Comparison

Physics Toolbox Accelerometer vs QLab

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Physics Toolbox Accelerometer

This app uses your device's accelerometer to measure and graph G-Force and acceleration over time. It allows you to record and export data as a CSV file, making it useful for analyzing motion in vehicles, vibrations, and educational physics experiments.

Highlights
  • Measures G-Force and acceleration
  • Graphs G-Force vs. Time
  • Graphs Acceleration vs. Time
  • Records and exports data as CSV
  • Analyzes motion in vehicles and vibrations
  • Useful for classroom physics experiments
Features
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Turn your iPhone into a motion laboratory. Physics Toolbox Accelerometer reads the accelerometer built into your device and shows exactly what it measures — live, in three dimensions, in units you can check. MEASURE • G-Force — the ratio of normal force to gravity, in X, Y, Z and total magnitude • Linear Acceleration — the same motion with gravity removed, in m/s² • Spectrum — a live FFT that finds the dominant frequency in a vibration RECORD AND ANALYSE • Record any run to CSV, then replay it with duration, maximum and average • Import CSV files recorded elsewhere and analyse them the same way • Share a recording straight from the app BUILT FOR TEACHING Each mode explains the physics behind it: how a piezoresistive cantilever bends under acceleration, how a capacitive accelerometer varies the electric potential across its plates, and why an object in free fall reads zero g. PRO A single lifetime purchase unlocks the signal filters — moving average, Kalman and low-pass — and analysis of saved and imported recordings. Works on iPhone and iPad, in light and dark, with VoiceOver throughout.

About

QLab

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Die App ist eine digitale Erweiterung des „QuantumSchoolLab“ an der Universität Duisburg-Essen. Mithilfe von Augmented Reality wird das Verständnis für die komplexen Versuche erleichtert. So kann man z.B Photonen während eines Quantumschlüsselaustauschs verfolgen und erhält so ein besseres Verständnis für die inhärente kryptographische Sicherheit des Schlüsselaustauschs. Mithilfe der AR-App gelingt es das normalerweise Unsichtbare sichtbar zu machen. Bisherige Inhalte: Aufbau und Funktionsweise des Quantumschlüsselaustauschs und des Quantenradierers. Die Inhalte der App werden nach und nach erweitert. Voraussetzung für die Nutzung der App ist ein Besuch im Schülerlabor oder die auf der Website zur Verfügung gestellten Materialien.

Screenshots

Physics Toolbox Accelerometer4 screens
QLab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: QLab at 13.0 against Physics Toolbox Accelerometer's 16.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Physics Toolbox Accelerometer versus QLab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhysics Toolbox AccelerometerQLab
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews38.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB139 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChrystian VieyraUniversität Duisburg-Essen

In-app purchases

None

Physics Toolbox Accelerometer

No in-app purchases

None

QLab

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Physics Toolbox Accelerometer free?
Physics Toolbox Accelerometer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is QLab free?
QLab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Physics Toolbox Accelerometer or QLab have ads?
Neither Physics Toolbox Accelerometer nor QLab shows ads.

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