Umetrix Data vs XCAL
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Umetrix Data
Measure mobile data network performance with speed tests and track your results online. Compare your data against other users and get accurate readings without ads interfering.
- Accurate mobile data network performance measurement
- Speed tests (HTTP, PING, Web Browsing)
- Track and map test history online
- Compare results with other users
- Simple and elegant user interface
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Wireless experts around the world use Datum for the most accurate and reliable measure of mobile data network performance. Now you can too. The simple and elegant user interface allows you to perform quick and convenient speed tests, track and map your test history online, and compare your results against the cumulative experience of all users. Unlike other speed tests, Datum’s method for measuring data performance delivers more accurate results, especially because it’s not downloading ads to your device! Tests performed include: HTTP FTP UDP PING Web Browsing
XCAL
This application allows for Quality of Service and Quality of Experience testing across various network technologies. It runs as a standalone app on iPhones and supports automated testing for comprehensive network analysis.
- QoS and QoE testing
- Supports all network technologies
- Handheld stand-alone application
- Automated testing capabilities
- iPhone compatible
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LIG Accuver provides solution for handheld based-on which is XCAL-Smart. The app is a handheld based stand-alone application running on iPhone that enables QoS and QoE testing across all network technologies. XCAL-Smart also supports automated testing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: XCAL at 5.0 against Umetrix Data's 4.0. XCAL also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). Umetrix Data's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
XCAL holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Umetrix Data has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Umetrix Data's written reviews are positive against 100% of XCAL's.
Umetrix Data ships an update every 5 months, XCAL every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Umetrix Data | XCAL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Spirent Communications, Inc. | Innowireless Co.,Ltd. |
Customer experience
Umetrix Data
XCAL
In-app purchases
Umetrix Data
No in-app purchases
XCAL
No in-app purchases
