OptiFi Agent vs Air Viewer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OptiFi Agent
This app helps assess wired and wireless network performance using end-user devices. It works with a cloud-based manager to avoid the need for costly network hardware.
- Network performance testing
- Wired and wireless network assessment
- Cloud-based management integration
- End-user device utilization
- Avoids costly hardware instrumentation
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Cloud Managed Network Performance Testing OptiFi Agents, in combination with a cloud-based manager, enables users to assess the performance of wired and wireless networks using end user devices avoiding the need to instrument the network with custom and costly hardware. Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Air Viewer
This app, when paired with specific hardware, transforms your mobile device into a powerful tool for deploying, troubleshooting, and maintaining WiFi networks. It provides detailed insights into network performance and connected clients.
- Basic network information (SSID, BSSID, Signal Strength)
- Advanced network metrics (Channel Utilization, SNR)
- Dual-band spectrum visualization
- Connected client details (MAC, Roaming, Airtime Usage)
- WiFi network troubleshooting
- Wireless environment validation
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**Wi-Spy Air hardware required** Air Viewer app + Wi-Spy Air Hardware: Deploy, Troubleshoot, and Maintain WiFi Networks with Your Smartphone The Air Viewer mobile app works with the Wi-Spy Air hardware to give you access to WiFi data on your mobile device like never before. Transform your wireless device into a powerful wireless network tester. The more WiFi data available to you, the stronger your WiFi troubleshooting powers become! Basic Network Information - Network SSIDs - BSSIDs - Signal Strength - Security Advanced Network Information - Channel Utilization - Phy Types - Data Rates - SNR - Dual-band Spectrum visualization Connected Client Information - Device MAC - Roaming - Retry Rate - Vendor - Airtime Usage - Connected Data Rate Air Viewer + Wi-Spy Air is the fast, portable and accurate way to validate and troubleshoot your wireless environment. Ridding the world of bad WiFi has never felt so good.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: OptiFi Agent at 5.0 against Air Viewer's 3.6. OptiFi Agent also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months). Air Viewer's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 14.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
OptiFi Agent holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Air Viewer has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
OptiFi Agent ships an update fortnightly, Air Viewer every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on June 7, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OptiFi Agent | Air Viewer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 3.6 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AccessAgility | Oscium LLC |
Customer experience
OptiFi Agent
Air Viewer
In-app purchases
OptiFi Agent
No in-app purchases
Air Viewer
No in-app purchases
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