Cellr vs SigLens
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cellr
This app displays a map of nearby cell towers, including their signal type and carrier. It helps users find the closest signal source, align antennas, and understand cellular coverage. Useful for improving reception in rural areas or for network professionals.
- Live tower map (LTE, 5G, GSM, UMTS, CDMA)
- Distance and bearing to towers
- Built-in compass for alignment
- Tower details (radio type, carrier, ID)
- Coverage overlay with terrain viewshed
- Carrier filter (Premium)
- Nearest tower list
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Cellr maps every cell tower around you so you can find the closest signal source, point your antenna, and understand your coverage. WHY CELLR? Whether you live in a rural area on the edge of coverage, work from an RV, run a wireless ISP, or just want to know which carrier owns the tower outside your window — Cellr turns the invisible cellular network into a clear, interactive map. FEATURES • Live tower map — pan and zoom to see LTE, 5G, GSM, UMTS, and CDMA towers around your location • Distance and bearing — Cellr calculates how far each tower is from you and which compass direction to face • Built-in compass — align your phone (or directional antenna) at any tower with the live magnetometer compass • Tower details — radio type, carrier, MCC/MNC, LAC, cell ID, sample count, and approximate range • Coverage overlay — terrain-aware viewshed shows the line-of-sight footprint of any tower • Carrier filter — show only towers from a specific carrier (Premium) • Nearest list — sorted list of the closest towers with quick-tap details WHO IT'S FOR • Rural residents looking for the strongest signal • Travelers, vanlifers, and RV users planning routes around coverage • Network engineers and antenna installers aligning directional gear • Curious tinkerers who want to know what's broadcasting nearby PRIVACY Location is used only on-device to compute distance and bearing to nearby towers — Cellr does not sell or share your precise location. Tower data comes from public crowdsourced datasets. NOTE Tower positions are crowdsourced approximations of cell-site locations. Coverage estimates are computed from public terrain data and are intended as planning aids, not guarantees of service. Privacy Policy https://www.aigma.co/p/3a9cdad Terms of Use https://www.aigma.co/p/3a9cdad Apple EULA https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
SigLens
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SigLens is a focused utility for locating cellular towers and understanding carrier coverage across the United States. Whether you are a traveler, a remote worker, or a tech enthusiast, SigLens helps you visualize the cellular infrastructure around you. Using the OpenCelliD database, SigLens provides a clear, map-based view of cell towers from major US carriers. Instead of guessing where your signal is coming from, you can see the physical locations of the towers that power your connection. Key Features: - US Tower Map: A clean, interactive map showing cell tower locations across the United States. - Carrier Filtering: Filter towers by carrier (MCC/MNC) to see the infrastructure relevant to your service. - Tower Details: Tap any tower to see its unique identifier (Cell ID), radio type (LTE, GSM, UMTS), and approximate location. - Offline Search: Search for towers in specific areas even when your connection is limited. - Privacy First: Your location is used only to center the map and find nearby towers. No data is collected or shared. Honest Framing: SigLens is a tower locator and map utility, not a live signal meter or speed test tool. It does not display real-time signal strength (dBm), RSSI, or "bars" from your device's hardware, as iOS restricts access to this data. It does not perform network speed tests or crowdsource signal data. Tower data is provided by OpenCelliD and is subject to their database coverage and accuracy. Data Attribution: This app uses data from OpenCelliD, which is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0). One-time purchase. No subscriptions. No ads.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Cellr at 15.1 against SigLens's 18.0. On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Cellr sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and SigLens sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Cellr ships an update every 3 weeks, SigLens every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cellr | SigLens |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Evgenii Luchinin | Zcode |
In-app purchases
Cellr
- Cellr Premium Weekly$2.997 Days
- Cellr Premium Weekly3 Days trial$2.997 Days
- Cellr Premium Monthly$9.991 Month
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- Cellr Premium Annual$24.991 Year
- Cellr Premium Annual3 Days trial$24.991 Year
SigLens
- Lifetime Unlock$2.99





