5 apps to locate places with free WiFi

Although today we have more and more data in our mobile rates, we also get used to using them more. That's why finding public places with free Wi-Fi connections continues to be an important need in the city.

To cover that need, we bring you a selection with five free apps that will serve you precisely for that. Do you want to eat in a restaurant or have a drink in a cafe? Now you can find out in which you can also have free WiFiNothing better than putting our battered data rate to rest for a while.

WiFi Map

This free app is interesting, and also, fast. As soon as we connect and enable access to our location, we see a list of all nearby places that have public WiFi We can also include home WiFi, although It is not very useful, since they usually go with a password.

WiFi Map also has the possibility of downloading entire zones to be able to know the places with free WiFi without having to use the Internet. If you are from Barcelona, ​​it is your lucky day, because for now it is the only Spanish city that can be downloaded.

Wi-Fi Finder

This app also allows us to search for areas with free WiFi, although it seems to focus more on hotels and shops than restaurantsA useful piece of information that sets it apart from other apps. It is also interesting that we can create a selection of favorite places with WiFi, and thus remember in the future where we should go.

As an extra option, we can add places with WiFi to the list, in case the system doesn't recognize them. In addition, you can also rate the effectiveness of certain networks Finally, there is the option of downloading the entire database of the app, so as not to depend on the Internet in our WiFi search.

WiFi Finder

We repeat name. Very easy to use, WiFi Finder is also a very effective app with a huge number of registered places. It allows us, like other apps, to download offline maps, and also to evaluate the quality of the different networks that we findIt has ads, although they are not particularly invasive. Of course, to be able to download the maps (while eliminating the ads), we have to pay 1.33 euros per month, or seven euros per year.

WiFiMapper

The WiFiMapper app has the differential characteristic of having a good filter system. When looking for a network in our environment, we can select if we want a free network or a coded network. Within the free networks, we can also mark to show those that require registration and those that have a maximum time limit Enabling or disabling the options will help us know about beforehand the type of networks that we have around us. In addition, network updating is very fast.

OpenSignal

OpenSignal is an app with which we can find a large number of registered places to connect to WiFi. If we want to visualize the sites as one, instead of located on the map, we can do it,by checking the button in the upper right corner. By doing so, we will be able to know if these networks require a password and how many people are connected to each one.

An addition to OpenSignal is that, in addition to finding WiFi networks, it can also map the areas where we have 3G and 4G , and with what signal strength. This makes it a more complete app.

With these apps, searching for WiFi around the city will be much easier. And besides, you won't have to spend a penny to get good results.