PLC staircase vs Wifi Check Utility
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PLC staircase
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A staircase light controller that only requires two wires throughout the entire process, with multiple adjustable modes, adjustable brightness and color temperature.
Wifi Check Utility
This utility provides a real-time composite score of your WiFi quality, based on six key network performance metrics. It also offers detailed network information, device identification, and scanning capabilities, all processed locally on your device.
- Real-time WiFi quality score
- Six network performance metrics
- Network scanner with device grouping
- Device fingerprinting and details
- Customizable refresh intervals
- 100% on-device processing
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WiFi Check helps you understand your WiFi quality at a glance. Get a real-time composite score (0–100) based on six key metrics: download speed, latency, packet loss, jitter, router response time, and DNS speed. Features: • Real-time WiFi quality score with color-coded ratings • Six network performance metrics measured simultaneously • WiFi network details: SSID, signal strength, security type, IPs • Per-site speed tests for Google, Facebook, and Apple • Network scanner with automatic device grouping by type • Device fingerprinting: identifies phones, computers, TVs, smart home devices, and more • Device detail pages showing manufacturer, type, IP, hostname, first and last seen • Rename any device with a custom label — saved across sessions • Search and filter across all discovered devices • VPN, public network, and enterprise WiFi detection • Customizable refresh intervals (5s, 15s, or manual) • No account required, no data collected, 100% on-device WiFi Check does not collect, store, or transmit any personal data. All measurements happen locally on your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: PLC staircase at 12.0 against Wifi Check Utility's 18.6. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
| Parameter | PLC staircase | Wifi Check Utility |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 菊安 李 | Santosh Talluri |
In-app purchases
PLC staircase
No in-app purchases
Wifi Check Utility
No in-app purchases









