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WhyFi vs WiFi Explorer: catalog facts
WhyFiWiFi Explorer
Paid

A licence costs $10, with proceeds donated to charity.

Paid

US$19.99 after a 3-day free trial.

macOS macOS
  • Shows signal, latency, jitter and DNS timing together
  • Colour-coded status in the menu bar
  • Decodes detailed network configuration for each access point
  • Helps spot channel conflicts and overlap
  • macOS 13 or later only
  • Diagnoses problems rather than offering deep packet analysis
  • macOS only, requires 13.5 or later
  • Short 3-day trial
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Closed source Closed source
License not stated License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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