# SpeedChecker Speed Test

> Easy and accurate mobile and Wi-Fi SpeedTest up to 1 Gb/s. UK, USA and Worldwide

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/uk.co.broadbandspeedchecker](https://chrome-stats.com/d/uk.co.broadbandspeedchecker)

## Overview

- **ID:** `uk.co.broadbandspeedchecker`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** SpeedChecker
- **Category:** TOOLS
- **Downloads:** 6,658,146
- **Rating:** 4.53 / 5 (139,100 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.0.07
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-18
- **First published:** 2013-04-10
- **Publisher country:** IE
- **Size:** 17 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-21
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.co.broadbandspeedchecker)
- **Website:** [http://www.speedchecker.com/speed-test-tools.html](http://www.speedchecker.com/speed-test-tools.html)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.broadbandspeedchecker.co.uk/app-privacy-policy.html](https://www.broadbandspeedchecker.co.uk/app-privacy-policy.html)

## Description

SpeedChecker Speed Test is a powerful and user-friendly Chrome extension designed for accurate measurement of your Wi-Fi and mobile internet speeds (download, upload, and ping) up to 1 Gb/s. Ideal for gamers, VoIP users, and everyday internet users, it offers dynamic testing to servers worldwide, including in the UK, USA, EU, and more.

The extension includes features such as a built-in Wi-Fi Speed Test to identify and help fix slow or congested connections, a drive test for continuous speed monitoring, and a dynamic results map for comparing speeds and providers in your area. Users can save and share their history of results with ease, ensuring they always stay informed about their network performance and provider quality.

## Rankings

- #19,555 — Overall
- #6 — speedtest
- #25 — speed

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.BROADCAST_STICKY`
- `android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_MULTICAST_STATE`
- `android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.NEARBY_WIFI_DEVICES`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_BASIC_PHONE_STATE`
- `android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `uk.co.broadbandspeedchecker.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Users praise SpeedChecker for accurate, reliable results and a simple, uncluttered interface. It offers more comprehensive testing than some rivals, with features like history storage and a local-network test gesture. The main recurring drawback is location-permission requirements and occasional setup hangs, which raise privacy and UX concerns.

### Pros

- Accurate and reliable results
- Easy to use with a clean, uncluttered modern interface
- More comprehensive than competitors with extra testing options and a local-device/router test gesture
- Stores history of tests
- No ads

### Cons

- Location permission requirements and occasional hangs during location setup (privacy and UX concern)

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/uk.co.broadbandspeedchecker)