ROBERTCOOGAN  iStumbler is more than capable of doing what Airradar can. So is KisMAC for that matter. What Airadar has that they don't is ill-informed defensive posts.

And the only complaint anybody has really made is that it costs money, when others do the same thing for free. No complaints about lack of capabilities. No complaints about looks. Mactechhead, please read a bit more into the reviews next time. You have a lot of nerve criticizing the "n00bs" when you yourself offer very little substantive in your posts.  
(Version 1.2.1)

ZANGIEF  I guess I won't be updating this anymore, now that it's a paid app. I've already checked the box to not remind me of updates anymore. Le sigh.  
(Version 1.2.1)

MACTECHHEAD  Seems we have some comedians and n00bs reviewing something they know nothing of.

This program is very useful in many ways to trouble-shoot problematic wireless connections and offers far more detailed information than the Airport menu can.

For diagnostics or for war-driving , this would be a must have tool.

The free alternatives pale in contrast to this tool. Kismac isn't very friendly to use and neither are the developers. iStumbler has been dead for years and is unstable or unreliable and so are the rest of the lame suggestions above for the other 2 dead products.

I purchased this for my "on the road" needs and I am quite happy with this product!  
(Version 1.2.1)

BS0D  OK, I'm really not getting the point of this app. Honestly, I do understand why it would get such a good rating because the coding is beyond a doubt of quality. It is stable and all.

But why would anyone pay for this, when really any Mac comes with AirPort, which does the EXACT SAME THING?

What's the difference?

Someone please tell me, cause I got a serial with the last MUpromo but I'm having the hardest time finding a use for it...  
(Version 1.1.7)

TO PEACE  For any listeners to Mac Geek Gab: AirRadar is not being offered for free. The member download requires a serial, just as it would for anyone else. The link off the Mac Observer webpage is dead and comments to its status have been unanswered.

Also, this program is miscast as shareware. It is not. This is a regular program with a 15 day trial.  
(Version 1.1.7)

TARYNTOO  Signal and noise drop to zero?

I've noticed in the graph view (only 100 samples so far) that several access points that are being polled frequently drop to zero signal and noise, often for only one or two polls, but occasionally for a dozen or more polls. My Airport 'frisbee' never seems to do this, but my airport express and a neighbor's linksys drop regularly.

Is this an issue with AirRadar, my internal Wifi (Broadcom chipset in an aluminum iMac), the access points, or just a power saving mode on those routers?

I noticed that while viewing a graph, set to show 500 samples, the window went black, the graphs disappeared. Switching back to the scanner view, I saw that several of the access points were gone, I suppose because they'd been at zero beyond a time threshold. Very disconcerting behavior, and it appeared that I'd lost all those prior samples.  
(Version 1.1.7)

FLEWJ  Koingo is one of the most prolific and dependable software houses in the Mac community. Unlike some software updates, I never have to deliberate on any version update before I install it. I know that it will work as advertised and will do no harm to my system. If I have had small glitches with any of their product line, the company has been quick to respond. Usually Koingo is proactive in addressing problems before I am even aware of them. For that reason, I confidently make sure my copies are kept up to date. I am pleased and fortunate to have their products in my software "stable" and hope that any financial difficulty they might be having is short lived. They have my full support. I recommend their products and believe that the utility package is a reasonably priced, well rounded product line and should be on every Mac.   
(Version 1.1.7)

NEIL_M  This was freeware/donationware from the beginning - I used iStumbler, AirMoose, etc - AirRadar is much better IMHO.

I wanted the addition of vendor info - it was added almost immediately - I paid the $9.95 donation immediately.

Why is it so hard for some people to acknowledge the value of an app, the work the developer has done and make a small contribution?

It is obvious that so few donated, far fewer than might be expected - they have to now make it shareware.  
(Version 1.1.7)

NICKJ  AirRadar is an excellent piece of software, and it deserves a review that reflects your opinion of it *as a piece of software*.

A few points in defense of the good people at Koingo, who develop another app that I've come to love and depend on, MacPilot:

1) If you were *so* annoyed by the switch to $10 shareware, the program must have been useful to you and had value, otherwise you wouldn't care.

2) If you were *so* annoyed by the switch to $10 shareware, you obviously had no intention of paying for it, so why should anyone else care what your opinion is? You're just irritated that you're not getting it for free, so your evaluation of the software is negatively skewed.

3) What you are personally willing to pay for the program is irrelevant. You don't get to choose the amount. Koingo does. Pay it or don't pay it. And keep in mind, most people will drop $10 at McDonald's in a heart beat, but for some reason they don't see the value in a utility that they can use for years.

4) Bundles have impacted peoples' perceptions of what the value of software is. It is a shame that even a very modest regular price is considered "too high".

5) It's unfortunate that any 14 year old with a macbook their daddy bought them can come on here and post negative reviews of a great piece of software just because they were temporarily inconvenienced and now they have to steal the software they weren't going to buy in the first place.

The ratings and comment system needs to be revised somehow to protect hard working developers from idiots swinging wild on review boards.  
(Version 1.1.7)

ALKOFOX  Wow! I've been itching to get a version of AirRadar for free!

I was able to register the application within 10 seconds of subscribing to the "Some thing big is coming" eLetter.

The application works and looks top notch.

Thanks!  
(Version 1.1.7)

ROBERTCOOGAN  This is very hard to understand...but keep in mind that iStumbler does the same exact thing, and is still free. It is a shame, because AIrRadar has a much better GUI.  
(Version 1.1.7)

CRWRIGHT  Absolutely unconscionable behaviour - tantamount to malware, honestly - to offer an automatic "upgrade" to a free application that deletes the previous version and replaces it with a "trial" version... which in turn disables itself immediately on the grounds that it is past the trial period.

I hope they lose their shirts on AirRadar during these "difficult times" as users are repulsed by such sneaky (or simply short-sighted and stupid... I suppose we could cut them a little slack) tactics.

I would have been happy to consider purchasing an upgrade to the application, had I been presented with the option in an informed fashion... particularly had I been persuaded that there was good cause to do so - either in new features or on moral grounds. I was not given that opportunity. I was tricked into downloading a trojan horse that deleted my functional freeware app and immediately disabled the replacement. Not cricket. Not clever.

I will certainly boycott Koingo's applications. Fortunately there are plenty of excellent alternatives.  
(Version 1.1.7)

KOINGO SOFTWARE  Developers have no control over which reviews stay or get deleted. This is entirely up to the MacUpdate board moderators, and we have *never* intervened. We are sorry to see so many people do not believe $9.95 is a fair price for AirRadar, but remind users the product *ITSELF* received numerous 5-star reviews for quality, feature set, and usability before we began charging.  
(Version 1.1.7)

SPLIG  Decent enough application and possibly worth the shareware fee. However, it should *always* be disclosed when updating a product will change it from freeware to shareware. The free trial period should at least apply from scratch. Doing so without warning is despicable behaviour on the part of the developer.  
(Version 1.1.7)

MR.LON  HAR...HAR...HAR.............unfortunately.

Develope a FREE application, predicate the customers and then

"due to the tough economic times, we need to start charging that very small fee for AirRadar to pay for the resources to continue developing it"

Now AirRadar is trashed and KisMAC is installed.  
(Version 1.1.6)

KOINGO SOFTWARE  Unfortunately, due to the tough economic times, we need to start charging that very small fee for AirRadar to pay for the resources to continue developing it. This will be our first application to become free again, when the economy has returned to normal. We thank every for their support during this rough patch.  
(Version 1.1.6)

FOLLEREC  AirRadar is no longer free. A shame.  
(Version 1.1.6)

ROBERTCOOGAN2  The dev finally removed the link to Kagi on their site that led one to believe that the app wasn't free.

On another note, this is now the fourteenth (or fifteenth?) time MacUpdate Admin has deleted this comment. Since it’s over ten I hope I’ll get a t-shirt. Hard to fathom the lack of maturity on their part - for none of my comments contained anything derogatory, inflammatory, or insulting. If this is the manner in which MacUpdate Admin chooses to operaqte, it pretty much destroys the concept on which the commenting system seemed to operate from in the past. All a developer has to do is say a comment is objectionable and it is struck by MacUpdate Admin . So much for accuracy in reviews.  
(Version 1.1.5)

TICONUCK  I really like it. It's got a slick interface, it's rich in useful features, and it works beautifully. I haven't found any bugs, or weird system resource usage. It's got great customizability. In short, it does its job well and comprehensively. Definitely worth having. It really shouldn't be free.  
(Version 1.1.5)

TUBO  No complaints..

Stable, precise, non-disturbing the actual network, lots of information, easy to configure...

Thanks.  
(Version 1.1.5)

CYANN  It's a great little freware.

To be perfect, you should add the way to know how many people are connected to my network.  
(Version 1.1.1)

SJK  Still needs a reasonable default window size and to preserve window resizing between sessions.  
(Version 1.1.1)

MISHA  If it would display the encryption type in the list (like others do), then I'd give this 5 stars... until it does, I will have to keep using another utility alongside this to give me that information when needed.  
(Version 1.0.6)

SMOKEONIT  i get this error message: http://img.skitch.com/20080609-xtfr74isq6q8akqxkaw1839s7a.jpg

i run airport via my mbp and the broadcom 4321 802.11n card... (mac pro upgrade kit)

also i'd like to see GPS integration

since istumbler is not getting regular updates and kismac is pretty useless since they moved to switzerland and their database for GPS/wifi is offline...

i hope these guys develops a kick ass stumbler than can do GPS/wardriving and all the other things we want to be able to do on our mac...  
(Version 1.0)

DESIGN-Q  Very good potential esp. if this is kept as a donation-ware. Among its feature, it can connect automatically to an open network (with option to only connect if quality/strength is past user-defined level and/or if not already connected), growl support, MAC address capture, favourites and past history with graphs.

Very easy to use, well, even if it only scans at a regular interval (can only do this when the main appl. is running though). In short, a good addition to other appl/widget you might already have on your portables.  
(Version 1.0)

TICE  Works fine. Thanks for the nice freeware. : )  
(Version 1.0)