Comparison

SignalMap WiFi vs Mesh Mapper

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

Head to head
About

SignalMap WiFi

Features
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SignalMap turns a walk around your home into a clear Wi-Fi signal heatmap. Scan your room layout, collect real local-network measurements, and see where coverage is strong, weak, or unstable. SignalMap works on LiDAR devices for richer room geometry and also supports regular camera scanning on non-LiDAR iPhones and iPads. What you can do: • Build a 2D Wi-Fi heatmap from real gateway latency, jitter, packet loss and score samples • Scan floor plans with LiDAR when available, or use the camera fallback on supported devices • See weak rooms, dead zones and places where a mesh node may help • Detect multiple Wi-Fi nodes and visualize each node's territory • Check Mesh roaming quality, handoff drops and sticky-device behavior • Explore a 3D signal view and export clean PDF reports with Pro • Keep scan history on device for repeated home network checks SignalMap is designed for homes, apartments, studios, offices and small spaces where router placement matters. Walk slowly through each room, keep lighting good for camera scans, then use the map to decide where to move your router, add a mesh node, or re-test after changes. Privacy first: scans stay on device. SignalMap does not track you and does not upload your floor plan or network measurements. Terms of Use: https://hilalum.github.io/terms/signalmap/

About

Mesh Mapper

Features
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Mesh Mapper helps you understand home Wi-Fi coverage the way a field survey tool would, without extra hardware. Create a survey from a floor plan photo, a blank grid, or a LiDAR RoomPlan scan. Then walk around your home and tap where you are standing to measure what your Wi-Fi actually delivers at each spot. Mesh Mapper turns those measurements into clear coverage heat maps and practical placement advice: - Score, router latency, internet latency, and throughput maps - Mesh node labels based on the Wi-Fi access point serving each sample - Multi-floor surveys with 3D house visualization - LiDAR floor plan scanning on supported devices - Placement advisor for weak spots and suggested node moves - Shareable PNG reports for comparing layouts iOS does not expose raw Wi-Fi signal strength to third-party apps, so Mesh Mapper focuses on real-world network behavior: router response time, internet latency, download throughput, and serving-node identity. That makes it useful for finding dead zones, diagnosing sticky roaming, and deciding where a mesh router or satellite should move next. Mesh Mapper stores surveys locally on your device and does not require an account.

Screenshots

SignalMap WiFi4 screens
Mesh Mapper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mesh Mapper at none against SignalMap WiFi's 3. Mesh Mapper also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. SignalMap WiFi sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Mesh Mapper asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SignalMap WiFi ships an update monthly, Mesh Mapper weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
SignalMap WiFi versus Mesh Mapper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSignalMap WiFiMesh Mapper
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer晨阳 段Jack Richmond

In-app purchases

3 purchases

SignalMap WiFi

Subscriptions2
  • SignalMap Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • SignalMap Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • SignalMap Pro Lifetime$24.99
None

Mesh Mapper

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SignalMap WiFi free?
SignalMap WiFi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mesh Mapper free?
Mesh Mapper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SignalMap WiFi or Mesh Mapper have ads?
Neither SignalMap WiFi nor Mesh Mapper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SignalMap WiFi or Mesh Mapper?
SignalMap WiFi ships an update monthly, and Mesh Mapper weekly. Most recently, SignalMap WiFi was updated on October 25, 2026 and Mesh Mapper on October 14, 2026.

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