Comparison

PathCheck SafePlaces vs SignalMap WiFi

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

Head to head
About

PathCheck SafePlaces

This app helps notify users of potential COVID-19 exposure and supports contact tracing efforts in select jurisdictions. It privately records visited locations and provides updates from local health authorities.

Highlights
  • COVID-19 exposure notification
  • Private location saving
  • Contact tracing support
  • Updates from healthcare authorities
  • Open-source privacy-by-design tools
Features
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PathCheck SafePlaces is the official app published by PathCheck Foundation to aid in COVID-19 exposure notification and contract tracing in the following jurisdictions: Haiti, Guam, Puerto Rico, and Teton County, Wyoming. PathCheck (formerly COVID Safe Paths) can privately save the places you visit and store them on your phone. Subscribe to Healthcare Authorities in your area for information about COVID-19 near you, where available. Receive alerts from your local Healthcare Authority with information about potential exposure to COVID-19. We are a global movement to develop free, open-source, privacy-by-design tools for residents, public health officials, and larger communities. The PathCheck program has spun out of initial privacy-first research conducted by MIT and TripleBlind, into a newly created non-profit called PathCheck Foundation, established with the initial purpose of supporting global rollout of the PathCheck app and associated tools for contact tracers and healthcare authorities. The goal of PathCheck is to help enable the reemergence and re-opening of economies and communities. Through global partnerships, we are prepared to support public health officials everywhere in the effort to slow the spread of COVID-19.

About

SignalMap WiFi

Features
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SignalMap turns a walk around your home into a clear Wi-Fi signal heatmap. Scan your room layout, collect real local-network measurements, and see where coverage is strong, weak, or unstable. SignalMap works on LiDAR devices for richer room geometry and also supports regular camera scanning on non-LiDAR iPhones and iPads. What you can do: • Build a 2D Wi-Fi heatmap from real gateway latency, jitter, packet loss and score samples • Scan floor plans with LiDAR when available, or use the camera fallback on supported devices • See weak rooms, dead zones and places where a mesh node may help • Detect multiple Wi-Fi nodes and visualize each node's territory • Check Mesh roaming quality, handoff drops and sticky-device behavior • Explore a 3D signal view and export clean PDF reports with Pro • Keep scan history on device for repeated home network checks SignalMap is designed for homes, apartments, studios, offices and small spaces where router placement matters. Walk slowly through each room, keep lighting good for camera scans, then use the map to decide where to move your router, add a mesh node, or re-test after changes. Privacy first: scans stay on device. SignalMap does not track you and does not upload your floor plan or network measurements. Terms of Use: https://hilalum.github.io/terms/signalmap/

Screenshots

PathCheck SafePlaces4 screens
SignalMap WiFi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PathCheck SafePlaces at none against SignalMap WiFi's 4. PathCheck SafePlaces also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. SignalMap WiFi sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. PathCheck SafePlaces asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PathCheck SafePlaces versus SignalMap WiFi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPathCheck SafePlacesSignalMap WiFi
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (57 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings57 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPath Check, Inc晨阳 段

In-app purchases

None

PathCheck SafePlaces

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

SignalMap WiFi

Subscriptions2
  • SignalMap Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • SignalMap Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time2
  • 7-Day WiFi Check Pass$4.99
  • SignalMap Pro Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is PathCheck SafePlaces free?
PathCheck SafePlaces is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SignalMap WiFi free?
SignalMap WiFi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PathCheck SafePlaces or SignalMap WiFi have ads?
Neither PathCheck SafePlaces nor SignalMap WiFi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PathCheck SafePlaces or SignalMap WiFi?
PathCheck SafePlaces ships an update every 2 weeks, and SignalMap WiFi every 2 weeks. Most recently, PathCheck SafePlaces was updated on October 17, 2026 and SignalMap WiFi on October 29, 2026.

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