Comparison

WiFi Analyser 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

WiFi Analyser

Features
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Find every device on your Wi-Fi, see which ones do not belong there, and find out why your connection is slow. WiFi Analyser measures your network instead of guessing about it. Every number you see is one it took on your own connection. WHO IS ON YOUR NETWORK • Full scan of your Wi-Fi in about ten seconds • Devices identified by their Bonjour name, hostname or the services they run — and the app tells you which of those it used • Sorted by type: phones, computers, TVs, printers, speakers, consoles, storage and smart home • New devices flagged the moment they appear • Rename anything, and mark the ones that are yours • Open a device's own web page when it has one WHO'S ON YOUR WI-FI • Devices split into yours, not recognised yet, and worth a look • Camera-type devices called out separately • Everything you mark as yours drops off the list, so it stays short WI-FI CHECK-UP, GRADED A TO F Six real measurements, about a minute: • Delay to your router and delay to the internet, measured separately, so you know whether the problem is your Wi-Fi or your provider • Lost data and steadiness, the two things that break video calls • Website lookup speed, side by side with Cloudflare and Google • Real-world speed Then it tells you what the numbers mean in plain language: distance from the router, a crowded channel, or your provider's side. WHAT THIS WI-FI CAN HANDLE Video calls, 4K streaming, online gaming, browsing — each answered yes, borderline or not really, from the numbers just measured. ROOM BY ROOM • Walk around and measure each spot • Every spot is measured against the same target, so the numbers compare • Ranked weakest first, so you can see where the router stops reaching IS THIS NETWORK SAFE? Three checks before you sign in to anything on public Wi-Fi: • Whether the network is encrypted or open • Whether anything is intercepting web requests • Whether it hijacks address lookups instead of letting them fail HOW FAST ARE YOUR APPS • Times the apps you actually use: YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp, Netflix, Spotify, Zoom • Instant, fine or slow for each one • Tells you whether it's one app or your whole connection SPEED TEST • Download, upload and ping • Live graph, so you can see the dips • Full history, filtered by network • Share the result ADVANCED PING Ping any address you type in: round-trip time on a live graph, plus fastest, average, slowest, jitter and packet loss. Privacy Policy - https://msrtech.net/apps/wifi-analyser/privacy.html Terms - https://msrtech.net/apps/wifi-analyser/terms.html EULA - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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

WiFi Analyser4 screens
AR Wifi Analyzer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: AR Wifi Analyzer at fortnightly against WiFi Analyser's every 2 months. WiFi Analyser's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. WiFi Analyser sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days 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

WiFi Analyser ships an update every 2 months, AR Wifi Analyzer fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
WiFi Analyser versus AR Wifi Analyzer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWiFi AnalyserAR Wifi Analyzer
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMSR TECH LLPPatrick Christensen

In-app purchases

2 purchases

WiFi Analyser

Subscriptions2
  • WiFi Analyser Pro Weekly3 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • WiFi Analyser Pro Yearly$39.991 Year
1 purchases

AR Wifi Analyzer

One-time1
  • AR Wifi Analyzer Pro$2.99

Questions

Is WiFi Analyser free?
WiFi Analyser 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 WiFi Analyser or AR Wifi Analyzer have ads?
Neither WiFi Analyser nor AR Wifi Analyzer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WiFi Analyser or AR Wifi Analyzer?
WiFi Analyser ships an update every 2 months, and AR Wifi Analyzer fortnightly. Most recently, WiFi Analyser was updated on October 31, 2026 and AR Wifi Analyzer on November 1, 2026.

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