Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite vs PubReader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite
This app turns your smartphone into a scientific instrument suite, enabling measurement, recording, analysis, and export of real-time sensor data. It offers tools for kinematics, acoustics, light, magnetism, and more, suitable for students, educators, researchers, and hobbyists.
- Real-time sensor data measurement
- Data recording and analysis
- Data export functionality
- Kinematics tools (accelerometer, gyroscope)
- Acoustics tools (sound meter, oscilloscope)
- Magnetism tools (compass, magnetometer)
- AR visualization for magnetic fields and measurements
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Whether you’re a student, educator, researcher, or hobbyist, Physics Toolbox transforms your smartphone’s built-in sensors into a powerful suite of scientific instruments. Easily measure, record, analyze, and export real-time data for a variety of uses—from classroom experiments to cutting-edge research. KINEMATICS G-Force Meter Linear Accelerometer Gyroscope Inclinometer Motion Visualizer (LiDAR-tracked position and velocity) ACOUSTICS Sound Meter Tone Detector Tone Generator Oscilloscope Spectrum Analyzer Spectrogram LIGHT Light Meter Color Detector Proximeter Stroboscope MAGNETISM Compass Magnetometer Magna-AR (AR visualization of magnetic field vectors) OTHER Barometer GPS - latitude, longitude, altitude, speed, direction, number of satellites Ruler-AR (AR-estimated measurements) COMBINATION Multi Record Roller Coaster GAME Play (data-verified challenges)
PubReader
This app allows you to live preview interactive publications created with its companion desktop software. You can also distribute your XPUB publications for free to friends, customers, or colleagues without needing app store accounts.
- Live preview of publications
- Distribute XPUB content for free
- Supports EPUB and native app formats
- No developer/app store accounts needed
- Share via email or file sharing services
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PubReader is PubCoder’s free companion mobile app: use PubCoder on your computer to create stunning interactive publications and export them in a variety of standard formats, including EPUB and native app, or in PubCoder's open XPUB format. You can use PubReader to: - Live Preview PubCoder projects: send your work to any smartphone or tablet using PubReader on the same Wi-Fi network with a click - Distribute your contents for free: export your XPUB publication from PubCoder and share it with your friends, customers or collegues via e-mail or using your favorite online file sharing service. No developer, app store or book store accounts, no submissions, no hassle. For more informations, visit pubcoder.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite at 4.7 against PubReader's 2.8. Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (1.8K vs 4). PubReader's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PubReader asks for nothing beyond the download.
Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite has 1.8K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite's written reviews are positive against 67% of PubReader's.
Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite ships an update weekly, PubReader every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite | PubReader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.8K ratings) — better | 2.8 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.6% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.8K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chrystian Vieyra | PubCoder |
Customer experience
Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite
PubReader
In-app purchases
Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite
- Upgrade to Pro$5.99
PubReader
No in-app purchases
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