Comparison

Free WiFi vs FlexR (Shift planner)

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

Head to head
About

Free WiFi

Discover free WiFi hotspots globally using your device's GPS. This app locates over 100,000 wireless access points in 15,000 cities and 132 countries, providing addresses, directions, and provider details. Ideal for travelers and professionals seeking to avoid data roaming charges.

Highlights
  • Global WiFi hotspot radar
  • GPS-based location services
  • Offline database of hotspots
  • Directions via Apple Maps
  • Hotspot provider information
  • Manual and automatic search options
Features
Currently charting
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Free WiFi, anywhere, anytime. The radar scans for free hotspot locations around the world. In most countries, there's a hotspot on almost every streetcorner. In coffee houses, fastfood restaurants, libraries, bars, hotels, etcetera. This app helps you find them quickly, using the built-in GPS of the iPhone. The app leads you to the nearest of over 100,000 wireless hotspots, in 15,000 cities and 132 countries, with the touch of a button. It's WiFi for Dummies. Get your mail and browse the web without being charged. The ideal WiFi-tool for frequent travellers and mobile professionals. The app shows you the nearest free hotspot address, provides directions on Apple Maps, and shows additional information, such as the hotspot provider, phone number and website. You can browse the full database manually by country and city, or choose to automatically show results based on your location. The application doesn’t depend on WLAN scanning, which would limit the range to only 25 yards, but uses GPS to pinpoint all known hotspots up to a mile away. All the wireless accesspoints are locally stored on your iPhone, and GPS usage is also offline available, so no expensive data roaming is needed. When abroad, you save in roaming cost, because you will always find a broadband data connection for your laptop and iPhone. This app will let you get your mail or surf the web as quickly as possible. Just run it and it'll search a free hotspot near you. It doesn't get easier than this.

About

FlexR (Shift planner)

Manage your work schedule with ease, track worked hours, and calculate your salary. This app offers a clear view of past and future shifts, with options to sync to your external calendar and generate reports.

Highlights
  • Shift scheduling
  • Work hour tracking
  • Salary calculation
  • Calendar sync
  • Work reports
  • Invoice creation
  • Cloud sync
Features
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FlexR is THE #1 app for people who work in varying shifts, giving you all options you want in an app for keeping track of your work schedule! FlexR shows a clear view of your personal schedule for the coming weeks, but also your schedule of the past. Paired with the ability to sync all of your schedule to your own external icloud (or google) Agenda. FlexR gives you the opportunity to quickly make a report of your worked hours, including your salary. All YOU have to do, is to tell the app when you have to work. The app does the rest! Some great functions; + Creating invoices + iCloud Calendar sync + Easy entering working schedule + One-click report + View your salary in an eyewink + Cloud-sync (to sync with FlexR on other devices) + Shift attachments (picture/documents) + Allowance/expense + multiple salary settings + Widget (also on lockscreen) + Unlimited shifts per day + Repeating any schedule you want + Dark App color theme 100.000+ happy users worldwide. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Free WiFi4 screens
FlexR (Shift planner)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: FlexR (Shift planner) at 59% against Free WiFi's 12%. FlexR (Shift planner) also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). Free WiFi's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and chart position (#122 vs unranked). 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

Free WiFi costs $1.99 and FlexR (Shift planner) $3.99 up front. FlexR (Shift planner) sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Free WiFi asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FlexR (Shift planner) holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 12% of Free WiFi's written reviews are positive against 59% of FlexR (Shift planner)'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Free WiFi ships an update every 5 weeks, FlexR (Shift planner) fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Free WiFi versus FlexR (Shift planner): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFree WiFiFlexR (Shift planner)
Price$1.99 — better$3.99
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews11.8% of reviews59.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#122 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.617.6
Further details — not scored
Size114 MB114 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMakayama.comGerrit kleyn Winkel

Customer experience

Free WiFi

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews76 reviews
Positive11.8%
Neutral6.6%
Negative81.6%

FlexR (Shift planner)

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews69 reviews
Positive59.4%
Neutral15.9%
Negative24.6%

Bugs and requests

Free WiFi

Reported bugs

23 issues
  • Cannot open the app
  • Keeps buffering
  • Cannot find location
  • Not compatible with iOS 4
  • Doesn't work on English iPod
Show 18 more
  • Doesn't open
  • Doesn't work after update
  • Cannot find position
  • Checking position for a long time
  • GPS localization doesn't work
  • Cannot locate me
  • Extremely disappointed
  • Can't even locate me
  • Not compatible with iTouch
  • Doesn't work in central London
  • Limited range
  • Only shows hotspots within 20 feet
  • App doesn't work well
  • Suks
  • Takes too long
  • Dissapointed
  • Cannot find anything in airport area
  • Arnaque

Requested features

10 requests
  • Make a new WIFI App
  • Update all cities and villages
  • Plot spots on a map
  • Set defaults for location
  • Improve location accuracy
Show 5 more
  • Add more Wi-Fi spots
  • Improve search functionality
  • Add support for more regions
  • Improve compatibility with older devices
  • Add dark mode

FlexR (Shift planner)

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Free WiFi

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

FlexR (Shift planner)

Subscriptions1
  • FlexR Invoice Subscription$3.991 Month
One-time1
  • FlexR data sharing$1.99

Questions

Is Free WiFi free?
Free WiFi costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is FlexR (Shift planner) free?
FlexR (Shift planner) costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Free WiFi or FlexR (Shift planner)?
FlexR (Shift planner) is rated higher. Free WiFi averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while FlexR (Shift planner) averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Free WiFi or FlexR (Shift planner) have ads?
Neither Free WiFi nor FlexR (Shift planner) shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Free WiFi or FlexR (Shift planner)?
Free WiFi ships an update every 5 weeks, and FlexR (Shift planner) fortnightly. Most recently, Free WiFi was updated on October 19, 2026 and FlexR (Shift planner) on October 16, 2026.

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