Comparison

SignalMap vs WiFi Heatmap & Coverage Map

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

Head to head
About

SignalMap

Features
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SignalMap is an on-device Wi-Fi fixing assistant for your home. Choose the workflow that fits your iPhone: HOME MAP On a LiDAR-equipped iPhone, scan one room at a time while SignalMap collects clean, stationary checks against your router. Name each room, merge the floor plan, see measured weak areas, and get one practical router, mesh-node, or access-point test. QUICK ROOM CHECK On any iPhone, check the main router and the rooms that matter most. SignalMap compares those spots and tells you whether to keep the current placement, fix the source connection first, or test added coverage toward a weak room. VERIFY THE CHANGE After moving a router or testing a node, repeat the same route. SignalMap compares the new average and weakest-area result against the saved baseline so you can keep only changes that actually help. HONEST BY DESIGN - Measured dots come from real local-router response checks. - Estimated map areas are clearly separated from measured evidence. - Failed router probes are shown as unavailable, never as fake dead spots. - Precise placement percentages appear only when the scan supports a strong calibrated model. - SignalMap does not claim access to raw Wi-Fi radio strength, channel congestion, or nearby network scans that iOS does not provide to ordinary App Store apps. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT No account, ads, analytics, or cloud upload. Scans and measurements stay on your iPhone unless you choose to share a scan file. Home Map requires a LiDAR-equipped iPhone and maps one floor at a time. Quick Room Check works without LiDAR or camera access.

About

WiFi Heatmap & Coverage Map

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There is one spot in your home where everything stops working. The far bedroom. The kitchen table. The corner of the sofa where every call drops. You have probably blamed your provider, then your router, then yourself, and moved the box to a different shelf hoping something would change. WiFi Heatmap ends the guessing. Walk through your home with your iPhone or iPad and watch your rooms appear on the screen. Then watch your WiFi paint itself across them: green where it is strong, and unmistakably red where it dies. Not a number. Not a bar. A place you can walk to and point at. WHAT YOU SEE - Your own home, drawn from your own walls, not a stock diagram - Green where it works, red where it does not, in every room you walk - The exact spot your signal gives up, marked on the floor - Where to put a booster, and how much of the dead space it would rescue - A report you can hand to your landlord or your provider without explaining a thing WHY THIS IS DIFFERENT Other apps hand you a score and leave you to work out what to do with it. A score cannot tell you that the problem is the wall behind your bed. This shows you your home, and where in it the signal runs out. Suddenly the argument at home is over. It is not the laptop. It is not the phone. It is that corner, and now everyone can see it. FREE AND PAID Scanning is free, always. Walk as many rooms as you like and keep the map of your home for nothing. Unlock to see your WiFi painted onto it: every room scored, every dead spot marked, where to move your router, and a report you can share. Pay once with Lifetime, or yearly if you would rather. YOUR HOME STAYS YOURS Every scan and every reading lives only on your iPhone or iPad. There is no account to make, no sign-up, and nothing about your home is ever uploaded. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Lifetime is a single payment. It never renews and never expires. Yearly renews automatically each year unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it any time in your Apple Account settings. Prices are shown in the app before you buy and vary by region. Payment is charged to your Apple Account on confirmation of purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://capymakes.github.io/wifi-heatmap-site/privacy.html

Screenshots

SignalMap4 screens
WiFi Heatmap & Coverage Map4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SignalMap at none against WiFi Heatmap & Coverage Map's 2. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. WiFi Heatmap & Coverage Map sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. SignalMap asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
SignalMap versus WiFi Heatmap & Coverage Map: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSignalMapWiFi Heatmap & Coverage Map
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad โ€” better
Requires iOS16.0 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size2 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrew MarcRupangkan Kalita

In-app purchases

None

SignalMap

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

WiFi Heatmap & Coverage Map

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is SignalMap free?
SignalMap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WiFi Heatmap & Coverage Map free?
WiFi Heatmap & Coverage Map is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SignalMap or WiFi Heatmap & Coverage Map have ads?
Neither SignalMap nor WiFi Heatmap & Coverage Map shows ads.

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