Comparison

WiFi Prober vs WLAN Pros Toolbox

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

Head to head
About

WiFi Prober

This network diagnostic utility helps engineers and IT professionals conduct Wi-Fi surveys. It provides detailed signal measurements, network tool analysis, and an augmented reality signal HUD for on-site assessments. Data can be saved and exported for further review.

Highlights
  • Wi-Fi signal measurements (RSSI, noise, data rate)
  • BSSID roaming and channel change tracking
  • TCP connection and DNS resolution timing
  • Embedded speed test with ad/analytics blocking
  • Offline OUI database for vendor identification
  • Augmented reality signal HUD with camera overlay
  • Survey data saving and CSV export
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WiFi Prober is a network diagnostic utility for engineers and IT professionals performing Wi-Fi surveys on iPhone. WI-FI SURVEYS - View RSSI, noise, Rx/Tx Data Rate and connection details supplied by the companion Apple Shortcut. - Follow BSSID roaming events and channel changes. - View estimated channel width and MCS, with the assumptions available in the app. - Arrange dashboard blocks in Settings and keep your preferred order. - Save long surveys and export the current or a previous survey as CSV. NETWORK TOOLS - Measure TCP connection time to your Wi-Fi gateway and external hosts, with IPv4/IPv6 support and custom targets. - Check DNS resolution time. - Run the embedded Yandex Internetometer speed test in a temporary web session with known advertising and analytics requests blocked. - Identify equipment vendors using an offline OUI database. AR SIGNAL HUD Overlay available signal measurements and equipment information on the camera view. Record and preview video during a site survey. SETUP AND COLLECTION Wi-Fi signal measurements require the WiFi Monitor Agent 2 companion Shortcut. Install and verify it in Settings → Wi-Fi Shortcut. Network Tools are available without installing the Shortcut. Collection runs while WiFi Prober is active. Leaving, locking or closing the app stops collection; press Start to begin again. A fresh launch or a return after two hours away clears old dashboard readings, while saved surveys remain available for export. No WiFi Prober account is required.

About

WLAN Pros Toolbox

This app provides over 120 tools for Wi-Fi and network professionals, including calculators for RF math and live diagnostics for network analysis. It also offers quick reference tables and educational resources for field use.

Highlights
  • RF and signal math calculators
  • Live network diagnostics
  • Quick reference tables
  • Network CLI commands
  • Wi-Fi specific information
  • Connection troubleshooting helper
Features
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WLAN Pros Toolbox gives Wi-Fi pros, IT help desks, instructors and students 260+ network tools, plus a Wireless Classroom of lessons and simulators. Free. No account. No ads. No data collected. Built by Keith Parsons, CWNE #3, and Wireless LAN Professionals. Everything is grouped so you find the tool you need fast: live network tests, calculators, reference tables and the Wireless Classroom. The Wireless Classroom - 30 Guided Lessons in plain language, where the pictures do most of the teaching: Find My, Starlink, Wi-Fi Calling, Travel Routers, Captive Portals, Mesh and Extenders, One Talker per Channel, Is Your Router Too Old?, and more. - 50 interactive simulators: Wi-Fi Through a Wall, Multipath, Rate vs Range, Modulation, Polarization, OFDMA vs MU-MIMO, MIMO and Beamforming, Airtime Fairness, Multi-Link Operation (Wi-Fi 7), Roaming Walk, DFS and Radar, 802.1X and EAP. - Presenter mode for the projector, one step at a time. - A Teacher's Guide and a Field Manual for instructors. Is It Your Wi-Fi or Your Internet? Test My Connection helps answer the question everyone asks, in plain language. Start here when someone hands you a slow connection. Networking Tools Ping, traceroute, DNS, WHOIS, BGP/ASN, MAC vendor lookup, IP geolocation, port scan, HTTP and SSL/TLS inspectors, NTP, Wake-on-LAN. Calculators Free space path loss, Fresnel zone, link budget, EIRP, dBm and watts, rain fade, noise floor, antenna downtilt, capacity planner, SSID airtime, throughput, PoE budget, IP subnets, GPS. Quick Reference 103 tables in 13 topics: channels, 802.11 standards, MCS index, security and authentication, reason codes, cabling and connectors, ports, and a Wireless Glossary of 123 plain-language terms in English, Spanish, French, Italian and German. Reference tables and calculators work offline. Live tests need a network connection. iOS limits what apps can read about Wi-Fi, so on iPhone and iPad some live Wi-Fi details come from an optional companion Apple Shortcut. Free for the community. Also on Android, Windows, Mac, the web and WLAN Pi: toolbox.wlanpros.com

Screenshots

WiFi Prober4 screens
WLAN Pros Toolbox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: WLAN Pros Toolbox at every 2 days against WiFi Prober's every 6 months. WLAN Pros Toolbox also leads on ratings volume (9 vs 2). On price, rating, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for WiFi Prober against 5.0 for WLAN Pros Toolbox. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 9 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WiFi Prober ships an update every 6 months, WLAN Pros Toolbox every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
WiFi Prober versus WLAN Pros Toolbox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWiFi ProberWLAN Pros Toolbox
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings29 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB86 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPavel SemenishchevKeith Parsons

Customer experience

WiFi Prober

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

WLAN Pros Toolbox

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

WiFi Prober

No in-app purchases

None

WLAN Pros Toolbox

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WiFi Prober free?
WiFi Prober is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WLAN Pros Toolbox free?
WLAN Pros Toolbox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, WiFi Prober or WLAN Pros Toolbox?
WiFi Prober and WLAN Pros Toolbox are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 9 ratings respectively.
Do WiFi Prober or WLAN Pros Toolbox have ads?
Neither WiFi Prober nor WLAN Pros Toolbox shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WiFi Prober or WLAN Pros Toolbox?
WiFi Prober ships an update every 6 months, and WLAN Pros Toolbox every 2 days. Most recently, WiFi Prober was updated on October 24, 2026 and WLAN Pros Toolbox on October 24, 2026.

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