Comparison

Smart Water Tech vs NetSpot WiFi Analyzer

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

Head to head
About

Smart Water Tech

Monitor and manage multiple water tanks wirelessly with advanced features like leak detection and pump control. This app offers real-time data, time-to-empty calculations, and weather forecasts for efficient water management.

Highlights
  • Wireless tank level monitoring
  • Leak detection
  • Pump control
  • Time to empty calculation
  • Weather forecasting
  • Manage up to 12 tanks
Features
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Smart Water designs and manufactures the ultimate tank management system. An all new release of hardware and software provides a significant technology and performance upgrade. Incorporating state of the art long range wireless connectivity, increased water measurement accuracy and reliability coupled to a suite of features including tank level, time to empty, leak detection, pump control and even weather forecasting. Now offered with the convenience of a fully featured mobile app allowing you to manage up to twelve tanks and twelve pump controllers from any iOS device. Choose a system with a convenient WiFi LCD Keypad or alternatively our app only system utilising our new WiFi Gateway device.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

Screenshots

Smart Water Tech4 screens
NetSpot WiFi Analyzer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: NetSpot WiFi Analyzer at 3.7 against Smart Water Tech's 1.6. NetSpot WiFi Analyzer also leads on ratings volume (355 vs 7) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Smart Water Tech sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $15.49 per year and NetSpot WiFi Analyzer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NetSpot WiFi Analyzer holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NetSpot WiFi Analyzer has 355 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 11% of Smart Water Tech's written reviews are positive against 15% of NetSpot WiFi Analyzer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 20, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Smart Water Tech versus NetSpot WiFi Analyzer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart Water TechNetSpot WiFi Analyzer
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.6 (7 ratings)3.7 (355 ratings) — better
Positive reviews11.1% of reviews15.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7355 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIvent Solutions LimitedEtwok Inc

Customer experience

Smart Water Tech

All ratings7 ratings
Positive14.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative85.7%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive11.1%
Neutral22.2%
Negative66.7%

NetSpot WiFi Analyzer

All ratings346 ratings
Positive67.1%
Neutral3.2%
Negative29.8%
Written reviews581 reviews
Positive15.1%
Neutral2.4%
Negative82.4%

Bugs and requests

Smart Water Tech

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

1 purchases

Smart Water Tech

Subscriptions1
  • Smart Water Premium$15.491 Year
3 purchases

NetSpot WiFi Analyzer

Subscriptions1
  • NetSpot Plus Monthly$8.991 Month
One-time2
  • NetSpot Plus$6.99
  • NetSpot Plus Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Smart Water Tech free?
Smart Water Tech is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NetSpot WiFi Analyzer free?
NetSpot WiFi Analyzer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Smart Water Tech or NetSpot WiFi Analyzer?
NetSpot WiFi Analyzer is rated higher. Smart Water Tech averages 1.6 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while NetSpot WiFi Analyzer averages 3.7 from 355 ratings.
Do Smart Water Tech or NetSpot WiFi Analyzer have ads?
Neither Smart Water Tech nor NetSpot WiFi Analyzer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Smart Water Tech or NetSpot WiFi Analyzer?
Smart Water Tech ships an update every 2 weeks, and NetSpot WiFi Analyzer every 2 weeks. Most recently, Smart Water Tech was updated on October 20, 2026 and NetSpot WiFi Analyzer on October 20, 2026.

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