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Speedtest by Ookla and your location: what the app collects and shares

By LookedApp · Published

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Ookla's privacy policy, effective October 27, 2026, says "We collect your precise location data to complete your Speedtest." How the server you test against affects results is in how to pick a Speedtest server.

The policy covers every Ookla product: Speedtest, Sensorly, Downdetector, RootMetrics, Speedcheck and others.

Who gets your results

  • Test results are collected "anonymously and then aggregated," and Ookla licenses them to third parties. The exception is Speedtest Custom results made available under a paid subscription, and white-label Sensorly apps.
  • For Speedtest and Sensorly, Ookla "collects consent to share your Speedtest results with internet providers, hardware manufacturers and industry regulators."
  • The policy then says information collected through Speedtest and Sensorly "may not be anonymous." For some ISPs and mobile carriers, Ookla provides full IP addresses and network, hardware or device identifiers for their customers on request. Equipment makers and core network or wholesale providers can get the same case by case.
  • Ookla "may also collect GeoIP Data and/or Precise Location Data, and such data may also be licensed and/or transferred to third parties."

Background scanning

To turn off the Speedtest app's background scanning, the policy says to go to settings or the coverage maps screen and switch it to "Off." If your phone doesn't allow precise location, some features may be limited.

The policy also lists location partners (Outlogic, Huq, Ogury, Placer Labs, SpeedChecker and WePlan), but under a heading that reads "Partnerships Applicable to SpeedCheck ONLY." Speedcheck is a separate Ookla app.

The App Store label

On Apple's U.S. App Store (as of Nov 9, 2026) Speedtest by Ookla is free, rated 4+, and marked as containing advertising. The developer's privacy label lists Location, Identifiers, Usage Data and Other Data under "Data Used to Track You." Precise Location appears under Third-Party Advertising, App Functionality and Other Purposes.

A one-time in-app purchase, Permanent Ad Removal, costs $0.99.

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