Comparison

PingDoc vs LiDAR WiFi Planner

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

Head to head
About

PingDoc

Features
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PingDoc - Your WiFi Doctor Find dead zones, test your speed, and optimize your home network! FEATURES: - WiFi Heatmap: Map signal quality using your devices as landmarks. Walk around, measure, see coverage! - Speed Test: Real download and upload speeds via Cloudflare - Device Discovery: See all devices on your network (TVs, speakers, phones, etc.) - Network Map: Visual diagram with latency to each device - Path Diagnosis: Trace the route to any server, find bottlenecks - DNS Speed Test: Compare DNS providers, find the fastest - Smart Recommendations: Get actionable tips to improve your WiFi PERFECT FOR: - Finding WiFi dead zones - Choosing the best router placement - Troubleshooting slow connections - Understanding your home network PRIVACY FIRST: All tests run locally. No data collected. No account required. No ads.

About

LiDAR WiFi Planner

Features
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LiDAR WiFi Planner turns your iPhone, iPad, or Mac into a complete Wi-Fi site-survey and network-diagnostics toolkit — for homeowners, installers, and IT professionals. Scan any space with built-in LiDAR to create a floor plan in seconds — no tape measure, no guesswork. Then walk the site, tap each test location, and the app measures real download speed, latency, jitter, and packet loss, interpolating them into a heat map that shows exactly where your Wi-Fi is strong, weak, or dead. Survey once; review every metric afterward. RECENT UPDATES • Aruba Mobility Controller / ArubaOS 8 (Aruba Instant MD) support — a dedicated dashboard with clients & roles, Channels & RF, AP-group hierarchy, and controller licensing; real per-client SNR now feeds the survey heat map (strictly read-only) • Now on Mac — a universal app: buy once, use across iPhone, iPad, and Mac • Network Tools: multi-host Ping monitor (watch an entire subnet by CIDR), MAC/OUI vendor lookup, subnet calculator, and Bonjour/mDNS service discovery • Coverage Advisor: finds your worst dead zone and suggests where to add an AP or extender • Before/After comparison: save a baseline, move hardware, prove the improvement • Live per-client RF trend charts, app & traffic visibility, neighbor/rogue scan, channel & RF health (with a supported controller) KEY FEATURES • One-scan LiDAR floor plan — save once, measure repeatedly • Multi-point survey: download, latency, jitter, packet loss — switch metrics anytime • Automatic heat map with adjustable pass/fail thresholds • Multi-AP / mesh / extender simulation (FSPL + wall-loss model) • Multi-page A4 PDF inspection report with heat maps, data table, pass rate, and signature block • Per-floor-plan speed-test source and controller profile • iCloud settings backup & restore for multi-site work • Floor-plan export: PNG, JPEG, TIFF, SVG, DXF (CAD-ready) • Advanced: connect a supported wireless controller — Aruba Instant VC or Aruba Mobility Controller / ArubaOS 8 — for real per-client SNR (strictly read-only) USE CASES • Home Wi-Fi optimization and mesh verification • Office, retail, and clinic wireless planning • Professional installation handover with PDF reports • Network troubleshooting and performance analysis • Multi-site management IMPORTANT NOTES iOS restricts third-party access to Wi-Fi RSSI, so the standard survey uses real-world throughput — download speed, latency, jitter, packet loss — as a signal-quality proxy. Results can be affected by ISP line quality, test-server choice, local load, and device performance; treat them as planning guidance. Pairing a supported controller unlocks true per-client SNR for higher accuracy. Aruba Instant (Virtual Controller) and Aruba Mobility Controller / ArubaOS 8 are supported via their official public REST API, and every controller feature is strictly read-only. This app is an independent third-party tool and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Aruba or HPE. Free to download with full features and one floor plan. Manage more floor plans via an in-app subscription. Independently built and maintained in Taiwan. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

PingDoc4 screens
LiDAR WiFi Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: LiDAR WiFi Planner at 17.0 against PingDoc's 26.2. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PingDoc sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and LiDAR WiFi Planner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
PingDoc versus LiDAR WiFi Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPingDocLiDAR WiFi Planner
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 11 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS26.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarius SanduYu-Chiao Wang

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PingDoc

One-time1
  • PingDoc Pro$3.99
3 purchases

LiDAR WiFi Planner

Subscriptions3
  • 3 Floor Plans1 Month trial$1.991 Year
  • 10 Floor Plans1 Month trial$9.991 Year
  • Unlimited1 Month trial$99.991 Year

Questions

Is PingDoc free?
PingDoc is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LiDAR WiFi Planner free?
LiDAR WiFi Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PingDoc or LiDAR WiFi Planner have ads?
Neither PingDoc nor LiDAR WiFi Planner shows ads.

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