Comparison

WLAN Pros Toolbox vs Cyclops Alarm

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
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

About

Cyclops Alarm

Features
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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.

Screenshots

WLAN Pros Toolbox4 screens
Cyclops Alarm1 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
WLAN Pros Toolbox versus Cyclops Alarm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWLAN Pros ToolboxCyclops Alarm
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKeith ParsonsHalo Security Systems

In-app purchases

None

WLAN Pros Toolbox

No in-app purchases

None

Cyclops Alarm

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WLAN Pros Toolbox free?
WLAN Pros Toolbox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cyclops Alarm free?
Cyclops Alarm is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do WLAN Pros Toolbox or Cyclops Alarm have ads?
Neither WLAN Pros Toolbox nor Cyclops Alarm shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WLAN Pros Toolbox or Cyclops Alarm?
WLAN Pros Toolbox ships an update every 3 days, and Cyclops Alarm every 4 days. Most recently, WLAN Pros Toolbox was updated on November 5, 2026 and Cyclops Alarm on November 6, 2026.

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