Comparison

FCC Mobile Speed Test vs Table Torch

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

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About

FCC Mobile Speed Test

This app allows users to test their mobile and wireless broadband connection speeds. It offers options to dispute provider coverage maps, contribute to national broadband data, or simply check connection performance. Results can be saved and exported for review.

Highlights
  • Mobile speed testing
  • Wireless broadband speed testing
  • Dispute provider coverage maps
  • Contribute to national broadband data
  • Background scheduled tests
  • Data cap settings
  • Exportable test results
Features
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About this app You can use the FCC Mobile Speed Test app to take mobile speed tests that will help improve the Federal Communication Commissions (FCC) National Broadband Map. The app can also test the speed of your wireless broadband connection! The ad-free FCC Mobile Speed Test app offers three speed test options: Challenge, Crowdsource,and QuickCheck. Challenge speed tests enable you to dispute, or “challenge,” your provider’s mobile coverage shown on the National Broadband Map. Once enough negative challenges are filed with the FCC, the provider must respond or correct their coverage maps. Crowdsource speed tests help the FCC evaluate mobile coverage across the United States and verify the accuracy of the National Broadband Map. QuickCheck speed tests let you test the speed of your wireless network connection without submitting a challenge or sharing your contact information with the FCC. To learn more about the FCC’s National Broadband Map, go to www.fcc.gov/BroadbandData. App Features: • Use the “Repeated Test” option to perform back-to-back Challenge, Crowdsource, or Quick Check tests for up to 4 hours without having to initiate a new test each time. • Run scheduled Crowdsource tests seamlessly in the background at your desired frequency. • Set a data cap to limit the amount of data the app can use for tests over a one-month period. • View test results in the History section. • Export and save results as a CSV on your device or email yourself a ZIP file with test results. This is the official mobile speed test app of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Consistent with the FCC’s rules, users taking Challenge or Crowdsource test must enter certain personal contact information: name, phone number, and email address. Privacy: We protect your privacy, and you can choose to share data with specific parties. Refer to the Privacy Notice for more details or get the App for more information. The FCC may share your contact info with your mobile broadband provider if you choose to run a Challenge test so that the provider can use your data plan and other technical information to fully evaluate the test result.

About

Table Torch

This utility app provides a customizable colored light to help read menus and other small print in dark environments. It offers adjustable brightness and automatic adjustment based on phone tilt, preventing the need for a separate flashlight.

Highlights
  • Customizable colored reading lights
  • Adjustable brightness slider
  • Automatic brightness adjustment
  • Tilt-based light control
  • Menu and small print reading aid
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Table Torch is a handy iPhone app designed to help you read menus and other printed materials in dimly lit settings—no need to fumble with a flashlight anymore. The app offers a choice of up to six colored “reading lights” at your fingertips. Users can precisely control brightness with a slider or let Table Torch automatically adjust it based on the phone’s tilt angle. Table Torch ensures you always have the perfect glow for any dark setting—without blinding your companions at the table with your flashlight.

Screenshots

FCC Mobile Speed Test4 screens
Table Torch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Table Torch at 100% against FCC Mobile Speed Test's 23%. Table Torch also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2). FCC Mobile Speed Test's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and ratings volume (287 vs 1). On ads and in-app purchases 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

FCC Mobile Speed Test is free to download; Table Torch costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Table Torch holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FCC Mobile Speed Test has 287 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of FCC Mobile Speed Test's written reviews are positive against 100% of Table Torch's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FCC Mobile Speed Test ships an update every 3 months, Table Torch every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 4, 2026 and August 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
FCC Mobile Speed Test versus Table Torch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFCC Mobile Speed TestTable Torch
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.2 (287 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews22.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings287 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMOZARK PTE LTDBrian Fuller

Customer experience

FCC Mobile Speed Test

All ratings287 ratings
Positive78.4%
Neutral2.1%
Negative19.5%
Written reviews62 reviews
Positive22.6%
Neutral6.5%
Negative71.0%

Table Torch

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

FCC Mobile Speed Test

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Incorrect categorization of test results
  • Inability to test in areas without cellular coverage
  • Crashes when trying to view historical results

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to test WiFi speeds
  • Save user information to avoid repeated entry
  • Improved accuracy and consistency of test results

Table Torch

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

FCC Mobile Speed Test

No in-app purchases

None

Table Torch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FCC Mobile Speed Test free?
FCC Mobile Speed Test is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Table Torch free?
Table Torch costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FCC Mobile Speed Test or Table Torch?
Table Torch is rated higher. FCC Mobile Speed Test averages 4.2 out of 5 from 287 ratings, while Table Torch averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do FCC Mobile Speed Test or Table Torch have ads?
Neither FCC Mobile Speed Test nor Table Torch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FCC Mobile Speed Test or Table Torch?
FCC Mobile Speed Test ships an update every 3 months, and Table Torch every 7 months. Most recently, FCC Mobile Speed Test was updated on September 4, 2026 and Table Torch on August 27, 2026.

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