Comparison

Ballbank vs WaySync

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

Head to head
About

Ballbank

This digital inclinometer helps determine safe advisory speeds for road curves. It measures superelevation, vehicle roll, and lateral acceleration, recording data and video of your drive for analysis. Supports both Imperial and Metric units.

Highlights
  • Measures superelevation, roll, and lateral acceleration
  • Records drive data and saves as video
  • Calculates maximum angle, average speed, and lateral g-force
  • Records linear distance, lat/long, altitude, date, and time
  • Map view for data collection locations
  • Imperial and Metric unit support
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Improving roadway safety, one curve at a time. Designed with precision, easy to use, and beautifully crafted, Ballbank is a digital inclinometer used for determining advisory speeds for horizontal roadway curves. It measures, in degrees, the combined effect of superelevation, vehicle roll, and lateral acceleration. For decades, the ball bank indicator method is one of the most commonly used methods by engineers worldwide for determining driver discomfort that correlates to setting the advisory speed. Setup your phone on your dashboard like you would typically setup a ball bank device. Press Start and drive. No need for a second person to write down the results. Ballbank records all of the data that you need and saves it as a video directly to the Photos app. The raw data, including all of the curve data results, is saved as a text file. The text file can be exported and emailed. Ballbank not only shows you the continuous angle reading and speed, but calculates the maximum smooth angle, average speed, and lateral g force for every curve. Linear distance, lat/long, altitude, date, and time are all recorded too. The map makes it easy to see exactly where all of the data was collected. Ballbank records the video of your drive, which allows you to evaluate the driver performance on every curve, document all of the existing signs, assess the site safety, and verify pavement conditions that could impact the results of your testing. Both Imperial and Metric units are supported.

About

WaySync

This mobile tool diagnoses and evaluates traffic signal timing plans in real-time. It allows users to create virtual signal controllers on their devices that mimic field operations, helping to identify common issues with coordinated signals.

Highlights
  • Real-time Time-Space Diagram display
  • Real-time traffic signal timing on Map
  • Check bandwidth and attainability in TSD
  • Record GPS tracks and videos
  • Support optimization for non-common cycles
  • Develop virtual signal controllers
Features
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WaySync-M, which is the short for WaySync-Mobile, is a mobile tool for real-time diagnosis and performance evaluation of traffic signal timing plans. It enables users to develop virtual signal controllers on their mobile devices, which run the same timing plans as that running in the field. Together with its advanced features of geo-referencing and dynamic time-space diagram, it allows users to easily diagnose common issues with actuated coordinated signals, such as phase early return, transition, clock drifting, and erroneous offset inputs. It can be used as a supplemental tool for better timing coordinated traffic signals. Dynamic time-space diagram with Integrated vehicular trajectory for best diagnosis and performance evaluation of coordinated traffic signals. Key features: + Display real-time Time-Space Diagram (TSD) of the traffic signals + Display real-time traffic signal timing on Map + Check bandwidth and attainability when edit timing in TSD + Record GPS tracks and videos which can help engineers to improve traffic performance + Support optimization for non-common cycles * Wifi-only iPad cannot record GPS tracks without external GPS device.

Screenshots

Ballbank4 screens
WaySync4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ballbank at none against WaySync's 1. Ballbank also leads on ratings volume (36 vs 11). WaySync's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 8 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price, ads, monetization model 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. WaySync sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Ballbank asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WaySync holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 36 and 11 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ballbank ships an update every 8 months, WaySync every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Ballbank versus WaySync: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBallbankWaySync
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (36 ratings)5.0 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings36 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristopher DryTraffic Signal Coordination Technologies, Inc

Customer experience

Ballbank

All ratings36 ratings
Positive86.1%
Neutral11.1%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral22.2%
Negative11.1%

WaySync

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Ballbank

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

WaySync

One-time1
  • One month Pro WaySync-M$499.99

Questions

Is Ballbank free?
Ballbank is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WaySync free?
WaySync is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ballbank or WaySync?
WaySync is rated higher. Ballbank averages 4.6 out of 5 from 36 ratings, while WaySync averages 5.0 from 11 ratings.
Do Ballbank or WaySync have ads?
Neither Ballbank nor WaySync shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ballbank or WaySync?
Ballbank ships an update every 8 months, and WaySync every 2 weeks. Most recently, Ballbank was updated on September 10, 2026 and WaySync on September 14, 2026.

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