Network Survey+ vs WiFiAnalyzer
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
Network Survey+
FOR ROOTED ANDROID PHONES WITH CERTAIN QUALCOMM CHIPS ONLY.So far, the only device that this app has been tested against is a Pixel 3a. Other devices will be added at a later date.The Network Survey+ app is the "advanced" version of the regular Network Survey app. NS+ accesses the Qualcomm diag device to get QCDM messages. The QCDM messages are then processed and logged to a pcap file. Currently, only LTE RRC OTA messages are processed and logged. In addition, each pcap record is geotagged with the device's current location.The pcap files can be opened and viewed in Wireshark.This app also supports streaming the LTE OTA messages over an MQTT connection. See https://messaging.networksurvey.app/#operation-publish-lte_ota_message for details.Note that this app only works on rooted Android phones, and requires a cellular qualcomm chip that exposes the /dev/diag device and supports QCDM messages. See https://github.com/christianrowlands/android-network-survey-rooted for a list of compatible devices.See https://mosquitto.org for information on setting up a MQTT Broker.
WiFiAnalyzer
Optimize your Wi-Fi network, by checking Wi-Fi network status, signal strength and identifying crowded channels using WiFiAnalyzer Features: * Identify nearby Access Points * Graph channels signal strength * Graph Access Point signal strength over time * Analyze Wi-Fi networks to rate channels * HT/VHT Detection - 40/80/160/320 MHz (Requires hardware/software support) * 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz and 6 GHz Wi-Fi bands (Requires hardware/software support) * Access Point view complete or compact * Estimated Distance to the Access Points * Export access points details * Dark, Light and System theme available * Pause/Resume scanning * Available filters: Wi-Fi band, Signal strength, Security and SSID * Vendor/OUI Database Lookup
| Feature | Network Survey+ | WiFiAnalyzer |
|---|---|---|
| License | Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0-only |
| Install sources | F-DroidGitHubIzzyOnDroid | F-DroidGitHub |
| Categories | Dev ToolsMessaging | Dev ToolsMessaging |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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