WiFi Advisor vs Ekahau Analyzer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WiFi Advisor
This app works with specific hardware to help installation professionals optimize and troubleshoot WiFi networks. It provides insights into WiFi performance, helps reduce service calls, and educates end customers about their network capabilities.
- WiFi network optimization
- Troubleshoot WiFi networks
- Real WiFi performance analysis
- Site Performance Report
- Standardized WiFi turn-up
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The WiFi Advisor application is designed to work in conjunction with Viavi Solutions WFED-300AC WiFi test devices as part of the Viavi Solutions WiFi Advisor Wireless LAN Analyzer. The WiFi Advisor Wireless LAN Analyzer is a portable WiFi test solution that allows Installation Professionals of all skill levels to efficiently optimize and troubleshoot WiFi networks, develop a whole-home view of real WiFi performance / throughput margin, and deliver educational performance information directly to the end customer. The WiFi Advisor application provides the following: Benefits: · Improve your customer’s long-term Quality of Experience and reduce trouble calls / repeats by installing resilient WiFi networks using Viavi Solutions’s unique TrueMargin™ analysis. · Reduce Mean Time to Repair with a visually intuitive suite of WiFi troubleshooting tools that include recommendations for best channel and steps to optimize your WiFi networks. · Assess performance of a wide range of end-user WiFi device classes (802.11b/g 1x1 through 802.11ac 3x3 with MIMO) using the WiFi Advisor’s highly configurable radio. · Educate your customers regarding the real performance of their WiFi network to reduce avoidable troubles and repeats with the Site Performance Report. · Enable WiFi test conformance and repeatability across your workforce through a standardized approach to WiFi turn-up in the home. Applications: · Whole-home WiFi performance mapping and real throughput analysis using TrueMargin™ · Wireless IPTV service installation · End-User education – help your customers understand what their WiFi network can support (and what it cannot!) · WiFi network troubleshooting · WiFi network optimization
Ekahau Analyzer
This professional-grade tool validates and troubleshoots Wi-Fi networks on iPhones and iPads. It offers an auto-test function for rapid, accurate network diagnosis and provides clear pass/fail indications of Wi-Fi quality. Integrated Speedtest by Ookla helps differentiate between internet service provider and wireless network performance issues.
- Wi-Fi health validation
- Network troubleshooting
- Auto-test function
- Spectrum analysis
- Integrated Speedtest by Ookla
- Pass/fail network quality indication
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Commercial Use Only Ekahau Analyzer is part of Ekahau Connect subscription and requires Ekahau Sidekick measurement device. The Analyzer app is a professional grade Wi-Fi health validation and troubleshooting tool for iPhones and iPads. The auto test function diagnoses your network faster and with more accuracy than any other product on the market. The simple interface provides a quick and easy-to-understand pass/fail indication of Wi-Fi network quality, identifying network problems based on predefined requirements. These predefined requirements are the most common network issues such as channel utilization and co-channel interference Time is precious. Every second counts. Especially when troubleshooting your network. A spectrum analyzer can be critical in the troubleshooting process. It records and measures the strength (power/energy) of both Wi-Fi and non-Wi-Fi traffic that exist in your network environment. This allows you to quickly identify potential interferers such as wireless cameras, cordless phones, or other wireless devices. In addition, a spectrum analyzer can show the channel of the measured traffic. This can allow you to optimize your network channels for peak performance while avoiding interference. Ekahau Analyzer also has the industry-standard Speedtest by Ookla® integrated into an easy to use solution. With Speedtest, you get trusted internet speed measurements that help you assess your network's performance. But that's not all – complemented with Ekahau Analyzer and Sidekick 2, you also gain access to comprehensive Wi-Fi spectrum and network configuration insights by simultaneously monitoring real time spectrum analysis whilst running a Speedtest. The integration of Speedtest into Ekahau Analyzer solves a fundamental challenge in network troubleshooting: determining whether performance issues stem from your internet service provider or your wireless network.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ekahau Analyzer at 2.1 against WiFi Advisor's 1.6. Ekahau Analyzer also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). WiFi Advisor's advantage is iOS requirement (8.4 vs 16.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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.
Ekahau Analyzer holds the better App Store score, 2.1 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 27 and 74 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of WiFi Advisor's written reviews are positive against 17% of Ekahau Analyzer's.
WiFi Advisor ships an update every 7 months, Ekahau Analyzer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WiFi Advisor | Ekahau Analyzer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (27 ratings) | 2.1 (74 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 13.5% of reviews | 16.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 27 | 74 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.4 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | VIAVI Solutions Inc. | Ekahau, Inc |
Customer experience
WiFi Advisor
Ekahau Analyzer
Bugs and requests
WiFi Advisor
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Ekahau Analyzer
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes during use
- App locks up and closes
- Loses work when crashing
Requested features
3 requests- Add landscape mode for iPad
- Provide clearer description of requirements
- Add 'learn more' link on login screen
In-app purchases
WiFi Advisor
No in-app purchases
Ekahau Analyzer
No in-app purchases
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