Comparison

Which WiFi vs Patchword

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

Head to head
About

Which WiFi

Instantly see which Wi-Fi network and access point you are connected to. Receive notifications for connection changes and customize your network view with unique names, icons, and sounds. It helps you understand your Wi-Fi status without needing to open settings.

Highlights
  • Instant Wi-Fi connection status
  • Notifications for network changes
  • Customizable access point names
  • Colored icons and sounds for access points
  • Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets
  • Historical connection data
Features
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You are connected to Wi-Fi ... but, which Wi-Fi? See instantly which Wi-Fi you are connected to! Get notified when you connect, switch network or access point, or disconnect. See your Wi-Fi connection on your Lock Screen, your Home Screen, your Today View. or in StandBy. Distinguish between different access points serving the same Wi-Fi network. Assign individual names, colored icons, and sounds to your access points. See which Wi-Fi networks and which access points you were connected to. A small symbol in the top-right corner of your device shows that you are connected to Wi-Fi. But which Wi-Fi? You may slide down the top right corner of you screen and then long-press the Wi-Fi symbol to finally see the SSID of your Wi-Fi. Or you may look for the Settings app and open it. But you still don't know which access point. And your device does not tell you when you switch, connect, or disconnect. The Which WiFi app tells you, instantly. Which WiFi always tells you instantly about changes when the app is active (on the app's main page and through notifications) or running in the background (through notifications). To be fair, notifications may incur some delay when iOS stops the Which WiFi app while in the background. This may occur for example when your use memory-heavy apps. If you switch networks frequently, the widgets may hit iOS-imposed limitations and miss one or the other changes. You may notice both effects for a few days, but then iOS learns at what times or locations you actually look at Which WiFi's notifications and widgets. iOS also learns that the Which WiFi app is very frugal with power, memory, and computation consumption. After a while, background notifications and widgets get very reliable even in background mode. The Which WiFi app needs access to your location to work reliably. It stores such location information only on your device and on your personal iCloud account, where it consumes less than 0.02% of your free quota. It never sends such information to us or anybody else, because we know that location information is very critical for your privacy. This is also the reason why we finance the development of this app through a small upfront payment when you purchase the app, and why we refrain from financing it through advertisements. Any ad provider integrated in the app would also get access to your location information, and be tempted to abuse that information to track you.

About

Patchword

Compare files and directories to identify additions, removals, or modifications. It allows for matching files with slightly different names and applying or exporting patches and edit scripts non-destructively.

Highlights
  • Compare files and text
  • Compare directories
  • Identify added, removed, modified files
  • Match files by alphabetical order or custom map
  • Export and apply patches
  • Create non-destructive edit scripts
Features
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Select two files or paste two texts and compare them. Select two directories and compare them to see which files have been added, removed or modified, and selectively reset modified files to match the original ones. If files have slightly different names, you can match them by alphabetical order or a custom name map, and selectively rename them afterwards so that the names are equal. Export patches from two compared text files, or apply saved patches to an existing file. Create edit scripts that are applied non-destructively to a text file and export the resulting text.

Screenshots

Which WiFi4 screens
Patchword4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Which WiFi at 5.0 against Patchword's 3.5. Which WiFi also leads on price ($0.99 vs $5.99). Patchword's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 22 months). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Which WiFi costs $0.99 and Patchword $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Which WiFi holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Which WiFi ships an update every 22 months, Patchword every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Which WiFi versus Patchword: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhich WiFiPatchword
Price$0.99 — better$5.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better3.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 22 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperValue from Software LLCNicolas Kick

Customer experience

Which WiFi

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Patchword

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Which WiFi

No in-app purchases

None

Patchword

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Which WiFi free?
Which WiFi costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Patchword free?
Patchword costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Which WiFi or Patchword?
Which WiFi is rated higher. Which WiFi averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Patchword averages 3.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Which WiFi or Patchword have ads?
Neither Which WiFi nor Patchword shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Which WiFi or Patchword?
Which WiFi ships an update every 22 months, and Patchword every 3 months. Most recently, Which WiFi was updated on October 2, 2026 and Patchword on September 26, 2026.

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