Bredbandskollen vs iPerfman
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bredbandskollen
Instantly test your mobile or fixed internet connection speed, including download and upload speeds, and latency. This free tool protects your privacy with anonymous data collection and offers an optional feature to share measurement locations on a public speed map.
- Measure internet speed
- Download and upload speed
- Latency testing
- Anonymous data collection
- Optional location sharing for speed map
- Free to use
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Bredbandskollen is an easy way for you to immediately check the speed of your mobile or fixed internet. After downloading and installing Bredbandskollen on your phone, you can measure the internet speed you get from your internet provider, download and upload speed and latency. The app is easy to use and is free of charge. Your integrity is protected and your data is anonymous. When measuring your mobile internet speed, you have a choice to share the position where the measurement was done. Bredbandskollen collects the position and displays it in a speed map for users to take part of. You can at any time change your settings in your phone to disallow sharing of your position. Bredbandskollen is also offered as a web service and as open source software for measuring fixed and wifi connections. Visit bredbandskollen.se. Publisher for Bredbandskollen is the Swedish Internet Foundation (Internetstiftelsen), an independent, private foundation that works for the positive development of the internet. We are responsible for the Swedish top-level domain .se and the operation of the top-level domain .nu. For more information visit our website internetstiftelsen.se On our website you can find answers to your questions. You can also contact our customer support at support@bredbandskollen.se
iPerfman
This utility measures maximum achievable bandwidth on IP networks across Apple platforms. It offers a beautiful speedometer and speed chart, allowing for LAN testing and advanced parameter adjustments to simulate network conditions.
- Bandwidth measurement
- Speedometer and speed chart
- LAN network testing
- Customizable test parameters
- UDP mode performance testing
- Bandwidth limiting simulation
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iPerfman is an iPerf3 tool that supports all apple platforms: iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and tvOS. The iperf series of tools perform active measurements to determine the maximum achievable bandwidth on IP networks. Beautiful speedometer and speed chart. You can test the LAN network speed to find the best WIFI router location. You can test more complex networks by manually setting test parameters, for example to test the performance of UDP mode, and use the bandwidth-limiting functionality to simulate a bandwidth-constrained network environment. Overall, iPerfman is a powerful network speed measurement tool that helps you evaluate network performance and provides you with a better network experience. Purchase Pro to unlock: 1. Additional parameters settings 2. Unlimited number of tests The iPerf v3.20 code is currently used. If you have any questions or suggestions about the use of the app, please contact us by email: 531sunlight@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: iPerfman at 4.5 against Bredbandskollen's 3.0. iPerfman also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months). Bredbandskollen's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. iPerfman sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Bredbandskollen asks for nothing beyond the download.
iPerfman holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Bredbandskollen's written reviews are positive against 60% of iPerfman's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Bredbandskollen ships an update every 6 months, iPerfman every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bredbandskollen | iPerfman |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.5 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stiftelsen for Internetinfrastruktur | 伟 葛 |
Customer experience
Bredbandskollen
iPerfman
In-app purchases
Bredbandskollen
No in-app purchases
iPerfman
- Lifetime Pro$1.99
- Lifetime Pro$2.99
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