Wi-Fi Analyzer

by 袁晓辉
3.8 out of 5 stars3,817 customer ratings
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Price: Free Download
Sold by:Amazon.com Services, Inc
Languages Supported: English

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What's new in version 3.10.6.232.1
  • Dependency updated.

Product Details

Release Date: 2011
Date first listed on Amazon: March 28, 2011
Developed By: 袁晓辉
ASIN: B004EBZX6W
Customer reviews:
3.8 out of 5 stars3,817 customer ratings

Product features

  • Generates a snapshot view of nearby Wi-Fi signals
  • Includes 5 different signal views
  • Provides numerous customizable settings

Product description

Turns your android phone into a Wi-Fi analyzer!!
Shows the Wi-Fi channels around you. Helps you to find a less crowded channel for your wireless router.

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Technical details

Size: 1.8MB
Version: 3.10.6.232.1
Developed By: 袁晓辉
Application Permissions: ( Help me understand what permissions mean )
  • Access information about networks
  • Access information about Wi-Fi networks
  • Change Wi-Fi connectivity state
  • Open network sockets
  • Read from external storage
  • PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming
  • Write to external storage
  • Allows installation of home screen shortcuts
Minimum Operating System: Android 4.0
Approximate Download Time: Less than 30 seconds

Customer reviews

3.8 out of 5 stars
3,817 global ratings

Customers say

Customers find the mobile application useful, effective, and simple to use. They mention it works well, is informative, and helpful for monitoring WiFi channels.

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607 customers mention "Useful app"601 positive6 negative

Customers find the app useful. They mention it's a great free app and a handy utility for checking the signal strength of your WiFi. Customers also say it'll help them select and connect to the strongest open signal.

"...This is an excellent app for those just curious to see how their wireless router is functioning and for peaking at other routers in your area...." Read more

"...It also has an aural indication of signal strength for each access point you choose to monitor, I would have given it a five if I could have..." Read more

"...I do like the meter function, it helps a lot when you want to walk in the strongest direction...." Read more

"...is a great tool and allows you to walk around your home and monitor your signal strength and look for dead zones and problem areas where other WIFI..." Read more

407 customers mention "Works well"342 positive65 negative

Customers like the performance of the mobile application. They mention it has the same useful functions as some Windows programs they use on the wireless. They also say it's very effective and works great to show signal strength of all in the area. It also works great when traveling and the home screen widget works fine. Overall, customers say it is a powerful tool and would gladly pay for.

"...Works extremely well on my Kindle Fire. I used it as a precursor before using EKAHAU HEAT MAPPING on my laptop which has the print capability." Read more

"...This app works well on my Samsung Galaxy 7.7 Tablet running Android HoneyComb...." Read more

"...This app also works great when traveling and there are multiple wifi options (airports, malls, etc.),..." Read more

"...Apt works great to show signal strength of all in area...." Read more

238 customers mention "Easy to use"216 positive22 negative

Customers find the mobile application easy to use. They mention it offers multiple graphical views and easy setup. Customers also say it's critically helpful when setting up and configuring their network. They also mention it scales to their screen size nicely and has no technical problems.

"...It's also critically helpful when setting up and configuring your network...." Read more

"...The important thing, though, is this installed quickly and is not only fast, but reliable...." Read more

"...I had no technical problems and the app scales to my screen size very nicely.Ali Julia review" Read more

"...All installations went smoothly and I was able to avoid potential problems from environmental hazzards.PROS:-..." Read more

229 customers mention "Informative"229 positive0 negative

Customers find the mobile application informative. They say it's well-thought-out and shows detailed information. Customers also say it helps them detect what WiFi channels are in use and which ones are free. They mention it'll make it easy to determine how well their adjustments are working on their network. They also mention it has the most features and the easiest to understand features.

"...if channel 6 starts to get crowded so far it's not, a very good with detailed information that even shows graphs in fluctuation of the wireless..." Read more

"...some very nice graphs of signal strength and I was able to collect some good info about my wireless router and its signal in different parts of my..." Read more

"...This makes it easy to determine how well your adjustments are working on your network...." Read more

"I really like this app as it gives a plethora of detail about your wifi signal which is very useful...." Read more

179 customers mention "Useful for monitoring wifi channels"175 positive4 negative

Customers find the app useful for monitoring WiFi channels. They mention it allows them to see all the nearby WiFi signals and even suggest which channel to set their router to. They also say it shows all networks in the area and their strength. Customers also appreciate that it shows each Wi-Fi device separately, even if they have the same channel.

"...I loaded this app, which gave me the ability to view the channels...." Read more

"...are at least five different graphical charts plus the ability to determine which channel you should be using based on what other access points are..." Read more

"...Moreover, this is a wonderful tool for determining the optimal channel to select if you truly want to control multiple networks without..." Read more

"...It offers multiple screens that can provide an analysis of your WIFI strength as well as all the WIFI systems around your house...." Read more

163 customers mention "Signal strength"132 positive31 negative

Customers like the signal strength of the mobile application. They mention it shows the strength from all nearby access points and helps them find the strongest WiFi signal. They also appreciate the nice graphs of signal strength.

"...It allows you to visualize the signal strengths of the various access points you may have in your home...." Read more

"...router to eye-level in the room where it is installed I increased the signal substantially...." Read more

"...FREE (can't get better than this)- Shows signal strength of multiple transmissions simultaneously (each in a different color)-..." Read more

"...that I can test different devices to see which one has the strongest WiFi signal and keeps the strong signal...." Read more

92 customers mention "Good graphics"92 positive0 negative

Customers find the graphics in the mobile application good. They say it gives a good graphical representation of their and surrounding networks. They also appreciate the multiple graphical views, which make it easy to see the relative strengths and helpful graphic representations of each transmitter. Customers also say the product is simple to use and has interesting graphic information. They mention the different display types allow them to select the best view of what's going on.

"...There are at least five different graphical charts plus the ability to determine which channel you should be using based on what other access..." Read more

"...I loved the different display types that allowed me to select the best view of what was appropriate to measure, and the fact that I could cycle..." Read more

"...It's simple to use as it offers multiple graphical views which in turn makes it easy to understand the information displayed." Read more

"...You can even do a screen shot and send it via e-mail." Read more

72 customers mention "Cool"72 positive0 negative

Customers like the cool mobile application. They say it's nice, simple to use, and has a great design. They also say it has much more information than simple bars and is tiny, powerful, and sexy. Customers also mention the preliminary preview looks interesting and could provide help.

"...Once again ... very nice, visual, application for use with my new Kindle Fire. Thank you" Read more

"This app is simply about graphics, and it's cool to look at it when you're trying to find which wireless networks are currently available in your..." Read more

"Nice and handy. I need to see if my internet provider is giving speed and what we pay for...." Read more

"...Great design...." Read more

Top reviews from the United States

Paul S. Remington
5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding and essential tool for those configuring their router!
Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2013
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This is a real helpful app for seeing the status of your wireless network. It's also critically helpful when setting up and configuring your network.

As an example, I just set up a new dual-band wireless router in our home. It operates in the 2.4GHz and 5GHz band range. I had no ability to know what channel to configure our router for each band. The router was set to autoconfigure the channel for each band, but I wanted to see what activity was happening on all the bands. I loaded this app, which gave me the ability to view the channels. I was able to see all the routers in the homes around me, their names, and what channels they were operating on. Interestingly, the default for many routers is channel 6 on the 2.4GHz band. I found three other routers working on top of the channel my router was automatically running on. I then moved our router to channel 1, which only had one other router weakly running on that channel.

I then went to look at the dB level (signal strength) for both the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands and physically moved the router to a location that provided the best range in our living space. This location happened to have the router mounted to the ceiling joist in the utility room, which is in the lower level of our home (the ceiling is open in this room, which enabled us to mount the router on the joist). This is the central-location of our home. The meter view enabled me to walk around the house and see what the dB level was at different locations. This enabled me to figure out where to place the router for the best signal strength.

The app provides different views to enable you to see how your wireless router is running. It will recommend a channel for your router to run on, based on what it sees. These different views are extremely helpful and interesting to watch.

Another example: I'm able to adjust the mW signal strength our wireless router is configured to run at. I wanted a booming signal, so I set it to the highest rating, which is 200mW. I found I was getting a lot of pixelation when streaming video on the 5GHz band, which confused me. I thought setting the router at 200mW would give us a great signal with clean video streaming. I was wrong. I then looked at this app to see what both the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands were doing. It provides a view that shows the signal strength of all the routers it sees on a moving graph as time ticks by. So you can see all the wireless signals over a two minute period (or whatever time it's set at, I forget) and see how your router is functioning at each band. I noticed at 2.4GHz my signal would periodically rise up and then drop down to a lower setting. When it would rise up, the 5Ghz signal would drop to nothing for a few seconds! I didn't know why that was happening, but that was the reason I was getting a pixelated video stream. The 5GHz signal would be fine, then drop out, then go back to operating fine, then drop out, etc. Through trial and error and watching the router activity through this app, I was able to determine that the maximum signal strength I should configure the modem at in my location was 100mW. When I set it to this level, both the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands were happy and I no longer had any pixelation when streaming video; the 5GHz signal stopped dropping out.

This is an excellent app for those just curious to see how their wireless router is functioning and for peaking at other routers in your area. It's also an outstanding and essential tool for those who need to configure their own router. Highly recommended!
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Mike S
4.0 out of 5 stars Graphical presentation of local access points
Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2013
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I was extremely surprised at how good this free app is. It allows you to visualize the signal strengths of the various access points you may have in your home. There are at least five different graphical charts plus the ability to determine which channel you should be using based on what other access points are in or around your home environment. It also has an aural indication of signal strength for each access point you choose to monitor, I would have given it a five if I could have readily seen a way to print out some of the graphs. Works extremely well on my Kindle Fire. I used it as a precursor before using EKAHAU HEAT MAPPING on my laptop which has the print capability.
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EasTrader
3.0 out of 5 stars Kinda Ok
Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2012
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It works but is not as sensitive as it should be, I get much better results with inSIDDer. I do like the meter function, it helps a lot when you want to walk in the strongest direction. I do not know why it does not show other signals when I can see them on the phone wifi selection. I have gone through the settings several times and nothing seems to get them to show up. But it was only .99 so I guess the meter function is worth that.
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Mike Tarrani
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazed by the quality of the software and the functionality
Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2013
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This app allowed me to quickly find dead spots in a friend's house and to make an informed purchase decision for a repeater. Too many times in the past I would throw money at a problem and hope it went away. Sometimes I got lucky and sometimes I wasted my money. With this for the specific problem of signal drop it was not a matter of luck - the app showed the real problem.

Granted the root cause of a signal problem is beyond the scope of this meter, but it's nice to know whether or not a problem exists with the signal strength or the receiving nodes on a Wi-Fi network. Moreover, this is a wonderful tool for determining the optimal channel to select if you truly want to control multiple networks without conflicts.

I loved the different display types that allowed me to select the best view of what was appropriate to measure, and the fact that I could cycle through them with a simple finger swipe as though I were browsing photos. I found the simple meter to be the most useful for surveying signals and the needle reacted to my moving away from the router as well as obstructions like cinderblock walls with no latency.

After I set use this to solve a real problem I played around with it in my own home and found some surprising dead spots where I never suspected any existed, plus some decent signal reception where I thought it would drop off to poor quality. Apparently Wi-Fi signals are fickle, but this meter enabled me to accurately map out my own network signal strength throughout my property. It also showed how crowded the frequencies are from other neighboring devices.

The important thing, though, is this installed quickly and is not only fast, but reliable. Unlike other apps I have downloaded for free this has a professional feel and is stable. For the record I am using this on a Samsung Galaxy Note II running Android 4.2.1.
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Douglas
5.0 out of 5 stars Ok
Reviewed in Brazil on January 24, 2019
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松原栄一
3.0 out of 5 stars 端末によって動く動かないなります設定の問題でしょうかなかなかうまく使えません
Reviewed in Japan on May 11, 2021
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端末によって動く動かないなります設定の問題でしょうかなかなかうまく使えません
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os2buddy
5.0 out of 5 stars Wi-Fi Analyzer
Reviewed in Canada on February 23, 2015
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Really like the graphs and the fact that both the 2.4 and 5 Ghz bands are covered. Runs well on my BlackBerry Z10!
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nanardpvt18
5.0 out of 5 stars Indispensable pour votre réseau wifi !
Reviewed in France on September 13, 2015
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Le meilleur moyen pour installer votre répéteur de signal wifi au bon endroit c'est qu'il soit disposé le plus loin possible de votre émetteur wifi tout en étant toujours dans la partie la plus puissante du signal. Pour ça, le moyen le plus sûr c'est d'utiliser cette petite application qui vous indique en temps réel la puissance de votre signal. Résultat; un réseau wifi largement amélioré grâce à wifi Analyzer ! In-dis-pen-sable !
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Vicente Mercader
5.0 out of 5 stars Wi-fi Analyzer muy práctico.
Reviewed in Spain on May 31, 2014
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Es un aplicación muy útil y práctica si quieres conocer un poco mejor el rendimiento de tu router wifi en tu casa y del alcance de tu red en los distintos puntos de la misma. La recomiendo.
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