Comparison

PathTrak™ vs EXFO RFTM

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

Head to head
About

PathTrak™

This app provides technicians with remote access to live spectrum analyzer data from PathTrak™ servers. Users can search for nodes, view detailed summaries, and manipulate frequency and scale settings. It supports various trace modes and marker functionalities for in-depth analysis.

Highlights
  • Remote access to live data
  • Node search by label
  • Detailed node summaries
  • Gesture-based frequency adjustment
  • Live, Max Hold, Min Hold traces
  • Multiple marker types
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PathTrak™ allows technicians to view live PathTrak™ Spectrum Analyzer data from any PathTrak™ 4.2 (and higher) Server they have access to. Features: - Search for any upstream Node by label from a combined list of Nodes from all your Servers. - View a summary of any node that includes its Server name, HCU label, RPM label, RPM type, and Node ID. - Adjust start/stop frequencies, reference level, and scale using gestures. - View Live, Max Hold, and Min Hold traces. - Use one marker, two markers, delta markers or a horizontal marker.

About

EXFO RFTM

Features
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This application serves as a mobile client for EXFO RFTM, an optical fiber test and monitoring solution using an intelligent OTDR which you can operate on premises or through the EXFO cloud server. The EXFO RFTM solution is designed to build, turn up, and monitor any type of fiber network, including point-to-point and PON links. This mobile application is the field extension of EXFO RFTM. It is used by field technicians and engineers to execute various tests from an OTDR unit installed in a fixed and central location. Testing supports running end-to-end loss tests on PONs in an FTTP context and runs the remote OTDR in tone mode on the selected route for fiber identification, even in live fiber conditions. Field technicians can also use the app to fully characterize the distribution fibers connecting a main hub or cabinet to premises from the remote iOLM test unit.

Screenshots

PathTrak™4 screens
EXFO RFTM4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PathTrak™ at every 4 weeks against EXFO RFTM's every 6 months. PathTrak™ also leads on iOS requirement (7.1 vs 15.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PathTrak™ ships an update every 4 weeks, EXFO RFTM every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PathTrak™ versus EXFO RFTM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPathTrak™EXFO RFTM
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.4 (15 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews30.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.1 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB38 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperVIAVI Solutions Inc.EXFO Inc.

In-app purchases

None

PathTrak™

No in-app purchases

None

EXFO RFTM

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PathTrak™ free?
PathTrak™ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is EXFO RFTM free?
EXFO RFTM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PathTrak™ or EXFO RFTM have ads?
Neither PathTrak™ nor EXFO RFTM shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PathTrak™ or EXFO RFTM?
PathTrak™ ships an update every 4 weeks, and EXFO RFTM every 6 months. Most recently, PathTrak™ was updated on October 2, 2026 and EXFO RFTM on October 11, 2026.

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