NetSpot WiFi Analyzer Ratings and Reviews

First, there are no instructions. If you’re going to have an app the functions on intuitive steps, the steps need to be intuitive.

I set up a project, imported a map, defined distance and took the first reading. Then moved to a second point. The locator moved automatically and I got a 2nd reading. But when I moved to a third point, the indicator did not follow. “Scan” was non-functional. I manually moved the map so the new point (why did I have to do that and not for the 2nd point?). Still no functional scan. After multiple tries, finally a message appeared saying no signal. But I did have a signal (both WiFi and cellular). Tried all this again. Same result. No idea what to do. Gave up….

I did not expect they would do that, but they did. For a long time, this app had a 1-star rating because to use it, you had to buy an additional, expensive hardware device. But with this release, they somehow managed to visualize WiFi and create heat maps using just an iPhone, and it's really free. What I didn't like is that the app looks like a beta version, not a full-featured release. It lacks any settings and offers just two features: WiFi Internet Speed Test and WiFi HeatMaps. So, don't expect to deal with a full-featured WiFi Analyzer. But overall, I would say it deserves a 5-star rating

I’ve been an IT professional for many years and while I understand that there are different language choices, by site survey I was expecting the app to give me information about other Wi-Fi connections in the area. The explanation in the App Store is ambiguous at best and apparently, despite the use of the term “site survey” in the description, and on the graphics, There is no such feature as I interpreted it. I tried to find more information on the developer website, but when I do a search for something, the results read more like marketing language, and do not give any detailed information, that I can find, that is helpful in anyway. But oh well for me because I already paid for it and it is not eligible for a refund. It’s useless for my purposes without being able to survey the site for other Wi-Fi networks including, but not necessarily limited to, channels being used.

I know that the title of this review doesn’t sound like a ringing endorsement but it truly is, considering how many apps simply do not live up to the hype promoting them. I found NetSpot tone user friendly and intuitive and the information derived from its use very useful.

Oh my, there’s finally a decent WiFi heatmapper for home users and small biz. Fast and very smooth. Great for my network design classes, too.

This is a really great tool but there is no way to share the captured data with the desktop app. This leaves you with making a huge time commitment to view a heat map with no ability to work with the data except to export the image.

This is frustrating as every time you use the app it offers you a discount to download the app.

I uploaded an image of the floor plan of my house, set a known distance from one side of the house to the other, set the right sized grid, and scanned the first location. Then I walked to the other side of the house (like 50 ft away), and tried to scan a 2nd location. Error: “Data point too close to the previous one”. There is no apparent way to get past this. Useless app.

This did not do what I thought it was going to do at all. I read that this was going to help me identify my Wi-Fi band that I was operating it. Instead, all it did was test the speed of my network. Which I can get for free all over the place. The planning option of a Wi-Fi map is not something that I think any consumer really needs. Unless, they have a huge house. Nine dollars for this is criminal.

Works as it should, visually easy to understand. Record keeping of speeds is added bonus. Thank you

Simple to setup and use. Takes a little adjusting to set max and min speeds for the heat map.