WiFi Explorer Pi vs WiFi Analyzer and Heat Map
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WiFi Explorer Pi
This app helps IT professionals analyze and troubleshoot wireless networks using external sensors. It provides real-time scan results with detailed network information, spectrum views, and advanced filtering options for efficient network management.
- Real-time Wi-Fi scanning
- Detailed network analysis
- Spectrum visualization
- Advanced filtering options
- Support for multiple Wi-Fi generations
- Remote sensor connectivity
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WiFi Explorer Pi is a Wi-Fi scanner and analyzer designed to help WLAN and IT professionals design, validate, and troubleshoot wireless networks using external sensors. It connects securely to supported mobile sensors—including WLAN Pi Go, Hamina Clip, and Oscium Nomad—as well as other WLAN Pi devices, remote sensors, and compatible custom sensors. It delivers real-time scan results with detailed information about every network it detects. You can tag scans with a location, share them through AirDrop or other apps, and save them for later analysis. Saved scans can be opened in tools like WiFi Explorer Pro 3 or Wireshark for deeper inspection. The app also provides a spectrum view that shows how channels are being used across the band, helping you quickly spot congestion and interference. Filtering includes basic and advanced options. You can filter by band, SSID, BSSID, channel, channel width, security type, Wi-Fi generation, and more. For networks that advertise it, you can also filter by channel utilization and the number of associated stations, making it easier to focus on the networks that matter most. FEATURES • Clean, intuitive interface • Add, manage, and automatically discover local sensors • Support for WLAN Pi Go, Hamina Clip, Oscium Nomad, other WLAN Pi devices, remote sensors, and compatible custom sensors • Support for 2.4, 5, and 6 GHz bands and 20, 40, 80, 160, and 320 MHz channels • Support for Wi-Fi 4, 5, 6, 6E, and 7 • Works with 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be networks • Visualization of how networks are spread across channels • Basic and advanced filtering options • Manage and share scan results • Light and dark mode support ADVANCED FEATURES • Detailed network capabilities with full information element breakdowns for advanced troubleshooting • Import capture files to view detailed information about networks found in the capture • Configurable checklists for network validation and requirement compliance • Lock to a frequency to locate an AP or measure attenuation • Detection of deauthentication campaigns and tools to help locate their source You must connect a compatible sensor to scan for Wi-Fi networks. Supported options include WLAN Pi Go, Hamina Clip, Oscium Nomad, other WLAN Pi devices, and compatible custom sensors. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us at https://www.intuitibits.com/contact/ Terms of Use (standard Apple EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.intuitibits.com/legal/wifiexplorerpi-privacy-policy/
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: WiFi Explorer Pi at 67% against WiFi Analyzer and Heat Map's 25%. WiFi Explorer Pi also leads on rating (3.0 vs 2.8). WiFi Analyzer and Heat Map's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. WiFi Explorer Pi sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 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.
WiFi Explorer Pi holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of WiFi Explorer Pi's written reviews are positive against 25% of WiFi Analyzer and Heat Map's.
WiFi Explorer Pi ships an update monthly, WiFi Analyzer and Heat Map every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WiFi Explorer Pi | WiFi Analyzer and Heat Map |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (6 ratings) — better | 2.8 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Intuitibits LLC | Thomas Backes |
Customer experience
WiFi Explorer Pi
WiFi Analyzer and Heat Map
In-app purchases
WiFi Explorer Pi
- Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
WiFi Analyzer and Heat Map
- Monthly Pro Subscription$0.991 Month
- Yearly Pro Subscription$9.991 Year
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