neither Ladybug nor Mesh Mapper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ladybug or Mesh Mapper?
Ladybug ships an update every 8 days, and Mesh Mapper weekly. Most recently, Ladybug was updated on September 29, 2026 and Mesh Mapper on September 28, 2026.

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