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title: "WiFi Explorer alternative for Mac: Kilobat vs WiFi Explorer"
url: "https://kilobat.app/wifi-explorer-alternative"
description: "Kilobat vs WiFi Explorer: an honest comparison. WiFi Explorer is a detailed Wi-Fi scanner: channel graphs, network capabilities, vendors, saved scans and…"
---

Kilobat vs WiFi Explorer

# A WiFi Explorer alternative for Mac.

WiFi Explorer is a detailed Wi-Fi scanner: channel graphs, network capabilities, vendors, saved scans and annotations. WiFi Explorer Pro adds advanced scan modes and remote sensors. Here is how Kilobat compares.

[Download for Mac ↓](https://kilobat.app/downloads/Kilobat-1.9.0.dmg)

```
brew install seifip/kilobat/kilobat
```

## Side by side

| Job | WiFi Explorer | Kilobat |
|---|---|---|
| Nearby networks and channels | ✓ In depth | ✓ Pro |
| Find a better spot | Signal over time | Radar with saved spots (Pro) |
| Channel crowding | Channel graph | Estimate and suggestion (Pro) |
| Router, internet and DNS diagnosis | — | ✓ Pro |
| Live traffic by app | — | ✓ Free |

WiFi Explorer details are from [Intuitibits’s own documentation](https://www.intuitibits.com/products/wifiexplorer/), as of October 2026; we haven’t benchmarked it. Corrections welcome at the support address.

## Which should you choose?

### Choose WiFi Explorer if

- You need every detail of every access point, or professional scan modes.

### Choose Kilobat if

- You want a quick answer, where to stand and which channel to use, inside an everyday network app.

## Pricing

WiFi Explorer: $19.99, with a 3-day trial, as listed on 27 October 2026. Kilobat: free, with Pro for $19 once.

[See every comparison →](https://kilobat.app/alternatives)

## Get your network out of the dark.

[Download for Mac ↓](https://kilobat.app/downloads/Kilobat-1.9.0.dmg)

```
brew install seifip/kilobat/kilobat
```