Comparison

SecureCRT vs WLAN Pros Toolbox

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

Head to head
About

SecureCRT

This app provides secure remote access and terminal emulation for business applications on mobile devices. It offers advanced session management, allowing users to organize connections and import settings from desktop versions. Supports various emulation types and customizable session configurations.

Highlights
  • SSH/Telnet remote access
  • Terminal emulation
  • Advanced session management
  • Session organization with folders
  • Import desktop sessions
  • Multiple simultaneous sessions
  • Customizable session settings
Features
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SecureCRT is a go-anywhere SSH/Telnet app with rock-solid remote access and terminal emulation on your iPhone and iPad. SecureCRT has advanced session management that lets you create folders to organize sessions and import sessions from your desktop version of SecureCRT. SecureCRT makes it easy to: - Access business applications securely on UNIX, Linux, or VMS from your iPhone or iPad with rich emulation support. - Configure, manage, and customize sessions to keep on top of your workload. - Depend on the open standard Secure Shell (SSH2) protocol. Key Features: - Choose from emulations like VT100/102/220, ANSI, SCO ANSI, Wyse 50/60, Xterm, and Linux console - Customize session settings for firewalls, logon data, authentication, agent, emulation, ANSI, font, and more - Import sessions from your desktop version of SecureCRT - Run multiple sessions at a time - Connect to the same host multiple times - Organize sessions into folders - Troubleshoot connections with trace options

About

WLAN Pros Toolbox

This app provides over 120 tools for Wi-Fi and network professionals, including calculators for RF math and live diagnostics for network analysis. It also offers quick reference tables and educational resources for field use.

Highlights
  • RF and signal math calculators
  • Live network diagnostics
  • Quick reference tables
  • Network CLI commands
  • Wi-Fi specific information
  • Connection troubleshooting helper
Features
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WLAN Pros Toolbox is a free field companion for Wi-Fi and network professionals. No account. No ads. No tracking. Built by Wireless LAN Professionals. If you design, install, or troubleshoot Wi-Fi and networks for a living, this is the calculator and reference set you carry in your pocket, plus the live diagnostics you reach for on site. More than 120 tools, organized so you find the one you need fast. The reference tables and calculators work offline once the app is installed. The active diagnostics need a network connection to do their job. The app shows the tools each platform supports, and on iPhone and iPad some live Wi-Fi details use a companion Apple Shortcut you install once. CALCULATORS RF and signal math without the spreadsheet: - dBm / Watt converter - Free Space Path Loss (FSPL) - EIRP, Fresnel zone, link budget, fade margin - Cable loss, noise floor, RF attenuation by material - Antenna downtilt and downtilt coverage - ITU rain fade, earth curvature - GPS: lat/long conversion, distance and bearing, midpoint, final point - Wavelength, metric conversion, hex / ASCII / binary - PoE budget, throughput by MCS, capacity planning, point-to-point link check LIVE DIAGNOSTICS The active tools for the field: - Interface information: local IPs, gateway, DNS, link details - Ping (ICMP and TCP), ping sweep, traceroute - DNS lookup over DNS-over-HTTPS (A, AAAA, MX, TXT, NS, SOA, PTR, SRV, CAA, SPF) - WHOIS, BGP / ASN lookup, IP geolocation - Port scan, SSL/TLS certificate inspection, HTTP header inspection - Network discovery, ARP/NDP neighbor lookup, MAC vendor OUI lookup - Wake-on-LAN, packet sender - Network quality: latency, jitter, loss, throughput, and reachability checks - Wi-Fi information: live link details for the connected network CHECK MY CONNECTION A plain-language helper that answers one question for anyone, not just pros: is it your Wi-Fi or your internet? Start here when someone hands you a slow connection and wants an answer. QUICK REFERENCE The tables you keep looking up: - 802.11 standards, MCS index, Wi-Fi channels, channel bonding map - Signal thresholds, roaming parameters, AP placement guidance - WPA security matrix, 802.11 reason codes, frame exchange - PoE class and wattage, well-known ports - Cabling: Ethernet pinout, Ethernet cable, coax, fiber, RF connectors - dB reference, spectrum allocations, OSI model, Wi-Fi glossary REFERENCE AND LAB HOW-TOS - Network CLI commands (Windows and macOS/Linux) - Linux and WLAN commands, monitor mode - Wireshark 802.11 display and capture filters (reference cheat sheets, not a packet capture) - Educational resources from independent Wi-Fi authors - Field checklists for AP install and client testing Free for the community. No ads, no tracking, no account. Data is not collected. From Wireless LAN Professionals. WLPC, wlanpros.com.

Screenshots

SecureCRT4 screens
WLAN Pros Toolbox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: WLAN Pros Toolbox at 100% against SecureCRT's 36%. WLAN Pros Toolbox also leads on price (Free vs $9.99) and rating (5.0 vs 2.9). SecureCRT's advantage is ratings volume (31 vs 8). On ads, in-app purchases, 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

WLAN Pros Toolbox is free to download; SecureCRT costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WLAN Pros Toolbox holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of SecureCRT's written reviews are positive against 100% of WLAN Pros Toolbox's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SecureCRT ships an update every 4 months, WLAN Pros Toolbox every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
SecureCRT versus WLAN Pros Toolbox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSecureCRTWLAN Pros Toolbox
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating2.9 (31 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews35.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings31 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB72 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperVanDyke SoftwareKeith Parsons

Customer experience

SecureCRT

All ratings31 ratings
Positive41.9%
Neutral16.1%
Negative41.9%
Written reviews103 reviews
Positive35.9%
Neutral20.4%
Negative43.7%

WLAN Pros Toolbox

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

SecureCRT

No in-app purchases

None

WLAN Pros Toolbox

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SecureCRT free?
SecureCRT costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is WLAN Pros Toolbox free?
WLAN Pros Toolbox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SecureCRT or WLAN Pros Toolbox?
WLAN Pros Toolbox is rated higher. SecureCRT averages 2.9 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while WLAN Pros Toolbox averages 5.0 from 8 ratings.
Do SecureCRT or WLAN Pros Toolbox have ads?
Neither SecureCRT nor WLAN Pros Toolbox shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SecureCRT or WLAN Pros Toolbox?
SecureCRT ships an update every 4 months, and WLAN Pros Toolbox every 2 days. Most recently, SecureCRT was updated on September 23, 2026 and WLAN Pros Toolbox on September 10, 2026.

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