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Network Survey vs WiGLE: catalog facts
Network Survey	WiGLE
Free The Android app is free and open source; the NS Analytics cloud platform is a separate…	Free Free to use.
Android	Android, Web
Logs LTE, 5G NR, GSM, CDMA and UMTS records Also records Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GNSS data	Large, long-running crowdsourced dataset of wireless networks worldwide Free to browse and query
Anti-malware tools may flag it Analysis and mapping need separate software or the cloud beta	Data quality depends on volunteer contributors and can be incomplete in some areas Mapping network locations raises its own privacy considerations
Downloadable app	Web application, Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: Apache-2.0	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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