Comparison

NetSpot WiFi Analyzer vs BlockSeeker

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

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BlockSeeker

Features
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BlockSeeker watches and controls your home cryptocurrency miners so you don't have to. It talks to your devices directly over your local Wi-Fi — no account, no cloud, nothing leaves your network. ONE APP FOR YOUR WHOLE FLEET • Open-source ESP32 solo miners that expose the AxeOS web API • Compact home ASICs with a JSON status API • Larger ASICs that speak the standard CGMiner API, on stock or aftermarket firmware Miners are grouped by type, and an automatic scan finds them all on your network. WATCH EVERYTHING AT A GLANCE • Live hashrate, temperature, power, best share and uptime for every miner • Fleet totals, average temperature per miner type, and a health timeline showing when miners went offline, ran hot or slowed down • Estimated electricity cost per day from your total power draw and your kWh rate • List or grid view; a dead or stuck miner is pinned to the top in red ALERTS THAT FIT EACH MINER • High-temperature, low-hashrate, best-share, block-found and offline alerts • Per-type thresholds — big ASICs run hotter than small solo miners, so set each group its own limits and stop the alert spam • Per-device overrides when one miner is special • Alert history grouped by miner type; mute when you need quiet AUTO-RECOVERY • Automatically reboot a stuck or overheating miner — every type — up to three tries a minute apart • On supported devices, optionally undervolt/downclock a miner that keeps overheating (with safe floors) • Fully opt-in and configurable EARNINGS & ODDS • Solo miners get block-odds estimates by algorithm — Bitcoin (SHA-256), Litecoin (Scrypt) and Zcash (Equihash) • Pool miners get an estimated daily payout per coin (and in USD) • A miner that solves a block lights up gold on the dashboard, with the height and difficulty, plus a full-screen celebration and sound CONTROL EVERY MINER • Switch pool, set performance work modes, tune frequency/voltage/fan where supported, identify and reboot • Apply pool switch, work mode or solo/pool to a whole group at once BUILT FOR YOUR DEVICES • iPhone and iPad • iCloud keeps your miner list the same on every device • Home-screen widget and a Live Activity with miners online, on the Lock Screen and (optionally) the Dynamic Island • Best-effort background monitoring so alerts can reach you when the app is closed PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Works only on your local network — your device must be on the same Wi-Fi as your miners • No sign-up, no analytics, no tracking. Nothing is collected. BlockSeeker is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any mining hardware manufacturer.

Screenshots

NetSpot WiFi Analyzer4 screens
BlockSeeker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: NetSpot WiFi Analyzer at Free against BlockSeeker's $1.99. NetSpot WiFi Analyzer also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). BlockSeeker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

NetSpot WiFi Analyzer is free to download; BlockSeeker costs $1.99 up front. NetSpot WiFi Analyzer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. BlockSeeker asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NetSpot WiFi Analyzer ships an update every 2 weeks, BlockSeeker every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
NetSpot WiFi Analyzer versus BlockSeeker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNetSpot WiFi AnalyzerBlockSeeker
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating3.7 (355 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews15.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings355 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.5 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEtwok IncFredy Soussou

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

BlockSeeker

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
None

BlockSeeker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NetSpot WiFi Analyzer free?
NetSpot WiFi Analyzer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BlockSeeker free?
BlockSeeker costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do NetSpot WiFi Analyzer or BlockSeeker have ads?
Neither NetSpot WiFi Analyzer nor BlockSeeker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NetSpot WiFi Analyzer or BlockSeeker?
NetSpot WiFi Analyzer ships an update every 2 weeks, and BlockSeeker every 2 months. Most recently, NetSpot WiFi Analyzer was updated on October 23, 2026 and BlockSeeker on October 20, 2026.

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