Orb.net vs 7SIGNAL
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Orb.net
This free platform continuously measures your internet connection's responsiveness, reliability, and speed. It provides easy-to-understand scores and detailed technical information for users who want to understand their true internet experience.
- Measures internet responsiveness
- Measures internet reliability
- Measures internet speed
- Continuous lightweight tests
- Easy-to-understand scores
- Technical details for advanced users
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Orb shows your true internet experience and is a free platform that runs without disrupting your connection or device. It measures Responsiveness, Reliability, and Speed using lightweight, continuous tests, and provides easy-to-understand scores as well as the technical details for nerds.
7SIGNAL
Configure and manage your network monitoring environment on the go. Register sensors, set up wireless tests, and view real-time connection statistics for your device. This tool is essential for managing enterprise network monitoring solutions.
- Sensor registration and configuration
- Over-the-air testing setup
- Local device connection analytics
- Real-time connection statistics
- Enterprise network monitoring management
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The official mobile app for configuring and managing your 7SIGNAL monitoring environment. Quickly register and configure sensor hardware, set up over-the-air testing parameters, and view detailed connection statistics for your device. Current Features: - Sensor registration and configuration - Over-the-air testing setup - Local device connection analytics - Real-time connection statistics Coming Soon: - Full platform analytics dashboard - Network-wide performance monitoring - Comprehensive trend analysis - Multi-device management Your essential tool for setting up and managing 7SIGNAL's enterprise network monitoring solution.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Orb.net at 4.6 against 7SIGNAL's 3.7. Orb.net also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (35 vs 3). 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.
Orb.net holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Orb.net has 35 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Orb.net ships an update every 2 weeks, 7SIGNAL every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Orb.net | 7SIGNAL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (35 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 64.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 35 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Orb Forge Inc. | 7signal Solutions, Inc. |
Customer experience
Orb.net
7SIGNAL
Bugs and requests
Orb.net
Reported bugs
2 issues- Console opens on desktop every time
- Slow performance
Requested features
3 requests- Apple TV app
- PlayStation app
- Background mode
7SIGNAL
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Orb.net
No in-app purchases
7SIGNAL
No in-app purchases
