WiFiBuddy: WiFi Analyzer
Signal Map & Ping Test
Only for Mac
$0.99
Mac
See nearby Wi-Fi networks, compare channel congestion, inspect signal quality,
and test connection stability with latency, jitter, and packet-loss metrics.
WiFiBuddy is a Wi-Fi analyzer and network diagnostic tool built for Mac. It
helps you find channel congestion, inspect nearby access points, and diagnose
an unstable connection without uploading your scan data.
Explore 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, and 6 GHz networks on a live signal map. Compare signal
strength and channel overlap, then inspect the details behind each connection.
When Wi-Fi feels unreliable, run a stability test to track latency, jitter,
packet loss, and signal strength together in real time.
Highlights:
- Live Wi-Fi scanner and visual channel map
- Channel-overlap views for 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, and 6 GHz bands
- Connection stability testing for your gateway, DNS server, or a custom host
- Live latency, jitter, packet-loss, and RSSI charts
- Detailed RSSI, noise, SNR, security, PHY mode, channel width, BSSID, and
frequency data
- Signal history, channel utilization, associated client count, and same-channel
network insights when available
- IPv4, IPv6, router, DHCP, and DNS details for the current connection
- Region-aware channel guidance based on the local regulatory domain
- Starred networks, flexible sorting, and hidden-network support
- Interface available in 20 languages
- Private on-device scanning with no account, analytics SDK, or cloud upload
WiFiBuddy uses CoreWLAN and Core Location on macOS. Location permission is
requested only because macOS gates SSID, BSSID, and country-code Wi-Fi metadata
behind that permission. Scan results and diagnostic measurements are processed
locally on your Mac.
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WiFiBuddy 0.3.0 adds new tools for diagnosing slow or unstable connections:
- Run a new Stability Test against your gateway, DNS server, or a custom host.
- View latency, jitter, packet loss, and Wi-Fi signal strength together in a
live chart.
- Track signal history and inspect channel utilization, nearby client counts,
same-channel networks, and security warnings.
- See additional connection details, including IPv4, IPv6, router, DHCP, DNS,
and interface information.
- Choose a Wi-Fi interface when your Mac has more than one.
- Keep working through temporary scan failures with timeouts, cached results,
and automatic retries.
- Use WiFiBuddy in 20 languages, up from 4 in version 0.2.0.
The developer, 源鹏 廖, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- 源鹏 廖
- Size
- 1.1 MB
- Category
- Utilities
- Compatibility
Requires macOS 14.0 or later.
- Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later.
- Mac
- Languages
English and 19 more
- English, Dutch, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © BackRunner
