5 Best Wireshark Apps Alternative for your Android Phone
Best Wireshark Apps Alternative for your Android Phone
Wireshark is a software that can be use to see all the network communication going in and out of all the computer in your network. The software is usually use as a learning tool for information security amateurs, beginner even to intermediate level, and is a pretty handy way to understand a network traffic analysis.
It is usually used on PC, and unfortunately it is not available on android. However, there are some alternatives for Wireshark apps that can be use to monitor traffic and to capture the packets.
Most of the list here needs rooting to work, so be sure to root your device first before using this app.
1. SSL Capture
Description
This app is used to capture http and https packets via VPN service, it can DECODE and SAVE the captured data automatically and easily. It’s super useful for Android developers while debugging, and it can also be helpful for general users to save your browsing history including pictures.
Google Play Score: 4.7
2. WifiAnalyzer
Description
Optimize your WiFi network using WiFi Analyzer (open-source) by examining surrounding WiFi networks, measuring their signal strength as well as identifying crowded channels. User privacy and security is a huge concern these days and WiFi Analyzer is designed to use as few permissions as possible. It asks for just enough to perform the analysis. Plus, it is all open source so nothing is hidden!
Most notably, this application does not require access to internet, so you can be sure it does not send any personal/device information to any other source and it does not receive any information from other sources.
Google Play Score: 4.4
3. WPSApp
Description
WPSApp checks the security of your network using WPS protocol. This protocol allows you to connect to a WiFi network using an 8-digit pin number that usually is predefined in the router, the problem is that the pin of many routers from different companies is known or is known how to calculate it.
This app uses these pins to try the connection and check if the network is vulnerable. It implements several known algorithms for pin generation and some default pins. It also calculates default key for some routers, allows you to view WiFi passwords stored on the device, scans the devices connected to your network and analyzes the quality of the WiFi channels.
Google play score: 4.4
4. WiCap 2 Pro
Description
Best network analyer for Android that is well worth the money. Although what we really want Wireshark for Android, right now this app is as good as it. This app had no problems importing cap files created with Wi.cap into Wireshark. It works really great if you want to monitor your network, although the UI needs a little bit to get use to, and it is a little bit pricey.
Google Play Score: 4.6
5. Wifi Inspect
Description
WiFinspect is a multi-tool intended for Computer Security professionals and other advanced users that wish to monitor the networks they own or have permission, i.e. The app is a security audit tool and not a hacking tool. It has many features includes Pcap analyzer, network sniffer, host discovery, port scanner, internal and external network vulnerability scanner, traceroute, ping, etc.
Unlike Packet Capture or Debug Proxy apps, you need root permissions to work with most features in WiFinspect. If you are looking for an app that does much more than capturing packets and not a full-fledged penetration testing tool like cSploit or zAnti then WiFinspect is for you.
Google Play Score: 3.8