---
title: "WiFi Signal alternative for Mac: Kilobat vs WiFi Signal"
url: "https://kilobat.app/wifi-signal-alternative"
description: "Kilobat vs WiFi Signal: an honest comparison. WiFi Signal shows your Wi-Fi connection quality in the menu bar and notifies you about connection…"
---

Kilobat vs WiFi Signal

# A WiFi Signal alternative for Mac.

WiFi Signal shows your Wi-Fi connection quality in the menu bar and notifies you about connection events. 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 Signal | Kilobat |
|---|---|---|
| Signal quality | ✓ Menu bar | ✓ Wi-Fi tab and radar |
| Event notifications | ✓ | Outage alerts |
| Live traffic by app | — | ✓ Free |
| Speed tests and diagnosis | — | ✓ |

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

## Which should you choose?

### Choose WiFi Signal if

- You want a dedicated signal readout in the menu bar.

### Choose Kilobat if

- You want signal, traffic, speed and diagnosis together.

## Pricing

See [WiFi Signal’s site](https://www.intuitibits.com/products/) for current pricing. Kilobat is 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
```