Comparison

NetSpot WiFi Analyzer vs WiFi Analyzer and Heat Map

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

Head to head
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

About

WiFi Analyzer and Heat Map

Analyze WiFi network performance with speed tests, ping, latency, and jitter. Create visual heatmaps by overlaying floorplans to identify dead spots and optimize WiFi node placement. Organize surveys with projects and floorplans for performance tracking.

Highlights
  • Create WiFi heatmaps
  • Analyze upload/download speed
  • Check ping, latency, and jitter
  • Conduct WiFi site surveys
  • Organize surveys with projects
  • Discover devices on your network
Features
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Create WiFi heatmaps, analyze your WiFi networks performance in terms of upload and download speed, and check your network ping, latency, and jitter. Conduct easy WiFi site surveys. No additional hardware is needed. This app uses your device's built-in WiFi capabilities. In addition, this app allows you to create heatmap visualizations and survey your locations for WiFi performance. You can easily create heatmaps directly in the app that overlay your location's floorplan. This survey capability can help you identify WiFi deadspots and better place WiFi nodes for better performance. In the app, you can create projects to organize your WiFi surveys. Add different floorplans to the projects and create scans and plots. You can revisit tests to see how performance has changed from varying layouts. You can also see the ping results to various popular websites and discover the devices that are on your network. You can also generate floorplans to use in the app when using a device with a built-in LiDAR scanner.

Screenshots

NetSpot WiFi Analyzer4 screens
WiFi Analyzer and Heat Map4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: NetSpot WiFi Analyzer at 3.7 against WiFi Analyzer and Heat Map's 2.8. NetSpot WiFi Analyzer also leads on ratings volume (354 vs 5) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 18.0). WiFi Analyzer and Heat Map's advantage is review sentiment (25% vs 15%). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. NetSpot WiFi Analyzer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month and WiFi Analyzer and Heat Map sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 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 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NetSpot WiFi Analyzer has 354 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 15% of NetSpot WiFi Analyzer's written reviews are positive against 25% of WiFi Analyzer and Heat Map's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
NetSpot WiFi Analyzer versus WiFi Analyzer and Heat Map: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNetSpot WiFi AnalyzerWiFi Analyzer and Heat Map
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (354 ratings) — better2.8 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews15.1% of reviews25.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings354 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.5 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEtwok IncThomas Backes

Customer experience

NetSpot WiFi Analyzer

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

WiFi Analyzer and Heat Map

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

Bugs and 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

WiFi Analyzer and Heat Map

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

NetSpot WiFi Analyzer

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

WiFi Analyzer and Heat Map

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Pro Subscription$0.991 Month
  • Yearly Pro Subscription$9.991 Year

Questions

Is NetSpot WiFi Analyzer free?
NetSpot WiFi Analyzer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WiFi Analyzer and Heat Map free?
WiFi Analyzer and Heat Map is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, NetSpot WiFi Analyzer or WiFi Analyzer and Heat Map?
NetSpot WiFi Analyzer is rated higher. NetSpot WiFi Analyzer averages 3.7 out of 5 from 354 ratings, while WiFi Analyzer and Heat Map averages 2.8 from 5 ratings.
Do NetSpot WiFi Analyzer or WiFi Analyzer and Heat Map have ads?
Neither NetSpot WiFi Analyzer nor WiFi Analyzer and Heat Map shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NetSpot WiFi Analyzer or WiFi Analyzer and Heat Map?
NetSpot WiFi Analyzer ships an update every 2 weeks, and WiFi Analyzer and Heat Map every 2 weeks. Most recently, NetSpot WiFi Analyzer was updated on October 26, 2026 and WiFi Analyzer and Heat Map on October 24, 2026.

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