Comparison

AirScout vs ActiveAhead 2018

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

Head to head
About

AirScout

This app automates Wi-Fi environment surveys from the physical layer to the application layer. It simplifies complex measurements into easy-to-understand metrics for technicians to assess and explain location-specific application performance to users.

Highlights
  • Automated Wi-Fi environment surveying
  • Layer 1 to application layer analysis
  • Distills complex measurements into simple metrics
  • Assesses location-specific application performance
  • Reduces customer service calls and truck rolls
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Service providers have found that simply looking at signal strength measurements and using a single instrument is not a true measure of the Wi-Fi user experience in the home. Current workflows result in an uncharacterized Wi-Fi environment causing a high amount of customer service calls and truck rolls. AirScout provides an automated solution that surveys the residence from Layer 1 all the way through to the application layer. AirScout provides technicians with a tool that distills complex measurements into easy to understand metrics, enabling technicians to convey to consumers location-specific application performance when and where they need it.

About

ActiveAhead 2018

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The ActiveAhead mobile application allows you to adjust the luminaire parameters of the self-learning, out-of-the-box lighting control solution ActiveAhead. To use this application you must have an approved mobile device, iPhone 4s / iPad 3rd gen onwards, equipped with Bluetooth low energy and one or multiple luminaires supporting the ActiveAhead solution. With this application you can adjust the values of a single luminaire or group of luminaires as well as control the daylight harvesting. The ActiveAhead includes the following features: - Light levels adjustments - Timeouts adjustment - Fade time adjustment - Set parameters to predefined eco and comfort modes or create your own presets. - Group management - Control daylight harvesting and set minimum dimming level - Security settings

Screenshots

ActiveAhead 20184 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: AirScout at 12.0 against ActiveAhead 2018's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
AirScout versus ActiveAhead 2018: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAirScoutActiveAhead 2018
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTEMPO COMMUNICATIONS, INC.Helvar Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

AirScout

No in-app purchases

None

ActiveAhead 2018

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AirScout free?
AirScout is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ActiveAhead 2018 free?
ActiveAhead 2018 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AirScout or ActiveAhead 2018 have ads?
Neither AirScout nor ActiveAhead 2018 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AirScout or ActiveAhead 2018?
AirScout ships an update every 4 months, and ActiveAhead 2018 every 4 months. Most recently, AirScout was updated on June 11, 2026 and ActiveAhead 2018 on September 18, 2026.

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