NetSpot: WiFi Map & Speed Test App Reviews

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

Exact additional hardware required. They have really cool options available on the app, but you have to have an external expensive piece of hardware to use it. That should be listed in the title and their website should also state that clearly.

Sketchy. I opened the app to a minimal developer opening screen and that was it.........literally. Not sure if this was some sort of joke, an app in a development phase, or something harmful; I deleted to be safe. If any responsible rep from Apple is reading this, please check it out. Thanks

Excellent mapping!. Excellent mapping

Company OUT OF BUSINESS! Collecting your info. The free version of this app doesn’t work. This is usually a phishing scam to obtain your information.

Don’t waste your time.. Don’t waste your time. This does nothing until you purchase a $600 plus dollar professional app that works with it. They should say something.

Costs $649?! That’s too bad!. This app requires that you own a $649 external device. Why should I even consider doing that when your desktop app uses the internal hardware inside the machine to analyze interference in Wi-Fi frequencies and their respective channels? This is what I was hoping to do on my iPhone, but there’s no other app out there that can do that, and unless this app can utilize the internal hardware of an iPhone without crashing, and not require that expensive $649 external hardware, I’d say this app is pointless, and a complete ripoff, regardless if the app part is free.

Requires additional, paid software for functionality. Once down loaded, App does not work and only provides The following message: according to The AppStore limitations, in order to be able to receive information about the surrounding WiFi networks, Wipry from Oscium is required.” Deleted app from my phone.

Waste of time.. This is just a speed test to upsell you on something much more expensive.

No instructions; can’t get to work. 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….

Garbage. What a stupid app. I downloaded because they released an update that said didn’t require wipry, but all that doesn’t require it is the speed test which isn’t why I downloaded the app in the first place. I wanted it to do what the netspot desktop app does. Secondly to use wipry with the phone you have to attach it via usb dongle which completely defeats the purpose of having an app. Huge fail all the way around. Someone wasted a ton of money developing this.

Requires hardware. With out the hardware device the only thing you can do with this app is an Internet speed test, but in the app description the developer says that this app works without the device. Recommend that they develop or update the description to properly describe what works out the hardware.

WiPry not needed???. “Get started by connecting WiPry 2500x via USB” is the message I first see after install. Why bother with this app when all you can see is speed test by clicking top right corner. There are better apps out there and provide better visuals and functionality than this one. Deleting app within a few minutes....pointless.

Great app!. Great app!!

App was not the same. Used it fir years and seem from another’s country

Why?!. I download an app to use on my phone. I don’t download an app so it makes me plug my phone to a usb to a computer. Why would I need to attach usb to test Wi-Fi?

Horrible! Just 1 function testing speed which you can do on Google. Don't waste your time with this app!

Finally a worthy WiFi survey app. 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 wifi speed test app. That’s all it is. If you want to run any sort of analysis you need to buy a $600 external hardware and connect it to your phone to run the diagnostics. Completely useless without it.

Not what it advertises!. False advertising! I was looking for a simple WiFi signal strength meter. This app shows that’s what it is. NOPE! This app is the instruction manual on how to plug in your device with an ethernet cable and says that without it all you can do is a simple speed test. I can get that in any browser. Don’t waste your time with this app!

Sells under false pretences. Avoid.. Netspot is a great desktop device. However, to use the iOS version you have to connect to a desktop app called Wipry2500, which costs $649. Yes, you read it right. Ridiculous. Deleted immediately. The thing that gets me was the perceived dishonesty. They could have been upfront about this. Such a shame as they have a nice little desktop app with Netspot.

Worthless. This app sounds good until you find you that you have to buy the $649 wipry dongle to make it work.

Terrible app needs some sort of hardware peripheral to work. Awful app nowhere does it say you need a hardware peripheral to work - can’t be used without it

No offer what they show. They show some functionality on displays but they don’t tell us that requiere an external device, there are others apps that do that without an external devices and are free.

I guess “free” means $650. The app is pretty much useless and can’t do anything. In order to use it you need to buy a piece of tech they sell for $650. Surely this is the lowest rated app I’ve ever come across.

App helps to build wifi heatmaps and measure wifi internet speed, works well, but limited…. 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

Very satisfied. Absolutely effective and good a must have

Still wants an Oscium. Downloaded it for a WiFi analyzer. Got the message about the WiPry, and the only other button led to an internet speed test, which I don’t need. Deleted immediately.

Scam. Advertised as one thing, open it to find it does NOTHING without buying a subscription service.

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

This should be renamed. The app name should indicate this is a utility for a specific piece of hardware. It’s utility without the $650 hardware is limited to a speed test, something available in thousands of apps.

Do not waste your time. Absolute trash. They use their own server and DNS. TOTALLY INACCURATE. App said I was getting 125 Mbps download, turned around and used the Speedtest App and got 650 Mbps and I’m getting 916Mbps at my modem. Wasted an hour and a half doing 50 points through out my 2000 sq/ft house.

Requires a picture of your home. What kind of stupidity is this? Just draw a map based on motion. If Roomba required a picture of a home, they’d never sell any vacuums.

Don’t get. They don’t even give you any features to use at all would not recommend they force you to try to pay

Don’t bother with this app!. Don’t bother downloading, installing this App. It does absolutely nothing without purchasing some other product. What a scammer this developer is!

Requires expensive hardware connected via USB. The only functionally provided without the hardware is a pretty useless download speed test. The app should state that it requires the hardware in its tittle or immediately visible part of description. Currently it mentions it below the fold.

Doesn’t work. Advertised as a WiFi signal scanner. Doesn’t work unless you purchase their software for 6.99. Scam

Terrible App. I read the other reviews but figured the app would have functionality of some sort without the 649$ appliance. I was totally wrong. It prompts you to connect to it on app open, and the only thing you can do if you don’t, is a simple speed test. Do not bother with this app.

Seriously?. I saw on the app notes that the desktop connection was not required. But the app indicates otherwise when loaded. How is this even allowed in the App Store?

Pointless app, don’t download. It requires a hardware purchase, but the market it as “free”. Should anyone buy network security hardware from a company that tries to scam you before you even download the app?

Download, install and then go get another app?. Yeah, don’t promote something as a free app and then one needs to instal another program on a laptop, then hook up with a USB. Just why have the app in the first place? Pass.

Not NetSpot’s Fault. Apple, in the interest of privacy and security, has locked down everything; the ability to scan surrounding networks and map signal strength and channels being one of them. On the one hand it’s ridiculous that can’t be done on my phone, on the other hand, unrelated apps tracking this info may have gotten too much and I appreciate the extra security precautions/restrictions Apple has placed on IOS. So, I can’t rate this app a low score for requiring a separate USB device to do something with the iPhone that would normally use iPhone hardware. Note: I’m not affiliated with NetSpot developers

Worthless without expensive hardware.. You have to buy their third party hardware to make this work, which gets expensive.

scam - should not even be on the app store. this is a paid app disguising itself as a free one. I do hope that apple did its home work and did introduce a hacking app on its store. deleted the app within seconds of using it

Non Functional without 3rd Party Purchase. App doesn’t function, it only provides a button for making a purchase outside the App Store.

Disgrace— this developer! Who approved this s***?. What’s this app? Doesn’t do anything. Has a link for screen test and just took my location to do nothing!

Don’t waste your time!!. as stated by other reviewers, this app requires you to purchase a $650 device.

Complete crap. Should be more obvious that the external device is required to operate. Adding a “free” speed test provides no value.

Bait and switch - remove this app. Don’t download this app. The developer makes it seem like this will work without their expensive WiFi spectrum analyzer device but that’s a lie. You have to buy the WiFi spectrum analyzer otherwise you’re limited to only performing speed tests. There are better apps for speed tests. Stay away from this one.

Have to buy something for this. Does not work without wispry

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Misleading. This app is useless without the device to be plugged in USB(?) Seriously, don’t bother with this useless app.

Pointless. Does nothing, due to the one reason a Wi-Fi analyzer might be useful being nerfed by iOS. Should make this clearer in the description at least.

What a joke. This ‘free’ app requires you to buy a 3rd party device to assess your wi-fi signal. The device costs $650!! I borrowed a friend’s Samsung & used the app on that phone for free. Pity this App Store doesn’t have the same app or I’d get that one!

Don’t bother…. What a waste of time. Requires additional items to work so not what it says on the tin. Annoying as hell!!!

Also rubbish. Need to Pay to do anything

Assigned by My Uni. Doesn’t work free at all, so what?

Useful but reported speeds aren’t accurate. Maybe the app has changed at some point, I was able to install and start heat mapping without any additional hardware that others have mentioned (iPhone 12 Pro). The speeds being reported are lower than the speeds I can attain from other speed test apps at the same locations at the same time (Speedtest.net, fast.com, testmy.net, self hosted iPerf), but still pretty good. I suspect this is likely from geolocation to yet another speed test service, but havent looked into it. Really great feature that I find useful is that you can set your own definition of upload and download speeds, and the heat map respects that, therefore you can easily visualise the map based on your on preferences.

Rubbish. Does nothing!

Costs $647. Have to spend big to work. Rating -5

Useless. Absolutely useless 👎🏿👎🏿👎🏿👎🏿👎🏿

No use. This app promise much but once downloaded one finds it needs another device to work. Forget it! 👎

scam. app just asks you to connect a device you have to pay for. greedy developer

Won’t work without expensive hardware. Don’t waste your time, this is basically click bait. The app won’t work without the required hardware.

Miss leading description.. Description states that you do and don't need an external device to work. Truth is that you do.

Does Nothing. Downloaded and opened the app to be see a screen of some photo of a black box. Useless. Don’t bother.

Waste of time. Need to plug-in USB something to work? Stone Age app.

Buy a USB device for an iPhone to use app!? BS. USB doesn’t work on most iPhones - the language on this app shows that this is probably a scam. DON’T DOWNLOAD- remove app if you did!

Don’t bother. Don’t bother downloading. You will prompted to plug something into USB. Really???!!!!

Why???. It's times like these that I regret moving to IOS when a similar app does not require a secondary device to work.

Rubbish. Doesn't do anything unless you purchase

Useless unless you buy hardware too. Useless unless you buy their hardware too

Pointless. Doesn’t work. At all. Why is this even on the App Store??

Misleading. App says it’ll work without hardware. It doesn’t. So it’s a misleading app. Don’t install this app unless you have some spare life you’d like to waste.

SCAM - Do not download!. This app should be removed from the App Store. It purports to be a free wifi analyser utility but then it tries to trick you into purchasing an AUD $650 “accessory”. STAY AWAY!

The free addition does nothing. Useless

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Terrible app, does not work. This is a older app where you have to times 2 the screen. You have to buy before you can use.

NetSpot analyzer does not work. Does Not work

Does not work. Would have given zero star if possible.

No use. This is an app for a product. It does not work standalone.

Nothing works, waste of time. Nothing works, waste of time

Useless. Serves no purpose.

Worked years ago now it’s useless. Years ago it worked wonderfully, scanned wifi channels, etc, now it’s a sad empty useless hull of what it once was.

Not what it looks like. I downloaded the app and opened it up and it’s nothing like it says in the App Store. It’s just a test! I’d take away the 1 star if I could.

Useless App. Avoid wasting your time with it

Garbage. I was gonna say this app is garbage, but even garbage has a higher standard than this app.

Disingenuous - requires a $1K Spectrum Analyzer. It is not really their fault. The App Store blocks wifi site survey apps, and has since 2010. They should point out in the description that a $1000 spectrum analyzer device is needed to do a site survey.

No price indicated.. My app store button only showed a “Get” and I was charged $10 for something that doesn’t offer any diagnostics. I’m upset that I’ll have to call to attempt a reversal of charges. What an awful app.

What a joke. What for this app?? Just bundle 2 others apps and whatever you do it doesn’t let you to use Wifi Analyser.

Worthless junk. This should not be promoted as a “free” app when the app is inoperable unless you buy this stupid WiPry equipment for $650. Completely misleading. Would give it 0 stars if I could.

Useless. App does not work

Useless. I can’t even use it

This is a scam. Asked for location, I declined and app wouldn’t open or work says no connection

What a joke !! Needs a $500 modem to work !!!. Honest the apps that Apple lets through is pretty pathetic. Take this piece of garbage for example. They offer you the app for free so that’s good right ?? Ummmm not really as you quickly find out that it only works with a $500 to $800 Wi-Fi adapter !!! What a joke. And to make it even funnier they state that you need this modem for Wi-Fi strength testing because of apple’s limitations on the iPhone. Hold faced liars and should be kicked off the App Store asap !!!

Unusable unless you pay. Unusable unless you pay

Very bad, terrible, useless. After using the excellent macOS version, I am very disappointed with this iOS version. This is not at all what I expected. I can’t do anything with this app: no signal strength measurement, nothing.

Garbage. Should be removed from App Store.. Requires you to purchase another app to even use this app.

🤬. Very easy to operate..... As soon as you buy this $700 piece of equipment..... Not gonna happen..... 👎

Doesn’t work. No diagnostic tools, don’t waste your time

Requires expensive hardware. Unless you just want to run a quick speed test, all other functionality of the app requires purchasing a 649.97 hardware device that needs to be plugged into your phone.

Does not work. No diagnostics provided.

Agree doesn’t work. Doesn’t work, loaded on to iPad and useless

no. horrible.

False. No diagnostics. Don’t download this.

Doesn’t work.. Doesn’t work, junk.

“Works without WiPry” is a lie. App does nothing.

It’s a scam. Totally useless

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Useless on iPhone. Speed test only on iPhone DOES NOT DO ANYTHING ELSE. AFRAID TO PUT THAT INFORMATION IN DESCRIPTION.

Useless. Doesn't analyze anything, just a speed test. Don't waste your time.

Apples reputation. Why does Apple allow this to happen This will ruin Apple s reputation

Terrible business practice. False and misleading. Disgusting

Simple. Do not waste you time. Literally!

Not working. The app dose not work

Bait and switch. Ignore the screenshots in the App Store - unless you have bought their hardware. Otherwise a nice app to tell you to buy that hardware.

Useless. Simply put

Miss leading. thought this was a Wi-Fi strength indicator not a Internet speed test app.

Does not work It’s a scam. Does nothing or at least that is how it appear. Garbage

Garbage. Does nothing

Misleading advertisement and claims on the website. Piece of garbage

Should be removed from AppStore. Requires a $650 tool to use?!?

Crap App. This app is crap. Download only to be told to go BUY another app to make it work.

Forcing me to buy, waste of time. Downloaded, couldn’t use it without buying. PASS.

Trash. Unless you have a wipry, dont have a wipry, dont get this

What is this?. This should be taken down from here.

Useless. Useless. Remove it from the store. One star is too many.

waste of time. waste of time

Unbelievable crap!!. Download app and then get it to work by spending $600 ???? You’ve got to be kidding me 🤬

Horrible. Just does speed test....scam app

Misleading. You just own an expensive device to use the app. Horribly misleading!!

Nope. Doesn’t work

Bait and Switch. App is a paid app pretending to be free. Uninstalled.

Trash. Awful app and developer.

Crap. Pure rubbish, don’t waste your time.

falsely advertised. As soon as you complete the download it requires the payment, otherwise does not work. falsely advertised, said free but not free.

Bait & Switch. Sure, the app is free. But you have to buy a nearly $700 device to use it.

Doesn’t work. The app doesn’t work for IOS Devices

Useless without hardware dongle. Do not download.. This is worse than useless.

650$ to use? 😂😂😂😂. You need buy a usb device in 650$ to use the app

$650 to make this app usable? You’re kidding me?. I have the desktop app and I do not need a fancy, overpriced single to make it work. Absolute rubbish!

GARBAGE. You need a 685$ peace of hard where that your lap does for free. Wast of time on everyone’s part.

Needs WiPry 2500. Only internet speed test is available without WiPry.

Horrible, $650 Device Required. Other apps can provide this data for free. This is overpriced garbage.

Not functional.. Needs a 650$ accessory to work. Deleted.

Worthless scam. Unless app that sends you to a website to purchase a dongle and claims apple requires this. It's a lie and this app needs banned from the app store!

Waste of time. Waste of time

Misleading. Was linked here from the NetSpot website. Said there was a free edition but did not state that a USB peripheral was required to use the app

Waste. Requires paid version

This not a tool. This is an accessory to a unnecessary device.

Crappy app. Don’t download. Don’t waste time. App doesn’t work and asks you to buy before you can use. No wonder 1 Star.

STILL requires hardware, STILL a scam.. Don’t bother...

Bait and Switch. Like others have said. :(

Scam? Fraud? In my opinion - it is.. Do not install. Did not work at all. Asked to buy other services. I think this is scam or fraud.

Pointless. Nothing but a speed test app.

Make it clear it requires buying expensive HW. Make it clear it requires buying expensive HW

Bate and switch. Requires purchase after download.

Installed and uninstalled immediately. It doesn’t do what it says it does

Scan. As soon as it’s loaded, it requires an expensive in app purchase. I’m sure they scam a lot of people this way :-(