CLUSTER NETWORK-SIGNAL-NEARBY · 35 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2016-04-17

Wi-Fi and wireless spectrum analyzers

This cluster includes desktop, mobile, and terminal apps for scanning wireless networks, diagnosing connectivity, and visualizing signal strength, spectrum, and channel congestion across Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, cellular, and other RF bands. The dated history spans 2006 to 2026-07, with sporadic early entries and slightly more frequent additions in 2025-2026. Traction is led by wifi-channel-optimizer-tool (8 stars), followed by wifi-analyzer (3 stars) and signal-analyzer (1 star).

Entry timeline

ENTRY TIMELINE

AUG 2006: 1OCT 2011: 1APR 2016: 1JUL 2016: 1DEC 2016: 1SEP 2018: 1JUL 2020: 1OCT 2022: 1OCT 2024: 1FEB 2025: 1APR 2025: 1MAY 2025: 1JUN 2025: 1AUG 2025: 1JAN 2026: 1MAR 2026: 1AUG 2026: 5SEP 2026: 9OCT 2026: 5
AUG 2006OCT 2026

Members by activity

Activity signals, not revenue.

Build origin · 1 ai-built · 5 hand-coded · 14 unlabelled

Operator · 13 hobby · 3 open source · 4 unlabelled

Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 20 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.

  1. 01WifiWatch5★4 days—hobbyWindows desktop app that monitors Wi-Fi signal, ping, and channel changes, logs every change, and alerts on disconnects, weak signal, ping spikes, and outages.
  2. 02ikuai-ap-tool1★16 days—hobbyDesktop app for managing wireless access points on iKuai routers, listing devices, rebooting, editing notes, and auto-refreshing.
  3. 03macos-network-console1★7 days—hobbyLocal web app that displays Wi-Fi, network interface, connection, and diagnostic information for a Mac in the browser.
  4. 04wwan-probe1★16 days—Terminal app that monitors LTE signal strength and modem telemetry on Windows WWAN modems with history and downgrade alerts.
  5. 05wifishow1★22 days—hand-codedhobbymacOS app that scans nearby Wi-Fi networks and displays channel occupancy, signal strength, and bandwidth to help optimize router placement.
  6. 06smart-campus-wifi-monitor0★9 days—hobbyCampus Wi-Fi monitoring app that collects user speed tests and complaints to show IT teams where and when the network fails.
  7. 07Eeronaut0★1 day—Self-hosted web app for managing Eero mesh Wi-Fi networks from a local dashboard.
  8. 08netdebug0★3 days—hobbyLive dashboard that diagnoses macOS Wi-Fi and network connectivity issues without requiring administrator privileges.
  9. 09mac-wifi-sensing0★13 days—hobbyWi-Fi sensing app that detects room presence and motion from signal strength using a laptop and router, with live 3D visualization.
  10. 10wireless-nms0★19 days—hobbySelf-hosted wireless network monitoring system that polls campus access-point controllers, tracks AP status, sends offline alerts, and visualizes placement on a map.
  11. 11MeshCore Signal Tester0★14 daysliveopen sourceReal-time mesh radio signal tester that monitors packets, charts signal quality, and maps received packets by GPS location.
  12. 12wifi-analyzer3★1 mo—hand-codedhobbyNative macOS Wi-Fi analyzer that displays signal strength and channel information for wireless networks.
  13. 13wifi-app1★2 mo—ai-builthobbyDesktop application that scans nearby wireless networks and visualizes signal strength, channel congestion, and roaming for network troubleshooting.
  14. 14signal-analyzer1★1 mo—hand-codedhobbymacOS app that visualizes Wi-Fi and Bluetooth radio environments, showing per-network details and channel recommendations.
  15. 15VigilEye-WIDS-project-dashboard0★1 mo—hobbyMobile dashboard that shows wireless intrusion detection alerts, access points, devices, and rules, and starts or stops packet capture on a connected backend.
  16. 16rigexpert-swift0★1 mo—hobbymacOS application that interfaces with RigExpert antenna analyzers to sweep, calibrate, and measure cable lengths and characteristics.
  17. 17OpenTrace0★2 molivehand-codedopen sourceDesktop application with a graphical interface that traces network routes and visualizes them on a map for diagnosing connectivity issues.
  18. 18Network Survey0★3 molivehand-codedopen sourceAndroid app that logs and displays cellular, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GNSS network data.
  19. 19Recon-WarDrive0★1 mo—Cross-platform wardriving desktop app that scans and maps Wi-Fi and Bluetooth networks for Linux and Windows.
  20. 20wifi-channel-optimizer-tool0★1 mo—Wi-Fi scanner tool that analyzes channel congestion and recommends the least crowded channel for 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz networks.