Comparison

Mobile Coverage Map vs Dipole ck

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

Head to head
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Mobile Coverage Map

Features
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Map every 5G, 4G LTE, 3G, and 2G tower around you. Free. No ads. No subscriptions. See real cell towers from AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, and more. Filter by generation, search any location, and tap any tower for full carrier details including MCC, MNC, band, and cell ID. Download tower data by country for completely offline use. Built-in speed test measures your real ping, download, and upload speeds so you always know what your network is actually doing.

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Dipole ck

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Dipole shows you how much data you are really using โ€“ separated by cellular and Wi-Fi, by download and upload, for today and for your entire billing period. A PERIOD THAT MATCHES YOUR PLAN Most data counters can do one thing: reset on the 1st of the month. Dipole does both. โ€ข Monthly on any day you choose, from 1 to 31 โ€ข By number of days โ€“ 7, 28, 30 or whatever your plan uses, starting from a date you pick This is exactly where most apps fall short: prepaid plans almost never follow the calendar month. A 28-day bundle drifts forward a little every month. Dipole follows that drift and always shows you the real current period, the days remaining and the date of the next reset. THE OVERVIEW Two large tiles, one for cellular and one for Wi-Fi, each showing: โ€ข Today's usage, split into download and upload โ€ข Total usage in the current period โ€ข Daily average โ€ข A forecast for the end of the period, based on your last 30 days โ€ข Data remaining until your limit Below that you see at a glance when the last reset happened, when the next one is due and how many days are left. STATISTICS Bar charts by day, month and year. Filter by connection (all, Wi-Fi, cellular) and by direction (all, uploads, downloads), with total, average and maximum. Page back as far as Dipole has data. LIMITS AND WARNINGS Enter your data limit for cellular and Wi-Fi in MB or GB. Dipole shows a progress ring and a bar, and sends you a notification when you reach two freely chosen percentage thresholds of your cellular limit โ€“ say 80 % and 95 %. Each warning is sent once per period, not more. WIDGETS Five home screen widgets: Today's Usage, Current Period, Remaining Data, Next Reset, and a configurable Overview widget where you choose whether it shows cellular, Wi-Fi or both. WHAT DIPOLE DOES FOR FREE โ€ข Full tracking, permanently and in the background โ€ข The complete overview with both tiles, every figure and the reset dates โ€ข Statistics for the last 21 days โ€ข The small "Today's Usage" widget Tracking runs in full from day one. Unlock later and your entire history is there retroactively โ€“ nothing is lost. FULL VERSION โ€“ ONE PURCHASE, NO SUBSCRIPTION โ€ข Statistics without limits: months, years and paging back through the past โ€ข All five widgets in every size, including the configurable Overview widget โ€ข Limits with progress display and the two warning thresholds โ€ข iCloud backup, automatically on launch, daily or weekly โ€ข Adjust usage data manually, for example when you switch plans mid-month One purchase, unlocked for good, no subscription, no recurring cost. GERMAN AND ENGLISH You can switch the language inside the app, independently of your system language. GOOD TO KNOW Dipole counts from the moment you install it. Figures can differ from your carrier's or from iOS Settings, because those counters started at a different time and partly count differently. For your own overview and for spotting trends Dipole is exactly what you need โ€“ it is not meant as evidence for disputing a bill. PRIVACY Dipole measures entirely on your iPhone. No servers, no account, no sign-in, no tracking, no ads. Your data leaves the device only if you turn on iCloud backup yourself โ€“ and then only into your own iCloud.

Screenshots

Mobile Coverage Map4 screens
Dipole ck3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mobile Coverage Map at none against Dipole ck's 1. Mobile Coverage Map also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). Dipole ck's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Dipole ck sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Mobile Coverage Map asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mobile Coverage Map ships an update every 3 weeks, Dipole ck weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Mobile Coverage Map versus Dipole ck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMobile Coverage MapDipole ck
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size66 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThumbstone LabsChristian Krause

In-app purchases

None

Mobile Coverage Map

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Dipole ck

One-time1
  • Full Version One-time$6.99

Questions

Is Mobile Coverage Map free?
Mobile Coverage Map is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dipole ck free?
Dipole ck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Mobile Coverage Map or Dipole ck have ads?
Neither Mobile Coverage Map nor Dipole ck shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mobile Coverage Map or Dipole ck?
Mobile Coverage Map ships an update every 3 weeks, and Dipole ck weekly. Most recently, Mobile Coverage Map was updated on October 6, 2026 and Dipole ck on October 15, 2026.

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