Comparison

SignalMap WiFi vs AR Wifi Analyzer

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

AR Wifi Analyzer

Visualize Wi-Fi signal strength in your home using augmented reality. The app creates a 3D model of your space and overlays Wi-Fi coverage, highlighting weak spots in real-time. It helps you find the optimal placement for your router or mesh nodes.

Highlights
  • 3D home modeling with LiDAR
  • Live Wi-Fi coverage visualization
  • Floor plan view of weak spots
  • AR walkthroughs of saved scans
  • Router and mesh node placement tips
  • PDF report generation (Pro)
Features
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Find the Wi-Fi dead spots in your home, and see exactly where they are. AR Wifi Analyzer uses the LiDAR scanner on your iPhone or iPad to build a 3D model of your home while it measures your Wi-Fi everywhere you walk. The result is painted straight onto the walls and floor: green where the connection is strong, yellow where it's fair and red where it struggles. SCAN IN 3D Walk slowly through your home. The LiDAR scanner builds the rooms around you, and every scan is cleaned up into a smooth, tidy model when you save it. LIVE COVERAGE Coverage is measured as you move and appears on the real walls in real time, so you see a weak spot the moment you walk into it. FLOOR PLAN Look down on your whole floor, with the walls drawn in, and spot the weak rooms at a glance. 3D VIEW Rotate and zoom around your saved home from any angle. WALK IT AGAIN Return to a saved scan in AR. It lines back up with your rooms, so the saved coverage appears on the real walls again. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything stays on your device. No account, no ads, no tracking, and nothing is ever uploaded. PRO: FROM MAP TO PLAN Scanning, live coverage, the floor plan, the 3D view, AR walkthroughs and the PDF report are free. Pro is a one-time purchase, with no subscription, that turns your map into a plan: • Best spot for your router: see whether moving it to the middle of your home would even out coverage. • Where to add a mesh node: the exact spot where the signal is still strong enough to relay into each weak area, floor by floor, including when a floor needs a cable instead. • Before & after: compare two scans of the same home and see what moving the router or adding a node really changed. • Pro PDF report: add your client's name and address, your own name and notes, and the recommended spots on a map. Ready to hand over. Try before you buy: the first placement tip for every scan is free. GREAT FOR • Finding the best place for your router • Deciding where a mesh node or extender will actually help • Checking the home office before an important video call • Scanning again after a change to see if it made a difference HOW IT MEASURES iOS doesn't let apps read raw Wi-Fi signal strength. Instead, AR Wifi Analyzer measures what you actually notice: how quickly and how reliably your router answers from each spot. Slow or missing answers are what make video calls stutter and pages hang. REQUIREMENTS Requires an iPhone or iPad with a LiDAR scanner (iPhone 12 Pro or later Pro models, iPad Pro 2020 or later) running iOS 26 or later.

Screenshots

SignalMap WiFi4 screens
AR Wifi Analyzer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: SignalMap WiFi at 17.0 against AR Wifi Analyzer's 26.0. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. SignalMap WiFi sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and AR Wifi Analyzer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SignalMap WiFi ships an update every 2 weeks, AR Wifi Analyzer fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 8, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
SignalMap WiFi versus AR Wifi Analyzer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSignalMap WiFiAR Wifi Analyzer
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer晨阳 段Patrick Christensen

In-app purchases

4 purchases

SignalMap WiFi

Subscriptions2
  • SignalMap Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • SignalMap Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time2
  • 7-Day WiFi Check Pass$4.99
  • SignalMap Pro Lifetime$24.99
1 purchases

AR Wifi Analyzer

One-time1
  • AR Wifi Analyzer Pro$2.99

Questions

Is SignalMap WiFi free?
SignalMap WiFi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AR Wifi Analyzer free?
AR Wifi Analyzer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SignalMap WiFi or AR Wifi Analyzer have ads?
Neither SignalMap WiFi nor AR Wifi Analyzer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SignalMap WiFi or AR Wifi Analyzer?
SignalMap WiFi ships an update every 2 weeks, and AR Wifi Analyzer fortnightly. Most recently, SignalMap WiFi was updated on November 8, 2026 and AR Wifi Analyzer on November 8, 2026.

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