WLAN Pros Toolbox vs Cyclops Alarm
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WLAN Pros Toolbox
This comprehensive utility app offers over 260 Wi-Fi and network tools, including live tests, calculators, and reference tables. It also features a Wireless Classroom with guided lessons and interactive simulators to enhance understanding of wireless networking concepts.
- 260+ Wi-Fi and network tools
- Wireless Classroom with lessons and simulators
- Live network tests (Ping, traceroute, DNS)
- Extensive calculators (path loss, link budget)
- Quick reference tables and glossary
- Offline functionality for reference and calculators
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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
Cyclops Alarm
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Cyclops is the companion app for the Cyclops intelligent camera monitoring system. Connect to your Cyclops device to view your security cameras, receive important alerts, and quickly see what is happening at your property—wherever you are. Cyclops continuously analyses your camera feeds using on-site artificial intelligence. When unusual activity is detected, the app can notify you and provide the relevant footage, helping you respond without having to watch your cameras constantly. With the Cyclops app, you can: • View live feeds from your connected cameras • Receive alerts when important activity is detected • Review images and video clips associated with alerts • Monitor the status of your Cyclops system • Access your cameras securely from outside your home or business • Manage supported Cyclops settings from your phone Video analysis is performed primarily on your Cyclops hardware at the property. Certain footage may be securely uploaded for additional analysis or to deliver alerts and video clips, depending on your system configuration. A Cyclops hardware device, compatible cameras, an internet connection, and an active Cyclops account are required. Cyclops is designed and supported in South Africa by Halo Security Systems.
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Verdict
WLAN Pros Toolbox and Cyclops Alarm are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
WLAN Pros Toolbox ships an update every 3 days, Cyclops Alarm every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WLAN Pros Toolbox | Cyclops Alarm |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Keith Parsons | Halo Security Systems |
In-app purchases
WLAN Pros Toolbox
No in-app purchases
Cyclops Alarm
No in-app purchases
Questions
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