LTE Discovery is popular, with 4.5 million installs. Users are divided: 4.0 stars from 22,863 ratings.
LTE Discovery is made and published by
Simply Advanced.
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About LTE Discovery
“5G/LTE signal analyzer with crowdsourced coverage & cell tower maps.”
LTE Discovery turns your Android device into a powerful, real-time cellular signal analyzer with crowdsourced coverage and live tower maps. It supports 5G NR, LTE, and legacy networks, presenting exact frequencies, signal metrics, and a spectrum view. Not ranked in any top list, it remains a widely adopted tool with 1,000,000+ total downloads and 6.9K downloads in the last 30 days.
Pros & Cons
Real-time cross-network signal data across 5G NR, LTE, and older networks
Free to use with optional Pro features for advanced filters
Convenient tools include EARFCN calculator, detailed signal logs, and home screen widgets
Lacks explicit marketing terms like 'strength' or 'speed' used by some competitors
Some advanced data can depend on your device and carrier hardware limitations
Pro features may be sought after by power users for more granular filters
LTE Discovery is a tools app developed by Simply Advanced.
Install Statistics
LTE Discovery has been installed 4.5 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was installed 6.9 thousand times.
User Ratings
LTE Discovery is rated 3.98 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 23 thousand ratings.
App Information
LTE Discovery is freely available from Google Play. The app size is 13.67 MB. The latest version available is 7.5.4. The last update was on August 13, 2026.
Technical Requirements
The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play since December 2012.
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LTE Discovery turns your Android phone into a powerful, real-time cellular signal analyzer — and a live window into the coverage around you.
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Update: Can you add AR to the camera app to help direct closer? -- Great app that gives you all the information about the tower you're connected to plus shows all the neighboring towers that your phone is picking up on along with their signal strength. Lots of apps like it, but this app is laid out particularly nice and clean. I ended up buying the Pro version awhile back. This app will even show Stingrays if you know what they are and what to look for. At least on AT&T. Worth every penny.
★★★★★No reply On this· Jan 3, 2025
One of the best apps, to get the cell tower location details. Thank you Developers.
★★★★★Michelle Hatsis· Dec 15, 2025
So far, so good, my hope is to retrieve my 4G LTE, Poof one day it disappeared. I'll keep you posted. Thanks to all the Dev's, 👍
★☆☆☆☆Kewl Beans· Jun 12, 2026
This overhaul is horrible. The only reason that I used this app and even paid for the Pro version is because it would show direction arrow towards the connected to tower. Not anymore. NO directional arrow, but sure enough, lots of useless to me junk. Now you have to pay for Pro Plus version to see the map. Ridiculous ripoff. They are skimming the dough and the paid Pro version subscribers are left behind to lick the dust. Adding: I can't orient antenna with a phone anymore. No arrow.
★☆☆☆☆Brandon MacEachern· Jun 11, 2026
I used to use this for over a decade to locate the tower I was connected to. It used to be a free feature. Now they are charging for it. Due to the tower "compass" now being removed, this app is utterly useless to me. When in massive hurricanes this helped me travel to a more accessible tower. Now you can pound sand, I'm uninstalling this app. Hurt your own app. EDIT: Apparently per other reviews, I PAID for that feature. We were robbed!
Google Play Rankings for LTE Discovery
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Technologies used by LTE Discovery
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Trust & Safety: Anonymous contributions power the coverage and tower maps. Contributions are anonymous and can be turned off anytime. The app requests a broad set of permissions (including location, camera, notifications, internet, and system services); users should review permissions and opt in to features as desired.
Each subscription will automatically renew 3 days before the expiration date for
the same time period. Subscriptions can be cancelled at any time before the renewal.
